The Skiers' Guide to Val Gardena - Gröden

Had a great time, couple of days of lessons, then onto the slopes! A lot of great runs and fortunately got a lot of good snow. Quite a lot of places for food, if a little limited for apres. Perfect for families or for a chill tril with a smaller group!

Amazing Skiing experience with some of the most breathtaking views in the world! Hotel Madonna in Ortisei was very accommodating withe the friendliest of staff and amazing meals!
All just a short walk to the bus or ski lifts.

Great atmosphere, good ski slops. Lots to do and easy transfer links between surrounding resorts.
Close link to Sella Ronda which was a great experience and well sign posted.

One of the best ski destinations in the world, not much snow this year and they did an amazing job at using artificial snow and making the slopes quite perfect

An amazingly beautiful resort with a whole world of mountains, amazing lifts and runs to explore. Gorgeous restaurants and amazing ski school based at Sëlva.

Our group of 11 from Canada absolutely loved Val Gardena. The scenery, the mostly groomed ski terrain (amazing for us intermendiates), and even the advanced/expert skiers in the group enjoyed the superski), the food on the hills .....all absolutely amazing. I would hightly recommend the Dolomites as a ski destination.

So much skiing with endless choices and beautiful wooded pistes. Less snow sure due to times where the snow seems to reach the alps and not leave any for dolomites. Amazing food and great people. Not so much arrest ski, 1 main bar in Val Gardena from memory. Would still return 100%

Val Gardena is a beautiful, stunning place with lots of amazing piste skiing. The entire ski area (sella ronda) has so much to offer. The Italian/German mix of food and drink is the perfect combo and there is a wide range of costs when it comes to choosing where to have lunch on the mountain. The scenery is about as good as it gets for skiing, like nowhere else! I loved the whole place

Mid January was relatively quiet with no queues for any of the lifts. The runs are well maintained and the maps easy to read. The town is very accessible and there are a number of bars and cafes to grab a drink and something to eat. The bars and cafes on the mountains are a little busy as expected around lunchtime, but still move fairly quickly and the menus are very good.. Looking forward to going again.

Can’t recommend enough. Was a breathtaking experience. Slopes were phenomenal, accommodations were so convenient, ski buses were frequent and on schedule. Restaurants were great and so many on hill refuges to relax and basque in the sun. Highly recommend. No notes!!!!

We have skied here for many seasons and absolutely love the area. There is a huge amount of runs to try and more for us yet to explore. The scenery is fantastic, the lift system is first rate though some runs can have large queues. Local bars and restaurants are good in Selva (preferred resort) and the many restaurants/bars on the slopes are excellent, one in particular is always on our list of places for lunch.

Would deffo recommend Val Gardena! Stay in Ortisei which is a really beautiful town. It’s great to have access to the whole of Dolomiti Superski!

Hotel was fabulous, providing a minibus to the gondola each morning. We attended ski school for a couple of days to get to know the area and blow away some cobwebs. Lots of runs, great connections with a mix of lifts. Bars were buzzing in the evening.

Excellent all rounder with stunning scenery, superb mountain food and good value for money. Italian charm with Austrian efficency.

Fantastic place in the Dolomites, with a long skiing history and many different slopes. Very famous is the Saslong slope. Every year there will happen two FIS Ski World Cup races. Especially Ortisei is very nice, also in the summer, and can be the perfect starting point for wonderful skiing adventures.
Wirt the Val Gardena Guest Card the mobility by bus is free of charge for all the guests, and many guesthouses have included other interesting included options like the free entrance to the swimming pool or Val Gardena Active excursion program.

Sitting on the sella Ronda run , Val Gardena gives a great starting point, being able to access in both directions. A pretty town with easy access to near by resorts of Altia badia , colfossco and many others. The whole area is serviced by extensive ski lifts,nearly all are chair or cabin lifts,

Val garden Ortisei gives access to the sella ronda via Saint Cristina , a total route of approx 56km. Mostly blues and reds it can be skied in a day provided you don't get lost! We enjoyed and big range of runs including the Soches run into Saint Cristina, a fast black. Plenty of bars and eating spots across the mountain. We ate at the Gostner above Ortisei and would recommend this restaurant. Overall a great location as an alternative to the Alps.

Second visit to Selva. We really enjoyed the mix of skiing available and the sense of traveling around the Sella Ronda and the various offshoots from it. However, the Ronda is definitely more popular than before so some queues can form at pinch points. If you stay off the ronda there are plenty of great quiet runs. Expert skiers might find the lack of off piste options disappointing.

Great food to be had in resort and on the mountain. Apres is limited to 3or 4 bars in the town but the atmosphere in those is great.

Overall a great resort and would definitely go back.

The mountains are very beautiful - as in you cant help but stop and stare. The food is really good quality on the mountains and well priced. An Italian/German combination, reflective of the history of the area. There are lots of options in terms of restaurants. Coffee is excellent everywhere! The skiing was great, lots of variety, the trees make it more interesting visually. Im an intermediate and it was never boring. The hotel was really good, newly refurbished and everyone was very friendly and helpful. Its worthwhile having a car, purely about gives you more options. Make sure you have winter tyres. All the villages are charming in an Alpine way, beautiful to wander around. Cafes and shops are all worth a snoop. The lifts were well placed and worked well - many with heated seats! The piste maps and lift maps are a little confusing thoughbut it was a great holiday, I imagine fabulous in the summer as well.

Great resort with good lift connections into whole Sella Ronda ski area. Generally good pistes with wide range of skiing types. Few bottle necks to worry about. Great apres ski at Luislkeller and La Stua