Alta Badia ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Alta Badia is a ski area in Abtei-Badia, Bolzano/Bozen, Italy. Its 221 mapped downhill runs add up to 127 km, which ranks it #2 of 277 ski areas in Italy and gives it 2.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 576 m long.

Slopes at Alta Badia

About 57% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 26% intermediate and 4% advanced or expert, which makes Alta Badia a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 59 lifts: 29 chairlifts, 11 gondolas, 9 button lifts, 8 magic carpets, 1 drag lift, 1 funicular. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,340 m up to 2,525 m, a vertical drop of 1,185 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 16.6 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Alta Badia

The nearest airport is Bolzano Airport (BZO), about 45 km away in a straight line — roughly 58 minutes by car; Innsbruck Airport (INN) is 88 km away. Nearby ski areas include Dolomiti Superski (1,070.9 km), Arabba (45.9 km), Lagazuoi - 5 Torri (34.0 km) and Belvedere - Col Rodella - Passo Pordoi (40.5 km), which together add 1,212 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.