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Bolzano/Bozen, Italy

Alta Badia ski resort

Snow-covered trees and mountains at Selva di Val Gardena
Selva di Val Gardena in winter, Italy. Photo: Othmar Vigl / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners66% of mapped runs are easy
  • Snow-sureLifts up to 2,526 m

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Alta Badia has about 127 km of mapped runs and 59 lifts, with skiing from about 1,341 m up to 2,526 m (8,287 ft), a vertical drop of 1,185 m. By mapped runs it is number 2 of the 108 Italy ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bolzano (BZO), about 45 km away in a straight line.

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Private transfer Innsbruck Airport → Corvara, 136 km by road, about 1 h 50 min. You book with the partner (Kiwitaxi or QEEQ); we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Route details

Where to stay

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Alta Badia 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,934 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 10 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 130°-8°1.4 mm
  2. Sat 142°-8°0 mm
  3. Sun 151°-6°0 mm
  4. Mon 161°-1°2.7 mm
  5. Tue 172°-5°8.3 mm
  6. Wed 181°-6°0.9 mm
  7. Thu 191°-7°0.3 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Alta Badia: runs from 1,341 m to 2,526 m, a vertical drop of 1,185 m1,5001,7502,0002,2502,500Top of the highest mapped run: 2,526 m (8,287 ft)Top 2,526 m · 8,287 ftBase 1,341 m · 4,400 ft1,185 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
Alta Badia logoCorvara coat of arms

Corvara · Italy

Coat of arms: Utente:Lynxlynx · CC BY-SA 3.0. Municipal emblem shown for identification; no endorsement implied.

Alta Badia logo: Alta Badia Brand, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (trademarked). Logos are trademarks of their owners, shown for identification; no endorsement implied.

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,526 m8,287 ft
Vertical drop
1,185 m3,888 ft
Mapped runs
127 km205 runs
Lifts
59mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 66% (72.3 km), Intermediate 30% (33.4 km), Advanced 4% (4.5 km)Easy: 72.3 km, 153 runs (66%)66%EasyIntermediate: 33.4 km, 47 runs (30%)30%IntermediateAdvanced: 4.5 km, 5 runs (4%)

About 66% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 30% intermediate and 4% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy15372.3 km
Intermediate4733.4 km
Advanced54.5 km

Lifts

59 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts29
Gondolas11
Platter lifts9
Magic carpets8
Drag lifts1
Funiculars1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Bolzano (BZO)Bolzano (BZ)45 km
Innsbruck (INN)Innsbruck88 km
Treviso (TSF)Treviso (TV)104 km

Ski transfers to Alta Badia

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Alta Badia?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,526 m (8,287 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,341 m (4,400 ft), a vertical of 1,185 m (3,888 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Alta Badia have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 127 km of downhill runs and 59 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Alta Badia?

Bolzano (BZO) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 45 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Alta Badia piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.

Innsbruck → Corvara

Private transfer from €360