Visitor reviews for Cortina Ski Resort

• March 08, 2018
  Sam W from United Kingdom
  

  Cortina is beautiful. Lots of diverse runs to explore in stunning dolomite scenery.

  The beginner areas of Socrepes and Pocol are perfect, and at a reasonable altitude offer lovely sunny tree-lined pistes, with no queues throughout our stay.

  The only issue is getting your head around the free buses. Perhaps less of an issue if staying in Cortina itself. However, we stayed in the nearby village of San Vito Di Cadore. Part of the area and offers cheaper accommodation for those on a budget, whilst still connected with a free bus.

  Fly in to Treviso/Venice and take the train to Calalzo, and the local bus towards Cortina. Trains are comfortable, reliable and offer great views. Transfer is not quick, but was rather enjoyable. It is possible to take the Cortina express bus as an alternative.

  The central bus station in Cortina is next to the ski pass shop.

• Cortina Ratings

  Overall: 3.6. Based on 11 votes and 6 reviews. Vote

  Access: 3.2 (1) At least one overnight stop, (2) requires a whole day, (3) requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns (4) arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon, (5) there is a main airport within an hour of Cortina.	Public Transport: 3.5 (1) There are no buses or taxis to Cortina, (3) there are slow or infrequent buses / trains available, (5) getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections.
  Scenery: 4.5 (1) An ugly resort in a bland setting, (3) average mountain views and resort, (5) a spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town.	Accommodation: 3.4 (1) No places to stay in/near Cortina, (3) a few places to stay in the resort, (5) a wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets.
  Cheap Rooms: 2.3 (1) No budget accommodation available, (3) just one or two hostels so book ahead, (5) several cheap hostels and pensions available.	Luxury Hotels: 4.6 (1) No luxury accommodation available, (3) just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead, (5) several up-market hotels in Cortina.
  Ski in/Ski out: 2.9 (1) The ski area is located far from any accommodation, (3) a free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip, (5) Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available.	Childcare: 2.4 (1) There are no child care facilities at Cortina, (5) the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche.
  Snowsure: 3.6 (1) Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing, (2) is often closed due to a lack of snow, (3) occasionally suffers from a lack of snow, (4) rarely suffers from a lack of snow, (5) Cortina is snowsure even in the poorest seasons.	Snowmaking: 3.8 (1) Cortina relies entirely on natural snow, (3) there are just a few snow cannons, (5) there are snowmaking facilities on all pistes.
  Snow Grooming: 4.0 (1) There are no snow groomers at Cortina, (3) occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state, (5) all the runs at Cortina are groomed daily.	Shelter: 3.5 (1) there is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut, (3) there are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close, (5) Cortina is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close.
  Nearby options: 3.7 (1) If snow conditions are poor at Cortina, it will be poor everywhere nearby, (3) there are good alternatives within an hours drive, (5) other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions.	Regional rating: 3.4 (1) Cortina usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region, (3) has average conditions for the region, (5) usually has the best snow conditions in the region.
  Lift Staff: 3.6 (1) The staff at Cortina are rude or unhelpful, (5) lift staff at Cortina are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help.	Crowds/Queues: 3.9 (1) the resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues, (3) it is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays, (5) it is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare.
  Ski Schools: 3.3 (1) No ski schools available, (2) one or two ski schools but local language only, (3) a few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors, (4) plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available, (5) excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors.	Hire and Repairs: 3.4 (1) Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex. (3) there are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance, (5) good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible.
  Variety of pistes: 4.5 (1) The ski runs are featureless and unvaried, (3) the ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week, (5) Cortina has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain.	Beginners: 4.0 (1) Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard, (3) a few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week, (3) Vast areas of gentle terrain.
  Intermediates: 4.6 (1) No intermediate terrain at Cortina, (3) intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days, (5) vast areas of cruising runs.	Advanced: 3.9 (1) Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders, (3) enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste, (5) Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week.
  Snow Park: 2.0 (1) Not even a kicker at Cortina, (3) average sized park quite well looked after, (5) huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails.	Off-piste: 3.2 (1) No off-piste worth mentioning, (2) off piste is out-of-bounds, (3) some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days, (5) a vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days.
  Cross-country: 4.1 (1) There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Cortina, (3) there are some cross country trails available, (5) the area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails.	Luge/Toboggan: 2.4 (1) No designated luge or toboggan runs, (3) there are toboggan runs that open quite often, (5) Cortina has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages.
  Mountain Dining: 4.6 (1) Nowhere to buy food by the pistes, (3) some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive, (5) there is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets.	Eating: 4.4 (1) Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop. (5) A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants.
  Apres-Ski: 3.3 (1) Nothing to do, not even a bar, (3) there are a few bars in the resort but nothing special, (5) clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere.	Other Sports: 3.3 (1) No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts, (3) resort has just a small public swimming pool, (5) resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool.
  Entertainment: 4.2 (1) Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here, (3) the non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week, (5) the resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports.	Winter Walks: 4.4 (1) Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails, (3) a couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails, (5) extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities.
  Ski Pass Value: 3.7 (1) A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available, (3) the ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts, (5) ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area.	Value (National): 3.2 (1) Overall, Cortina is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money, (3) overall represents average value for money, (5) overall offers the best value resort in the country.
  Value (Global): 3.0 (1) Overall, Cortina is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world, (3) overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries, (5) internationally the resort offers excellent value for money.

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• April 21, 2014
  nigel emery from United Kingdom
  

  The 2013/14 session was exceptional for Cortina and we went in the last week of March and had fantastic conditions. The pistes were in great condition and very well prepared. South facing slopes were not usable after 2.00 but the north and high altitude areas were still hard at 4.30. The resort is designed for intermediate cruisers and was empty. No lift queues all week and brilliant restaurants and helpful friendly people. The lack of ski convenience is a problem and in late session they reduce the bus service and so having a car or staying in a hotel or chalet that has a minibus service is a must. The Hotel Victoria is run by Inghams and is excellent. The resort is great value for money compared to France and Switzerland.

• March 29, 2013
  Martino from Italy
  

  I have no idea why somebody writes that this winter was not a good one here in Cortina. We had the best winter in years with tons of powder! Today, March 29, I woke up with 30cm of new snow and there's more to come in the next days! Wooo.

• October 20, 2007
  Nerys Roberts from United Kingdom
  

  Cortina is really underrated, I think. The slopes are usually quiet, as this is predominantly an Italian resort so no early starts (!) and many of the clientel don't even ski. Absolutely great for beginners thanks to slopes at Socrepes and Lacedel. Sure, the areas are spread out but the ski-bus worked fine when we were there - and that was Feb half-term. Next time we are taking a car though.

• January 31, 2007
  Andy from Italy
  

  It's been a slow ski season across Europe. The lack of snow and warmer temps are drying up some ski towns. Good news is Cortina has one of the best capabilities to make snow which means conditions are going to be better there than most places in the Dolomites.
  As with most places the best time to go is early/mid week. Sunday always has big crowds.
  Andy
  Aviano

• December 09, 2003
  Hilton from South Africa
  

  Cortina is paradise- there is no better place to ski in the world! I have been there seven times and have yet to ski all the slopes.