Cavalese, with more than 3,600 people and placed at about 1000 m altitude, is the capital of Valle di Fiemme and extends over a glacial terrace sloping to the widest part of the valley. Alpe Cermis is one of the most important districts of the valley, spread on the side of Lagorai, with a convenient connecting cable car from the centre of Cavalese and slopes of varying difficulty desceding from 2200 meters from Cima Pajon to 800 meters at the valley floor. It is accessible from the centre of Cavalese (cable car), from the valley road (intermediate cable car). The resort, along with all the Val di Fiemme, with over 100 km of slopes, is considered the Italian capital of cross-country skiing.There are many events taking place in this area, the Marcialonga, the Nordic Ski World Championships, were held here in 1991 and 2003.
The valley has become infamous for the incident involving an American fighter plane that cut the cable supporting the gondola cable-car causing many casualties.
The next ski seasons, the ski area on the western slopes of Mount Cermis offer its users a new track link at the top of the area and the lighting of the Olympia III, the most downstream track of the mythic "Olympia".
Tour de Ski, from Oberhof, throught Toblach, towards Alpe Cermis
The sixth edition of the Tour de Ski kicks off with the prologue of Oberhof in Germany, but show "World" will arrive the next 7 and 8 January on the slopes of the Val di Fiemme. The specialists of the time walking and skating will be called to give the best of the Stadium Fund Tesero Lake and the "Final Climb" Alpe Cermis, accompanied by the public of the valleys of Trentino and the live TV that will be spread throughout the world.
Keep the snow for next year, from Davos to Sochi to Monte Bondone
The ideacomes fromFinland,butin recentyears have beenespeciallySwiss operatorsin Davosto talk aboutwhetherthe customof coveringlargepiles ofsnow withsawdustmanaging to keep themduring the summerwith a loss ofvolume of less than30%.A similarbutmuch higherproportionsensure the smooth organizationof the nextWinter Olympics inSochiin Russia, buta similar operationisalso tryingtoMonteBondone, in the provinceof Trento.
Dolomiti Superski closes the season, this is the last weekend of opening of Sellaronda
Sunday, April 7, 2013 officially ends the winter of 2012-13 Dolomiti Superski. Close lifts and runs in most of the 12 valleys of the Dolomites ski area, including the Sella Ronda. The tour of the Great War is already closed from 31 March.
Arabba in 1000 at the start of the 18th Sella Ronda Ski Marathon
Scratch away at the start of the eighteenth edition of the night marathon around the Sella massif in the Veneto, Trentino and South Tirol. A thousand skier will be tomorrow night from Arabba to the first bumps in the program, the Pordoi. The vertical meters of ascent alone, 2700, and miles, 42, is not frighten the participants that will begin representing fifteen countries.
International Women's Day 2013 on the snow, here's all the promotions
This year on the occasion of Women's Day all the ladies become undisputed protagonists of the snow, in fact there are many ski resorts that organize parties and events and offer promotions and discounts to the fair sex. Friday, March 8 2013 will open a weekend entirely dedicated to women and the mountain is ready to dye pink.
Pietro Piller Cottrer has announced his retirement
di Max Valle on Wednesday 27 February 2013
He retired Into one of the men most successful cross-country skiing Italian: Pietro Piller Cottrer. The announcement was made by 38 year-old Sappada at a press conference during the World Cup in Val di Fiemme. P>
Folgaria, 45 countries in the "Trofeo Topolino" Alpine Ski on 8 and 9 March
on Tuesday 26 February 2013
Folgaria and the "Fondo Grande" area are preparing to be the capital of the skiing world for young people for the 52nd edition of the Trofeo Topolino Alpine Skiing 2013, on 8th and 9th March. The festival is an eagerly awaited Disney for small stars of the circus, the baptism in the international spotlight and the'' event that produces the champions of tomorrow.
At the start of the World Cup Nordic skiing in Val di Fiemme
di Max Valle on Wednesday 20 February 2013
Archived Into the beautiful Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming is the time of the other great international event FIS license plate which is held in odd years, the Nordic World Ski Championships. The World Championships of skiing close to the bottom and the long ones for the trampoline is now in its 49th edition, the first coincided with the first Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix in 1924 and, for the third time in 22 years, will be hosted by Val di Fiemme in Trentino. Today they played the qualifying races at skating men's and women tonight in Piazza Duomo in Trento will be the official start of the opening ceremony. P>
A price shock for the Ski Holidays proposed by the Tour Operators Tesino and Valsugana in Trentino: 5 days with bed and breakfast (arrival Sunday evening and departure on Friday morning) plus a ski pass for skiing Monday Friday in the district of Funivie Lagorai on Brocon Pass from only 99 euro per person.