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
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August 26, 2018
Steve S from
France
Steve S from
France
Stayed in Santa Christina last week in January this year. Have skied in 8 resorts now including North Amaerica and have to say I was incredibly impressed with this one. The slopes are perfectly groomed every morning, the on-piste restaurants/bars offer excellent foods at reasonable prices, the atmosphere is friendly and adult; not so many children around which I liked.
The variety of slopes is incredible with plenty of fun parks/bordercross and in general just different things to do than just ski up and down! The sense of travel is second to none, we would often go to a different area for the day and then hit a few bars on the way back.
Apres-ski in the snow bar every evening was stomping with a good mix between German and Anglophone music. Not much in Santa Christina besides the snow bar but a short free bus ride away (2km) Selva has a bit more going on with at least three decent bars with live music.
Bit of a pain to get to/from Ireland but worth the 3 hour drive from Milan. I wouldn't recommend it for beginners (not many progression slopes and the slopes back to town are tricky in the evenings) but for intermediates and up it's a great place.
March 15, 2016
Peter Wilson from
United Kingdom
Peter Wilson from
United Kingdom
Stayed at the Hotel Alpino Plan in Selva mid January this year and had a superb week's skiing. Snow was very late coming this year but the snow making was fantastic so pistes were in fabulous condition. We had clear blue sunny skies for four days and a few clouds high up on the other days so perfect visibility on largely uncrowded slopes, but very cold. Did the Sella Ronde clockwise in a morning. It is a vast area where it seemed you only needed to ski the same run twice to either get somewhere or because you enjoyed it so much you wanted to do it again. Some really long runs; we particularly liked Colfosco and Corvara. Runs coming back into Selva from St Cristinia side were tricky in the afternoon after the shade hit the mountain. Couldn't get to the Hidden Valley because of the lack of snow lower down but that was about the only negative thing in the week. Food and drink much cheaper than the 3 Valleys. Very little off-piste though; suited us, we are very competent geriatrics. We clocked up about 130 miles in the week with virtually no queues.
February 28, 2016
Daniel from
United Kingdom
Daniel from
United Kingdom
Fantastic scenery.
Well maintained excellent mainly red pistes.
Lots of differing ski areas.
Timed slaloms and fun parks.
Traditional looking towns.
Hidden valley trip.
Queues anywhere on Sella Ronda can be awful making it difficult to get to some ski areas.
Sella Ronda pistes and key runs to Selva are very busy.
Many blue runs can't be accessed by beginners and cautious intermediates as they involve a steep red run to get there and/or back.
Some buses/walks required around St Christina/Ortisei.
Really enjoyed the Selva area but rather spoilt by queues on the Sella Ronda and some horrifically busy pistes. Sone areas really need new increased capacity lifts and more pistes to spread the traffic.
February 24, 2015
Pete M from
United Kingdom
Pete M from
United Kingdom
Just back from a fabulous week's ski holiday. First time in the Dolomites; we have been used to Three Valleys and Porte Du Soleil in France. This is another huge 'linked' ski area with something for everyone (over 110 miles skied in 6 days). The geology means that the mountain panoramas were breathtakingly different and more wild west Colorado than Alps.
In a low snow winter, the quality of pistes were outstanding; snow-making capabilities are famously good here.
Particular favourites were over Dante Cepies into Colfosco and then up over Corvara. The big sunny motorway pistes down into St. Cristina were also a lot of fun. Lifts were generally excellent, but queues on key Sella Ronda lifts were horrific. However, given it was UK school half-term, most slopes were generally not too busy (Sella Ronda excepted). French half-term overlaps with UK, meaning French resorts are jammed during this week.
Sella Ronda tour was fine, but more as an introduction to the area, to identify areas to return to, and ski more comprehensively.
We did a Crystal day tour over to 'The Hidden Valley' We started with some ski-ing in Cinque Torri area (Cliffhanger filmed here) before moving over to a vertical tele-cabine up to La Gazuoi. The Fanes range, to the right of the run is majestic. The valley walls to the left are smaller and scattered with frozen waterfalls. The run twists and turns for 7 km, creating a mysterious, secret ambience. At the bottom of the trail, you have the option of taking the horse drag, a great experience, where you hold on to ropes pulled by a pair of horses as they take you along the flat frozen river bed to the next lift.
Food and drink are all very reasonable, cost-wise, compared to Meribel, Courcheval etc. The whole area feels incredibly Austrian, although pizza and pasta are always high quality. As others have said, Luis Kellar was lively, but euro-apres-ski-pop was irritating after not too long.
Best bar, in Selva, by far (avoiding 'Stars on 45' apres-trash) was Goalies further down the main road. They have the coolest Rock playlist, and a friendly atmosphere. Run by ex-ice hockey Goalies, Alex (dad) and Andreas (son). We stayed in Hotel Pineta, in Selva; very reasonable 3*, clean, good food.
All in all, just a fantastic area, and one to which we will definitely be returning.
April 03, 2014
Thomas F. from
Italy
Thomas F. from
Italy
January 25, 2014
Fi from
United Kingdom
Fi from
United Kingdom
What a great place that I would return to tomorrow and normally I always prefer to try somewhere new. Not silly expensive compared to France, good mountain food, lots of bars and restaurants. Lovely people and high enough for good snow. Went in January and it was surprisingly warm but still good; well groomed piste and more skiing than you can throw a stick at! Also, the Sella Ronda of course for a challenge if you want an early start. Go and enjoy Italy that feels like Austria. Good for anyone, families, couples or big groups.
November 02, 2013
Seankata from
United Kingdom
Seankata from
United Kingdom
We stayed in Selva in 2012. The Sella Ronda ski area is absolutely enormous and should keep every level of skier more than happy for a week or two. You can do the entire circuit, if you stay on the proscribed runs, in 4 to 5 hours but there is the occasional bottleneck as it's a popular thing to do.
Although access to the main piste area from Selva itself is a bit of a slog, once into the area the skiing is fantastic; loads of challenging runs and plenty of cruising if that's what you want. The lifts were all fine, the occasional queues but that's to be expected. Pistes were excellent quality with plenty of places to stop for food and drink.
There is not much in the way of après-ski with most bars etc pretty empty. Most places seem geared to the evening meal trade.
We were there in February and would advise that you take the temperature forecasts seriously. We had minus 17 during the day and down to minus 30 at night! All in all, Selva val Gardena is one of the best ski areas I have been to but wrap up warm!
April 02, 2012
Simon Wilkinson from
United Kingdom
Simon Wilkinson from
United Kingdom
February 13, 2011
Angie from
United Kingdom
Angie from
United Kingdom
We were in Selva from 21st December to 4th January. What a strange little place. We had a great time, although their idea of Apres ski seemed more like apres dinner! Everyone went back to hotel etc for dinner (the food was a-maze-ing!) then went out at 10.30! We're used to Austria - Mayrhofen and St Anton where everyone enjoys apres ski while still in their boots!! Our favourite bar was Yellos. Great service, wine, complimentary nibbles.. (chocolate brownies on a couple of occasions) and music classy, modern decor. Great New Year's eve DJ. Louis Kellar was lively and typical euro music but they had the best shots! Great big paddles with 12 different schnapps in. Quite icy in places and Very cold. Hats were needed but the sun shone for the last 9 days and it's breathtakingly beautiful. Can't wait to go again as we never quite got up early enough to do the full Sella Ronda circuit - too late to bed each night!! Recommend Ortesei - winter wonderland, with easy cruisers, sleigh rides, tobogganing etc. Perfect when you have the flu like me at the end of our holiday and couldn't cope with too much.
December 02, 2009
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