Val Gardena, Italy: an unlikely ski resort trailblazer The Dolomites has recently attained UNESCO World Heritage Status rubber stamping their natural beauty. Chris Moran.

Of course, Val Gardena is most famous for the Sellaronda ski circuit, a circular 42-kilometre tour around the giant Sella massif that skiers can negotiate without taking a single ski lift twice.

Join me on a mesmerizing 4K 60p drive through Passo Gardena, one of the most scenic alpine roads in Italy’s Dolomites. Connecting Val Gardena to Val Badia, this 2,121-meter-high pass offers ...

It can be easy to forget where you are at times in Val Gardena. And I don’t mean when you’ve taken the wrong ski lift and ended up inadvertently face-planting your way down the steepest run on ...

Val Gardena, Italy. Ski Sunday will in Val Gardena on 16 December at 1330 GMT on BBC Two. Elevation Area: 1700m - summit: 2730m. As part of the Sella Ronda and the Dolomiti Superski area, Val Gardena ...

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill, in Val Gardena, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) ...

Skiers on the Saslong slope in Italy's Val Gardena ski area in December 2021. Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP Italy is one of the most popular ski holiday destinations in Europe, but hitting the ...

Italy's Dominik Paris reacts after completing an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill race, in Val Gardena, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. Credit: AP/Alessandro Trovati ...

The Dolomites has recently attained UNESCO World Heritage Status rubber stamping their natural beauty ...

The 27-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C. finished with a time of 2:03.74 to place 9th in the men's downhill event during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup stop in Val Gardena, Italy.