Sestrière is a ski resort in the Southern Alps range, in Piedmont, Italy 🇮🇹. The ski area stretches over 114 km of runs between 1,840 m and 2,840 m, served by 19 lifts. Day lift pass 57€ per adult.
* Price per adult for 1 day, public high-season rate. Reduced rates (online purchase, outside school holidays, families, children, seniors) are generally offered by the resort.
Sestrière was born in 1934 from a visionary project by Giovanni Agnelli (Fiat), who wanted to build a modern ski resort from scratch on the pass of the same name, at 2,035 m. It hosted the alpine skiing events of the Turin 2006 Olympic Games and remains the heart of the Via Lattea (Voie Lactée), a 400 km Franco-Italian ski area linked to Montgenèvre on the French side via Claviere. Its runs, mostly red and black, climb up to Monte Motta (2,823 m).
- Via Lattea 400 km on the Italian side
- Olympic Games venue, Turin 2006
- Italy's first modern ski resort
Based on the resort's altitude and historical snow reliability
Sestrière offers 114 km of well-marked runs, a medium-sized ski area that is ideal for spending 4 to 5 days without ever doing exactly the same thing twice. The 19 lifts are generally enough to handle the crowds in high season. The resort is known for its lively après-ski: bars, concerts at the foot of the slopes and an international atmosphere as soon as the lifts close. If you want to enjoy the mountain by day as much as the evenings out, Sestrière is clearly one of the best options in its massif. With a summit at 2,840 m and a village at 1,840 m, snow cover at Sestrière is generally reliable from January to the end of March. A few exceptionally mild winters can cause problems early in the season, but the situation recovers quickly once the first serious snowfalls arrive. A stay at Sestrière is clearly expensive: 57€ for a day lift pass, plus accommodation and high-altitude restaurants that are among the most expensive in the Alps. It's the price of excellence, but you should be aware of it before you go. In short: Sestrière keeps its promises. A resort in the Southern Alps that will suit most types of skier without disappointing.
Source: Open-Meteo.com · Data updated in real time
Above 2,000 m, snow is generally guaranteed from mid-December to late March. Real-time data: Open-Meteo (weather model). Monthly averages: estimates based on the resort's historical data.
