Cortina, Italy
Resort life
Cortina reflects its superstar status in the designer shops (Cartier, Prada and others), and accordingly it is very expensive, although some deals can be found.
Eating
Eating in the centre of town is over-priced with shoddy food and surly service. Get away from the centre and everything improves. Around the village are various food joints offering the usual Italian fare, but try to get out of the town centre for the best deals.Nightlife
The evenings are pretty boring here, and the rich only make it very glitzy. However, it's not all gloom as you can spend the evening mocking the rich and mine-sweeping their drinks: they won't even notice because they're too busy posing. Après ski seemed to consist of ski instuctors with bad tans drinking espressos - best avoided.Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: None
Lifts
Total Lifts: 51
Cable cars: 6
Chair lifts: 29
Drag lifts: 16
Max people per hour: 60,000
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 52
Total ride area: 87miles (140km)
Longest run: 5.6miles (9km)
Top lift: 2932m
Vertical drop: 1882m
First lift: 1050m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 33%
Red runs: 62%
Black runs: 5%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
Local area:
1 Day pass 37 euros
6 Days 187 euros
Dolomite Superpass
1 Day pass 40 euros
6 Days 202 euros
Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm
Snowfall
Average annual snowfall: 4m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 90%
Facilities
Snowboard Schools:
private from 36 euros/hr
6 morning lessons from 300 euros
Night Riding: :
No
Other activities
Heliboarding: :
Not available
Snowmobiles:
Not available
Further information
Please install Flash and turn on Javascript.
Summary
Okay but dull village
MONEY WISE: Expensive, with deals to be found outside of main holiday periods.
Terrain & parks
HALFPIPE:
Yes - 1
TERRAIN PARK:
Yes - 1
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:A bit
TREE RUNS:A few
Please install Flash and turn on Javascript.
Image Gallery
Piste Map
Click to expand
