Sestriere

Without any doubt, it is the most important ski resort in Piedmont. Originally this area, situated on the hills that connected the Val Chisone and the Val di Susa, consisted of only two ancient towers but, bit by bit, numerous new buildings, blocks of flats and sports centres were added. 

Sestrière has always maintained its position as world leader in winter tourism but this has been further enhanced with the opening of the Via Lattea, a huge area that connects other ski stations with the Val di Susa. Sestrière as Capital of the Via Lattea has more than 240 miles of pistes with 88 cable-cars, chairlifts and ski-lifts connecting the stations of Borgata Sestrière, Grangesises, Sansicario, Cesana, Claviere, Sauze d'Oulx and Montgenèvre. 

This extraordinary network covers more than 240 miles of piste and even the most expert skier couldn’t try them all in one day. There are simply too many runs and variations. The oldest buildings in the town date back to 1930 and are particularly interesting for architecture enthusiasts. The same applies to the hamlet of Champlas Janvier along the mule-path that connects Champlas du Col and Sauze di Cesana and the church of San Restituto. 

Altitude: 2035 

Skiing season: from December to April 

How to get there 

A32 Turin-Bardonecchia Motorway, take the Sestrière turn off. Take the SS24 for Cesana Torinese; from here take the SS23 for Sestrière. 

Nearest train station 

A32 Turin-Bardonecchia Motorway, take the Sestrière turn off. Take the SS24 for Cesana Torinese; from here take the SS23 for Sestrière. 

Downhill pistes 

Sestrière is part of the Via Lattea, an area of more than 240 miles of pistes of which 75 miles can be covered with artificial snow. The district has 214 pistes including: 54 blue, 118 red and 42 black. 1 illuminated piste for night skiing and a snow-park in the Vallone del Rio Nero. Ski-bus service for the ski-lifts. Snowboarding possible. Ski-doo hire available. High altitude Olympic training centre. Winter trekking. Skating. 

Cross-country pistes 

Two circuits for a total of 14 miles. One 8-mile easy/intermediate circuit with ski hire and a 6-mile difficult/intermediate circuit. At Pragelato, 6 circuits of varying degrees of difficulty of 1.2 - 1,8 - 3 - 4.3, 3 - 5 and 9 miles each, the latter has a 1.5 mile illuminated stretch. These circuits are well-equipped and twist through some beautiful countryside like the Val Troncea Nature Park. Ski school, ski and equipment hire 

Snowboard 

Excellent conditions for snowboarding on all the pistes. and snow-park.