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Passo Tonale Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Passo Tonale Ski Resort

Passo Tonale Ratings

Overall: 3.8. Based on 38 votes and 47 reviews.

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Snowsure: 4.5

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Passo Tonale is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.3

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Passo Tonale has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.4

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.0

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 3.0

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Passo Tonale

Public Transport: 3.1

  • There are no buses or taxis to Passo Tonale
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.3

  • No places to stay in/near Passo Tonale
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 3.5

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 3.5

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Passo Tonale

Ski in/Ski out: 4.7

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 4.0

  • There are no child care facilities at Passo Tonale
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.4

  • Passo Tonale relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.5

  • There are no snow groomers at Passo Tonale
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Passo Tonale are groomed daily

Shelter: 3.4

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Passo Tonale is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 3.2

  • If snow conditions are poor at Passo Tonale, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.4

  • Passo Tonale usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.1

  • The staff at Passo Tonale are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Passo Tonale are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.9

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.2

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.3

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.5

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.4

  • No intermediate terrain at Passo Tonale
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 3.8

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.7

  • Not even a kicker at Passo Tonale
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.2

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Passo Tonale
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 2.2

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Passo Tonale has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 3.8

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 3.8

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 3.4

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 2.9

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 2.9

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.4

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 4.0

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 4.0

  • Overall, Passo Tonale is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 4.0

  • Overall, Passo Tonale is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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February 21, 2012
Mr Funktastic from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
We have been to Tonale twice now and stayed in the Ademello, other hotels in the resort may be good but Ademello is great! Snow is always well groomed, lifts are quick and quiet runs are nice and open. The park is good for all abilities and there are enough harder runs to keep us boarders happy! Going again in 2013 and will be stopping at the Ademello again.
February 20, 2012
K Hurst from Ski France France
Went to Passo Tonale in 2004 2005 2006 & in 2008 a party of 52 of us had a ball Stayed in Paradiso Hotel. Travelled with Inghams. Would recommend Tonale for mixed group. Sorry Inghams is not operating from Ireland any more. Will go back some time.
January 22, 2012
Carol Eckersley from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just got back from Passo Tonale yesterday 21st Jan 2012. Had a fantastic ski holiday. Neilson reps were great! Hotel Orchidea was second to none. Lovely room, spotlessly clean, superb food. Ski hire easy and efficient. Good snow. What a wonderful package and to come home with nothing to complain about. 10/10 for everything!
January 06, 2012
D from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Been three times to Tonale, I love it I would class myslf as an advanced boarder, and I love the mix of riding parks, piste and free riding. It's a good mix between pure alpine style mountain with no trees, but if you want you can get the looooooooooooong blue run to Ponte di Legno for tree lined runs. I do think that if Tonale didn't have Ponte it wouldn't be as good. They could open a few more areas by cutting some off-piste areas as these seem only to be accessible from the glacier, but then you end up with a 10 minute hike when you finish, if they took this into consideration the resort would be perfect. Food is good, there is a fantastic pizza bar in the Mirimonte hotel that serves pizza quicker then Mcdonalds can make a burger, and sometime the reps have two for one offers at the welcome meeting, if you're in a group these can be vital for keeping to your budget, but in all honesty it's not expensive. Happy Hour in the bar at the bottom of the main lift (the one nearest the ticket office) is good fun at 4:30 - 5:30 and gets quite busy. Beer at this time is quite expensive with the euro being so shite, but if you nip to "de Spar" you can pic up a crate of beer for about 12 euro's, brilliant for the hotel room. If you're hiring snowboard equipment from the travel company - would recommend that you don't. Get it from "6 punt 9" you'll get this years Burton boards and binding, with safety equipment for the same price as a budget board from the travel agents. The pros and cons are: Pro's: Nice open slopes Good connectivity with Ponte di Legno & Temu Glacier Lifts system Quiet lifts Hotels Reps Snow Con's: Nightlife 3 Hour transfer
December 30, 2011
B Charles from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Visited Tonale in 2011. Stopped in the Hotel Paradiso. Absolutely terrible! Poor restaurant service and dirty old men walking round the swimming pool.
November 08, 2011
andrea from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Love Passo Tonale, going back in Feb 2012 for the third time. Staying at the dolomite this time. Looking at review before looks good place to stay, can't wait. It's a perfect place if not too confident but also has runs for the better skier. Here's to 2012.
March 21, 2011
hazel taylor from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just got back from Passo Tonale. Stayed at Dolomiti hotel and it was great. Previous reviews are out of date, this hotel is lovely, food great, bar staff great and fab location. We really enjoyed Passo Tonale, had great snow and fantastic blues and reds. Would highly recommend for timid skiers as blues are confidence builders. Def go back next year.
March 29, 2010
Lee R from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
January 23, 2010 Lee R, UK Arrived back from a week skiing in fantastic Passo Tonale. The resort had amazing views and equally fantastic snow. Lots to do both on and off of the snow. The resort runs are mainly suited to beginners and intermediates, but there are a good few black runs for people up for a challenge. Ponti Di Legno also offers some good skiing oportunites, and is included in a good value ski pass. Overall a brilliant resort!!!
March 26, 2010
michael channing from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
March 20th 2010, Just arrived back from a fantastic week at Passo Tonale with my two daughters. Excellent weather and fantastic snow conditions. My youngest daughter had only one week's sking previously, myself and my eldest daughter are experienced skiers. We had area ski passes so were able to ski Passo Tonale on day one - nothing too taxing but very beautiful and perfect snow; good to get your ski legs. Day two: we spent the day in Ponte di Legno. This area was some of the best sking I have ever had, lots of reds and blacks but not nasty blacks. The next day we skied the glacier. It was very cold but the snow there was out of this world, really nice black down to the gondola. We then spent the rest of the day in the Ponte area finishing off sking back to our hotel Dolomiti through the Tonale nursery slopes. Day four: we took the bus too Madona on a Crystal Ski guide day on blacks and reds (there was a second group who were taken on blues and reds). Our guide and ski rep, Simon, gave a group of eleven the best days sking I have ever had. The black Shoomacker run at 70% is not for the faint hearted. On day five we took the free bus again to Marilleva, another really fab resort with plenty of great long slopes. These are all on the one area pass. I think the lift pass is one of the best value for money passes I have ever bought. Day six: skied everything we loved in Ponti, Passo Tonale and the glacier. What a fantastic holiday. The people were very friendly, food was very good and unlike the French and Swiss resorts nothing was too expensive; same prices as UK on and off the slopes. People have written saying it's not really for advanced skiers but I say they are wrong. Get an area pass at 30 pounds more than local, a good guide and you will have some of the most fantastic skiing you've ever had.
March 18, 2010
joshy from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Overall, Passo Tonale is a good resort. Definitley a beginner to intermediate resort, not really for advanced skiiers. However, there are some nice red runs and lots of well groomed blues. Go to the glacier for very good snow. The views are absolutley amazing so definitley take a camera with you.