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Selva Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Selva Ski Resort

Selva Ratings

Overall: 4.2. Based on 43 votes and 23 reviews.

Snowsure: 4.7

  • 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
  • Selva is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.9

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

Off-piste: 3.3

  • 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: 5.0

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

Access: 3.5

  • 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 Selva

Public Transport: 3.9

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

Accommodation: 4.8

  • No places to stay in/near Selva
  • 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: 4.5

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

Ski in/Ski out: 4.2

  • 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: 3.8

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

Snowmaking: 4.8

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

Snow Grooming: 4.8

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

Shelter: 4.2

  • 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
  • Selva is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 4.3

  • If snow conditions are poor at Selva, 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: 4.1

  • Selva 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: 4.4

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

Crowds/Queues: 3.7

  • 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: 4.7

  • 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: 4.7

  • 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: 4.3

  • 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: 4.9

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

Advanced: 4.2

  • 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: 3.9

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

Cross-country: 3.9

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

Luge/Toboggan: 3.2

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

Mountain Dining: 4.8

  • 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: 4.7

  • 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: 4.0

  • 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: 4.0

  • 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: 4.0

  • 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: 4.1

  • 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): 4.1

  • Overall, Selva 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): 4.3

  • Overall, Selva 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

Show all 35 ratings

October 31, 2005
robert binning from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Visited Selva in Feb 2004, one of my best ski holidays, good snow on piste (Limited off-piste) and a ski-pass that covers 1200 km of piste! Can't comment much on apres-ski, chalet holiday with 2 young children, but food on the hill was excellent. Ski school were great with my 4 year old's first lessons. Would go back if I could fly from Scotland (missed easyjet home from Gatwick due to delayed flight from Innsbruck).
January 08, 2005
Bob Small from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Spent Xmas/New year 2004 in Selva. Pistes are very well groomed and definately on the intermediate side (reds are on the easy side IMO, blacks weren't overly steep) - although we had a dump before we arrived, the base of artificial snow meant that all pistes were open immediately after the first snowfall in a month! As mentioned above, the Luis Keller in Selva is a good laugh - but the apres ski is definately on the quiet side for someone used to St Anton! The Umbrella Bar in St Cristina is a good laugh - don't be put off by its smallish size (a good blast down the downhill course prepares you for the WeissBeir!) On the downside, we experienced the worst hostility to boarders that we've seen for a good few years.
November 23, 2003
bob from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
i traveled to this resort in 92 on my third ever week in the mountains and i was not dissapointed, the scenery is second to none and the pistes were perfect for an early intermediate. The sella ronda was the highlight of the week as it was easily within my ability and gave a sense of achievement when completed. We met some good people and shared some good laughs (one skier was unlucky and broke his hip on the first day) the bars are tremendous fun the best being Doug and Dagies and go to the Luis keller to watch mad dancing Austrians still in their ski boots at 11pm ! The only drawback of this resort is its snow reliability but the snow making and piste grooming are very good. It is worth a trip to enjoy the scenery as the dolomites are among the most stunning mountains you will ever see.