A Passion Called Snowboard: The Trevalli Ski Area is a Veritable Paradise for Freestyle Fans!

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In the Trevalli ski area, between the villages of Falcade, Passo San Pellegrino and Moena-Alpe Lusia, snowboard fans have plenty of options to enjoy the world of snow in complete freedom.

Here  you’ll find a veritable  paradise on the Dolomites, with 100 km of ski slopes and 3 snow parks equipped with rails, jumps, kickers, boxes and barrels, where you can experiment new acrobatic moves to the rhythm of music in maximum safety. Each snowpark has artificial snow cannons and all offer different lines for beginners and experts. Plus, qualified instructors are available for anyone who wants to learn how to snowboard or perfect their style. Let’s discover them! 7

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FALCA PARK

Located in the Le Buse district, this park is easily accessible by chairlift from Falcade. It is smoothed over and grouted every evening and it features various structures: a 6-metre box with central and lateral entrances; a terrace with 6-metre and 3- metre kickers; a terrace with 3-metre box;  a 5-metre long, 50 cm diameter  PVC tube with lateral entrances; a 3-metre box on a slight slope; a cannon tube and a13-metre mogul kicker. There are lots of refreshment options nearby.

SANPE SNOWPARK

This park is located in the Campigol  district of Passo San Pellegrino, in a sunny area protected from the wind. It is served by its own quad chairlift. Above the facility there is a shapers’ hut and the starting point for two different lines, one large-medium and a small-jibbing. The large-medium line starts off with a double-kinked super tube and then comes to the first two kickers on the same terrace; one is 10-metres long and the other is 12 metres. The  sequence continues with an 18-metre kicker and two stretches of smooth descent. On the other hand, the small-jibbing line sets off with a 3-metre kicker and proceeds along a continuous ascent until it comes to the 6-metre funbox, all lined up with rails, super tubes and boxes of varying size and difficulty in slope style.

At the bottom the two lines come together in the final large funbox set up with several structures like a cistern that can also be hooked up to the cannon, an uphill super tube and a lollipop.

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MOREA SNOWPARK

At Alpe Lusia there is a snowpark that is 900 metres of pure fun, thanks to 36 structures positioned on 14 terraces and 8 jumps from 2 to 15 metres. This is the right place to try out and improve your technical level: even the most complex structures have been designed and set up for a gradual approach. Plus, thanks to its particular disposition, the park allows for a sequential approach to the structures: between kicks and boxes you can hit up to 17 in a row. The big news of the last seasons is the  “Moreastreet Park”: the final part of the park that caters to more experienced riders and features some very street-like structures, including 18 metre fences, obstacles and walls.

 

Val Gardena (Italy) Winner of the “Top Ski Resort Award 2015”!

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In a European survey the ski website “Snowplaza” has determined the best ski resorts in the Alps. Among the top 20 ski resorts is also Val Gardena as the best Italian ski resort.
So the ski areas in Val Gardena got the Snowplaza Award “Top ski resort 2015”.

At the survey participated about 52,000 skiers from the largest winter sports nations in Europe. The visitors of Snowplaza had the possibility to vote for their own favorite resort choosing between more than 600 ski areas – at the same time they had the chance to win a ski pass for the selected resort. The voting started in mid-December on the websites Snowplaza.de, Snowplaza.nl, Snowplaza.be, Snowplaza.co.uk and Snowplaza.fr.

After two months, they got the following result:

No. 1 in Italy: Val Gardena
No. 1 in France: Les Trois Vallèes
No. 1 in Austria: Wilder Kaiser – Brixental
No. 1 in Switzerland: Free Republic of Holiday Saas-Fee
No. 1 in Germany: Ski carousel Winterberg.

INFO: Val Gardena

Südtirol Sellaronda HERO: New Single Trails For New Experiences International Hero and Tourism

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The Dolomites, one of the most beautiful natural landscapes in the world. No other mountain range in the Alps can boast such a stunning view. The alpine landscape surrounding the Sella Massif is breathtaking and is one of the most famous landscapes in the world: so much so that it has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.

The Südtirol Sellaronda HERO was born in 2010 and, since then, the mountainsides of the white mountains have been home to an ever growing number of mountain bikers. This was only possible thanks to the extensive work carried out on the paths and trails by local public administration. This summer will see larger groups of bikers making the most of the Dolomites, exploring the area on their mountain bikes in absolute safety.

MTB equals tourism.
The four areas comprising the Sella Group (Val di Fassa, Val Gardena Alpe di Siusi, Alta Badia e Arabba) decided to invest in the ‘mountain bike’ brand: they’ve created new tracks, trying to differentiate the on foot, trekking paths from their mountain bike counterparts. Their endeavour wants to benefit bikers with a richer and more varied experience which also embraces the Sellaronda MTB Tour, which employs lift facilities to ride around the four Dolomite passes. The tourism offer has been incrementally improved in light of the UCI World Championships to be held by the HERO on 27 June.

Downhill MTB adrenaline.
Welcome to the Dolomites: experience new, thrilling rides with our new single trails and Enduro trails. The new, adrenaline-packed world for the daredevil, gravity-defying mountain biker in you!

Tourism is being reshaped as we speak, emerging and changing together with the  HERO: a sustainable and green tourism for the Dolomites’ sensitive landscape. It doesn’t come as a surprise that even Reinhold Messner, the most famous South Tyrolean in the world, has decided to support this ‘new’ way of living the mountains. The Südtirol Sellaronda HERO promotional video, where he recounts his experience of the Dolomites, was met with resounding success.

Single trails fact sheet

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Single trail Frara
The Frara single trail starts from Passo Gardena (2,121 m) and descends coasting the ski slope until the Plans-Frara gondola lift to Colfosco (1,645 m). It is around 3 km long, with an elevation gain of 470 metres.
Piz Enduro Tour
An Enduro trail (49 km and 3,480 m elevation gain) in the village of Badia (1,324 m) taking you to Colfosco (1,568 m) across the plateaus between Piz La Ila and Piz Sorega. Use of lift facilities expected. Be prepared for a steep trail of nearly 800 m elevation gain.

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Single trail Bec de Roces

Start from the Passo Campolongo (2,160 m) on the Bec de Roces, a beautiful downhill trail ending in Arabba (1,600 m), lasting 3,300 m and with 510 m elevation gain.
Single trail Pordoi
The Pordoi single trail, which starts from Passo Pordoi at 2,239 m and finishes in Pont de Vauz (1,839 m), stretching for 2,700 m and with a 385 m elevation gain.

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Freeride Park Belvedere
Demanding bikers will meet their match on the Freeride Park Belvedere: an over 7km-long trail with 800 m elevation gain. The trail starts from Passo Pordoi and ends at Canazei (1,440 m).

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Freeride Ciampinoi

An adrenaline-packed trail which starts from the mountain station of the Ciampinoi gondola lift (2,140 m). The Freeride Ciampinoi trail takes you to Selva Gardena (1,600 m) across 2,700 m and on 550 m elevation gain.
Single trails passo Sella e passo Gardena
Val Gardena will open other three Enduro itineraries in the summer of 2015 from Passo Sella (2,244 m) running for 4.5 km and 600 m elevation gain and from Passo Gardena (2,121 m) for 6 km and 550 m elevation gain leading you to Selva Gardena.
Single trail Vallongia
The Vallongia single trail is also new, leading from the Vallongia hut to Selva Gardena across 2.3 km and 460 m elevation gain.

For information: Südtirol Sellaronda HERO