SESTRIERE
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Resort Overview
As will be apparent from our extensive coverage, we think the Milky Way is great and Sestriere is one of our favourite parts of it. Sestriere has great prestige as the regular host of World Cup races and host of the 2006 Winter Olympics. The surrounding mountains and micro climate are perfect for skiing and Sestriere claims to be the World’s first purpose-built resort. It dates from the 1930’s and has long been a favourite with the British. Because the snow is reliable (assisted by immense snowmaking), it usually opens the Italian ski season in early December. The high mountains on three sides form a magnificent, snowy amphitheatre with great skiing for everybody
On The Slopes
Sestriere is a great choice for beginners because there are wide village nursery slopes and some long gentle blues which are ideal for snow-ploughers. The lift system is easy for beginners as well. The links to Sauze and Sansicario are easy as they are by cable car and fine even for beginners by the middle of the week.
For keen intermediates and advanced skiers Sestriere has fantastic possibilities. There is over 400kms of great skiing featuring plenty of interesting ski journeys to Sauze, Sansicario, Cesana and eventually to Claviere and Montgenevre (one day is included on your lift pass). Some of the best local skiing is at Borgata. This hamlet is the focal point of 3 important lifts. A gondola goes South to the top of the ridge from which you can ski over to Sauze d’Oulx or back to Sestriere on a fabulous, endless, intermediate run over all kinds of terrain. A chair goes back to Sestriere and is good for beginners because they return on a long, easy blue. The other chair goes North to the World Cup downhill and masses of exhilarating skiing through trees. There is a direct link from Sansicario via telecabin.
Snowboarding
The terrain at Sestriere is great for snowboarders.
Off The Slopes
Sestriere is modern, cosmopolitan, and well equipped with a big choice of après ski. It’s very much a leading part of the Italian ski scene. Borgata, where the Hotel Banchetta is located, is tiny but picturesque. There are one or two little bars, a pizzeria, and 3 or 4 hotel bars, but you can take a taxi to Sestriere (5mins.)
Milky Way resorts - Claviere, Montgenevre, Sansicario.
Borgata - An old mountain community with some nice traditional buildings but hardly any nightlife. There's a pizzeria and a couple of bars.
Sestriere - Large, lively, popular and well equipped. Very convenient and snowsure
- Outdoor skating rink
- Indoor tennis
- Squash
- Aerobics
- Fitness room
- Skidoos
- Many pizzerias, bars and restaurants
- Cinema (Italian)
- Chemist and medical centre
- Shops
- Banks
- Post office
- Tourist office
- Night skiing
- Paragliding
- Large night club
- Good pubs
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