Sestriere Ski Resort, Ski City in the Milky Way

The ski region has four major ski resorts, the Claviere, the Cesana-Sansicario, the Sauze d’Oulx, and the Sestriere. The Claviere ski alternative is ideal for families in which the parents are teaching the young ones how to ski.

Romantic couples that delight in the confidential rustic settings prefer the Cesana-Sansicario ski alternative. Groups of public who loved a lively après ski would go to the Sauze d’Oulx ski alternative. The serious skiers, but, who demand challenging pistes as well as comfortable amenities, the ski alternative of Sestriere is the superior scale. The Sestriere was built in the 1930s. As innovations and improvements are implemented every year, the Sestriere is always a new ski alternative.

At the Sestriere ski alternative, the skiers will have access to 105 ski runs that total to about 400 kilometers. About half of these runs are designed for intermediate skiers. For example, the ski runs in the Monti della Luna area go through the woods with the widths perfectly suited for those who like to combine pleasure and challenge in skiing. There is a total of 15 kilometers of cross-country trails and a snow park. The longest ski run is about five kilometers, which earnings extended skiing fun. Sestriere is also the location of the well-known Giovanni Alberto Agnelli piste, the ski run used by the Alpine World Championships in 1997. The same ski run is open for nighttime skiing until 10 pm.

Amenity-wise, the Sestriere ski alternative is both inclusive and state-of-the-art. The alternative was wittingly built with skiers in mind. There are numerous hotels, restaurants, and shops. The cost of hotel accommodations is average but the skiers can reduce their expenses by renting apartments. Various international cuisines can be loved from any of the 33 restaurants and 30 bars. There are shops for ski equipment and boutiques for those who are keen on Italian fashion. And if skiers wanted alternatives to skiing, the new ski alternative has facilities for bowling, paragliding, ice-skating, and even golf. Of course, the gym is well outfitted with physical fitness equipment, including sauna tubs.

Within the new ski alternative of Sestriere, there are 92 lifts, of which the lowest is at 1,840 meters, and the highest is at 2,840 meters. The Sestriere’s open season is from December to April, when the snow conditions are brilliant.

The snow is natural because the Sestriere is located at 2,035 meters above sea level, and aptly at the foot of the Sises Mountain. The Sestriere ski alternative is also flanked by Mount Fraiteve and Mount Banchetta. To reach the new ski alternative of Sestriere, skiers can come in through the international airport of Turin (or Torino, as the Italians like to call it).

Then the skiers can either use the bus or the ferry to reach the alternative area. For a shorter bus ride, the skiers can ride a train first to reach Oulx and then get on a bus to Sestriere. If coming from France, the skiers can take the train from Paris to reach Turin.

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