Worldwide Ski Resorts • Italy • Canazei
Overview
A picturesque decent sized village with good links into the Sella Ronda at the heart of the 650 mile Dolomiti Superski circuit. It is a typical bigger mountain village with a friendly ambience and bustling, unsophisticated apres ski scene, a few good shops and authentic style hotels.
Profile
Canezai has good links into the Sella Ronda being at the heart of the 650 mile Dolomiti Superski circuit. It is a typical bigger mountain village with a friendly ambience and bustling, unsophisticated apres ski scene, a few good shops and authentic style hotels. It is situated off a busy main road. Once again the lack of English spoken may be a problem for beginners seeking instruction. Accommodation can be something of a problem when it is busy, but so too Canazei is probably the best choice for visitors to the Val di Fassa who want to do more than ski or board, or who don’t do either.
There is a pool, Turkish baths and sauna plus skating all in nearby Alba. Helicopter rides, bowing and paragliding are also available locally. Otherwise the choice of accommodation is varied: the 3 star Croce Bianca is reckoned to be one of the best in the area. The Campagnola is handily placed for the gondola station. At the upper end of the scale the grand Palace Dolomiti has its own evening entertainment programme and pizzeria and a choice of several dining rooms.
Mountain Information
Canazei has a direct link into the Sella Ronda via the fast, efficient 12 person cable car to Pecol and the local ski area here is one of the great attractions of the Sell Ronda. The village’s runs and lifts feed Belvedere and beyond to Arabba.
Apres Ski
There are plentiful bars from "spit & sawdust" to quite chic, two discos and several popular coffee bars/tea shops. Large public swimming pool and saunas near main lift in centre; ice hockey stadium, skating rink, tennis, minigolf. For eating out there is a very good choice in the area — though taxis may be needed at night to reach those out of centre. Typical pasta, pizza menus but also some high quality restaurants.
Italian Resort Guide
Resort Information • Canazei
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Resort Height | 1448m |
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Top Station | 2638m |
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Bottom Station | 1448m |
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Vertical Descent | 1190m |
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Drag Lifts | 11 |
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Chair Lifts | 5 |
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High Capacity | 2 |
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Opening Dates | Dec - April |
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Rating Expert | 6 |
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Rating Intermediate | 9 |
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Rating Beginner | 5 |
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Apres Ski Rating | 6 |
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Snow Reliability | 8 |
