Dolomites and Bolzano (Italy) Ski Trip

Last Updated: 9/4/2024

**Price Includes air at an estimated cost until flights are secured.

**Prices, dates & itinerary subject to change

**Advertised price is based on double occupancy

ClPACKAGE PRICE INCLUDES:

Pre-Trip Party

Club Bandana

Round Trip Air out of MIA

10 Nights Lodging

Breakfast & Dinner every day

Group Happy Hour

Motor Coach to/from Airport

Price does NOT include ski lift tickets.

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Canazei Skiing

The skiing above Canazei divides onto two sides of a steep valley. The gondola from the main street of the village heads up on the right hand side of this valley to an intermediate station at Pecol.

Here there are two options: another gondola, the Toé lift, which rises into the main ski area but not to the top of the ridge above, or the Col dei Rossi cable car, which heads up onto the steep and windy ridge. Both of these lifts access the main ski area on this side of the valley - a wide open bowl of intermediate runs above the tree line.

Skiers wanting to stay in this bowl have a choice of the gondola or cable car for repeated runs, or the chairlifts Kristiana, Belvedere or Sass Becè. This last one is the highest and is also the vital link over to Arabba, part of the popular Sella Ronda circuit in the "green" or anti-clockwise direction. The journey down to Arabba is an easy intermediate cruise and is described in the companion Ski Arabba site. This direction also provides access on skis to the Marmolada ski area.

Alternatively headed down below the tree line takes the skier onto a red - and sometimes crowded and icy - run down to Pian Frataces and the road which winds up from the Val di Fassa to join the routes over the Sella pass or the Pordoi pass.

If conditions are good, there is a pleasant run down through the trees to Canazei which ends somewhat abruptly at the end of the village near some farm buildings. (From the end of the run it is a 5-10 minute walk through the village to the gondola station on the main road.)

Skiers wanting to head over in the other direction from Pian Frataces to the area above Campitello and below the Passo Sella will be taking the Pradel-Rodella gondola. This deposits the skier into another bowl above the treeline. To the left chairlifts rise up to the Col Rodella at just under 2500m, while to the right chairlifts offer the option of heading over to the Selva area.

Once at the top oif the Norei-5 Dita chairlift, for example, it is possible to take the long easy intermediate run all the way down to Plan de Gralba and the connections into the area above Selva, a ski area which is described in more detail in the companion Ski Val Gardena site.

Returning from this area, it is possible (in good conditions) to ski all the way from the top of Sasso Levante chairlift through to Canazei some 1000m below.

UNESCO HERITAGE SCHLOSS HOTEL DOLOMITI 

Historic Hapsburg period-style hotel in the heart of Canazei, in the Dolomites.

Rates include:

Breakfast & Dinner with 1/4 house wine from Trentino e 1/2 water included.

Fassa Card UHC (free instead of 8 euro per room)

Wi-fi

Wellness Access in the afternoon with reservation upon arrival

Taxes & fees

Rates DO NOT include:

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Ski Bus - 9.00 euro per person per week

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Check in 3 pm – check out 10 am

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0.3 miles from the lifts (7 min walk) and ski bus stop in front of the hotel

The hotel provides comfortable surroundings including various large halls: lounge, Viennese dining room, Imperial dining room, meeting rooms, show room, maxi-screen TV satellite room, recreation room. The restaurant pizzeria cafè bar pub Kaiserstube, with the “Kaiserin Sissi” reserved dining room, is connected to the hotel.

We will be in Prestige Rooms – (20-30 m2) Luxurious, with hydro massage bathtub or shower and 21 inch TV. TV-color/satellite, minibar, telephone, safe, hairdryer and most of them with balcony.

Details:

Wide choice of menus with theme nights, specialties from Trentino, Tyrolean, Ladin dishes of the Italian culinary tradition.

Salad buffet and a wide assortment of home-made buffet desserts.

International buffet breakfast (sweet and savory);

Personalized service with private dining room.

Weekly entertainment program in the hotel and/or other UHC structures

Hotel Location:

Located in the center of Canazei – just 0.3 miles from the Gondola Canazei-Pecol – main Sellaronda access – with bus stop in front of the hotel for those that do not want to walk.

