With its 2275 m altitude, the Plan de Corones is a characteristic mountain, with a wide band of forest at the base that thins upward to a majestic plateau. The top is almost flat with a fantastic 360-degree panorama of the surrounding mountains. With 90 km of downhill slopes, it is considered by many to be the most complete and fascinating area of South Tyrol. The area of Plan de Corones, Val Pusteria is situated near the Val di Marebbe and includes 15 Locations: Brunico,the Plan-S.Vigilio,Olang, S. Lorenzen, Kiens, Perca, Falzes, Rasen Antholzer, Terento, Monguelfo, Taisten, Anterselva, the Gsies, Gais-Villa Ottone and San Martino in Badia. The area is an excellent coprehensive resort, equipped with 31 modern ski lifts that, three different slopes and reaches the summit. The area also has an excellent artificial snow system, capable of ensuring the snow cover until late spring. Since the 2006/2007 season there has been a new eight-seater cable car "Piculin" that connects the area with the Alta Badia. The new facility, on the south-west of Piz de Plaies San Vigilio, has its valley station, Piccolino, in Val Badia, 1km away from San Martino. From here, using the ski bus, you can reach the slopes of the Sella Ronda.
The Sella Ronda Ski Marathon is an event that has shaped the history of ski mountaineering, and not only Italian, an unusual race in every sense, overly long, with a challenging climb, at night, and this largely on track. The departure edition number 17 of 10th February will be in Corvara in Alta Badia. Every year the four charming resort of Corvara (BZ), Arabba (BL), Canazei (TN) and Selva Gardena (BZ) alternate the duty and the honor to organize the departure and arrival. P >
All set for the fourth edition of the Tour de Sas, enrollment in full swing ahead of the start of the second test of the Cup of the Dolomites. After Pitturina ski race will be the Tour de sas to assign the red bib provisional leader of the Cup. Among the prominent names has confirmed the participation of the former Austrian professional cyclist Gerrit Glomser, big fan of touring and Tour de Sas. Martinelli also will be at the start and Pedranzini? The Secretary of the Cup, Alberto Stedile, Val Comelico invited them to participate in Val Badia, but confirmation is expected in the coming days. P>
this stage of the King of Obereggen a park perfect shape and 50 members of freeskiers and snowboarders. The format was that of the Jam Session on the down rail, kink rail and ramp-up wood. The contest was held on the wood launcher, and the new mega-straight pipes and Kinki F-Tech Park has built for Fiat. P>
Swiss Dario Cologna and Justyna Kowalczyk Poland close to winning the grueling climb of Alpe Cermis and win the sixth edition of the Tour de Ski 2011-12. The Kowalczyk wins a tight race with Marit Bjoerge, while Dario Cologne was the author of a race to the top 5 during all stages of the Tour p>
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.
10-25 cm of fresh snow on Monday 12 December, comes the good news of the Dolomites Superski dall''ufficio release: On Saturday, December 17 opens the Sella Ronda, a ski tour of 40 km around the Sella Group in the Dolomites. p>
Refugees Classic is the name of the second route proposed by Neveitalia three days to go skiing in the mountains of the Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige, to discover the magical places that characterize areas as Ortisei and The Falzarego Villa, must for making a descent on the track is played every year a slalom World Cup, the Gran Risa. Feature of this trip is a stop for the night in shelters more typical of the Dolomites. P>
Among the most beautiful mountains in the Alps, the Dolomites expect at this time more than ever a good snowfall, but cableway operators of the valleys in between South Tyrol, Trentino and Veneto do their bit and announce the Saturday, December 3 ' Opening of 46 plants with the ability to ski in some areas of the vast Dolomiti Superski.
The ski areas of Gitschberg and Jochtal for the upcoming 2011/2012 ski season will create single largest ski area, with up to 44 km of slopes and 16 lifts. In fact they are building a new 8-seater gondola mid-station with the lifts in Valles that will sobstitute the ld ski-lift Schilling and Schwandt and a new gondola that will connect the new top station of the gondola at the Valles valley station of Nesselbahn.