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Sestrière (Vialattea) Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Sestrière (Vialattea) Ski Resort

Sestrière (Vialattea) Ratings

Overall: 4.3. Based on 24 votes and 25 reviews.

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Snowsure: 4.3

  • 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
  • Sestrière (Vialattea) is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.8

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

Off-piste: 4.2

  • 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: 4.7

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

Access: 4.3

  • 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 Sestrière (Vialattea)

Public Transport: 4.5

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

Accommodation: 4.7

  • No places to stay in/near Sestrière (Vialattea)
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 4.1

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

Luxury Hotels: 3.8

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Sestrière (Vialattea)

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 Sestrière (Vialattea)
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.7

  • Sestrière (Vialattea) relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.9

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

Shelter: 4.3

  • 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
  • Sestrière (Vialattea) is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 4.2

  • If snow conditions are poor at Sestrière (Vialattea), 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: 4.7

  • Sestrière (Vialattea) 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: 4.6

  • The staff at Sestrière (Vialattea) are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Sestrière (Vialattea) are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 4.3

  • 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: 4.4

  • 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: 4.8

  • 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: 4.8

  • No intermediate terrain at Sestrière (Vialattea)
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.6

  • 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: 3.8

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

Cross-country: 3.7

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Sestrière (Vialattea)
  • 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
  • Sestrière (Vialattea) has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 4.4

  • 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: 4.5

  • 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: 3.5

  • 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: 4.1

  • 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: 4.0

  • 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: 4.5

  • 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): 4.7

  • Overall, Sestrière (Vialattea) 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): 4.7

  • Overall, Sestrière (Vialattea) 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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January 21, 2004
David Kent from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Having just returned from sestriere,and lot's of snow it was disapointing to have a number of lift's closed for reasons of wind during the week day's but all open on the weekend!the link with Sauze was closed for most of the week,and it's misleading to call Mongernerve part of the same lift pass when you have to pay 15 euro's per day to ski there.Sansicario was open all lifts all week a real treat.Big ski areas need to be more customer focussed during off peak times!!
January 12, 2004
cath white from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I,ve booked to take group of children to Hotel du col 18th Jan, so did a recon week 14 Dec.we stayed in the Argento hotel in Borgatta. Despite there being plenty of access to Sestriere and Souze,because it was 1st week of season there was,nt any transport, so this was no good for complete beginners, who could not ski back to the resort. There was only one bar, that was closed except for one night, and one restaurant and one pizza place,but if you just want good skiing and limited apres ski, then Borgatta is great. However, I,m looking forward to returning to sestriere,our hotel is in a fab location, and if the conditions are like Dec, then we,re in for a great time. The are some lovely long wide runs to Sauze,the sun was shining and the powder snow made the experience one to remember, hopefully,a bit into the season the atmosphere will be more lively as it was a bit too quiet in Dec, but I have,nt ever been that early before, anyway, the sun and snow made it well worth while!!
December 17, 2003
Pollski from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I've been to Sestriere twice now and loved every minute of it - the snow never let us down and the instructors are brilliant! If you want a laugh listen out for the 'slope sniffers' - some of the young males ... you could write a book on chat-up lines for just one week there ! The snow is just about guaranteed, the range of runs fun and with so much distance to cover any intermediate would certainly not get bored. I'd say a good, all round resort, fun and not too ugly unlike some places in France (Le Menuires - urgh !). If you're wanting a club, then the only club is Tabata - get there early to secure a good plot as you'll find the locals pack the place out and the queues go round the block. It's the only late place open. Don't get stuck like we did by not having a taxi ordered to take us back to the hotel ... a commando crawl, across piste, in the freezing cold, moonlit night was had by all - sobered us up though ;-)) Enjoy !
December 17, 2003
Pollski from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I've been to Sestriere twice now and loved every minute of it - the snow never let us down and the instructors are brilliant! If you want a laugh listen out for the 'slope sniffers' - some of the younger males ... you could write a book on chat-up lines for just one week there ! The snow is just about guaranteed, the range of runs fun and with so much distance to cover any intermediate would certainly not get bored. I'd say a good, all round resort, fun and not too ugly unlike some places in France (Le Menuires - urgh !). If you're wanting a club, then the only club is Tabata - get there early to secure a good plot as you'll find the locals pack the place out and the queues go round the block. It's the only late place open. Don't get stuck like we did by not having a taxi ordered to take us back to the hotel ... a commando crawl across piste in the freezing cold pitch black was had by all - sobered us up though ;-)) Enjoy !
September 03, 2003
Giacomo Casanova from Ski Italy Italy
Very beatiful resort! with 400 km of slope for all the skiing level...In the 2006 the winter olimpic game will be here! For additional information visit: www.sestriere.it