The Historic Schloss Hotel & Club Dolomiti is a 4-star hotel in the center of Canazei, in the upper Fassa Valley, Trentino Alto Adige. It is an historic and imposing hotel, built in typical Hapsburg period style. You will be greeted in a picturesque and charming environment, full of history and poetry, with wood panelling, vaulted ceilings, refined furnishing and a traditional welcome, in keeping with the hospitality that Trentino is renowned for.

Why choose the SCHLOSS HOTEL DOLOMITI in Canazei:

:: POSITION: It is strategically located in the center of Canazei, near the park and the new Aquatic Centre Dolaondes. The Belvedere (Sella Ronda – Giro dei 4 Passi – Dolomiti Superski) cablecar is a short walk away from the hotel, which is an excellent starting point for magnificent walks in the unspoilt beauty of the Fassa Valley

::WELLNESS: The hotel has a wellness center with whirlpool bath, cromotherapy showers, sauna, Turkish bath, relaxarium and gym.

:: GOURMET: Creativity and passion unite in the preparation of the typical dishes of the Ladin, Trentino and Tyrolese traditions, along with the usual national and international dishes. We offer themed dinners, and vegetable and salad buffets, as well as homemade desserts, are always available.

:: ENTERTAINMENT: The SCHLOSS HOTEL DOLOMITI is directly linked with the bar, restaurant and pizzeria Kaiserstube and with the Kaiserkeller pub. Both are in typical mountain style and are ideal for group nights out.

Nationally and internationally famous artists perform in our show centre Gran Tobià Taverna Teater in Canazei, which can hold up to 800 people. Then, to end your night in style how about some nightlife fun at the Hexen Disco Klub in Canazei.

:: UNION HOTELS CANAZEI AND CAMPITELLO DI FASSA PROFESSIONAL STANDARD: The art of hospitality in the heart of the Trentino Dolomites.

The Nicolodi Family tradition (owners of 8 hotels in Canazei & Campitello), strengthened through over 50 years of business activity and characterized by effort, competence and experience in the field, welcomes you with excellent hotel hospitality.

We stand out thanks to the range of our complimentary services: sports, beauty and entertainment for your ideal holiday.

SKI OPTIONS: Based on 2024 rates, subject to change for 2025:

Dolomiti Super Ski Pass Lift Tickets

5 of 6 Day Adult $478.00

6 Day Consecutive $496.00

4 Day Consecutive $366.00

5 of 6 Day Senior $432.00

6 Day Cons. Senior $448.00

4 Day Cons. Senior $332.00

More information about the location:

Ski Canazei

Canazei is a village of just under 2000 inhabitants in the Ladin-speaking part of the Dolomites area of Italy. It is one of the main winter centres in the Val di Fassa (Fassatal for the German-speaking part of the South Tyrol) and occupies a strategic position in the popular Sella Ronda ski circuit.

Canazei is often mentioned in conjunction with the neighbouring village of Campitello, which has its own connection into the vast Sella Ronda area with a lift from the resort heading up near the Sella pass.

Canazei History

The name "Canazei" is apparently connected with reeds and the settlements in the valley were sparsely inhabited until the development at the start of the 20th century. A major influence on the economy of the area was the building of the road over the Passo Pordoi and through to Arabba and down to the neighbouring province of Belluno. The settlements which had grown to serve the increasing tourist trade were badly damaged during the fighting between the Austrian and Italian armies in the First World War and the area took time to recover until the building of more lifts in the 1960s and later decades.

Canazei Today

These days Canazei is one of the most important stops on the Sella Ronda ski circuit in winter, with connection to the east and Arabba over the Passo Pordoi (where the road mentioned above also runs) and to the north and the Val Gardena over the Passo Sella. The town is now increasingly dependent on winter and summer tourism and the population has almost doubled in the last thirty years. However the inhabitants make a particular effort to keep to traditional customs and ways, and the village is a centre of the Ladin culture with traditional festivals held during the year.

 

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