Sestriere ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Sestriere is a ski area in Sestriere, Turin, Italy. Its 125 mapped downhill runs add up to 58 km, which ranks it #15 of 277 ski areas in Italy and gives it 1.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 460 m long.

Slopes at Sestriere

About 47% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 38% intermediate and 15% advanced or expert, which makes Sestriere a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 22 lifts: 8 button lifts, 8 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets, 1 gondola, 1 cable car. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,600 m up to 2,786 m, a vertical drop of 1,186 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Sestriere

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), about 65 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 24 min by car; Cuneo International Airport (CUF) is 73 km away. Nearby ski areas include Pragelato (0.3 km), Sansicario (34.2 km), Sauze D'Oulx (57.3 km) and Prali, which together add 112 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.