Alta Badia
A series of Ladin-speaking villages on the Sella Ronda with the best on-mountain food in the Dolomites and gentle, sunny pistes.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
Best For
When to go
Average snowpack depth, by month.
Alta Badia's snowpack peaks in April.
- Snowpack
- peaks Apr
- Typical season
- Oct – Jun
Snow depth: GeoSphere Austria, gridded climate data (1994–2023).
Location
Alta Badia sits in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, in northeastern Italy near the Austrian border. The villages spread across high-alpine valleys beneath the Sella massif, surrounded by the pale limestone peaks and sunny meadows typical of this corner of the Alps.
Getting there
Fly into Innsbruck (INN), about 2 hours from the resort by road.
- Innsbruck (INN)2 hoursDirections
- Venice (VCE)2.5 hoursDirections
- Bolzano (BZO)1.5 hoursDirections
- Lift-linked with Val Gardena (Italy) — Lift-linked on snow across the Passo Gardena leg of the Sella Ronda loop. (via the Dolomiti Superski / Sella Ronda)
- Lift-linked with Arabba (Italy) — Lift-linked on snow across the Passo Campolongo leg of the Sella Ronda loop. (via the Dolomiti Superski / Sella Ronda)
- Lift-linked with Canazei (Italy) — On-snow connected via the Sella Ronda loop (through Val Gardena or Arabba). (via the Dolomiti Superski / Sella Ronda)
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