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Europe’s highest mountain ranges – the Dolomites and the Alps are among the countless attractions that Italy offers to its visitors. On their snow-covered slopes are some of Europe’s most famous ski resorts. The most skiable terrain and the broadest range of opportunities are in the Dolomites, where 12 major ski areas total more than 1,200 kilomete...

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Hidden away – quite literally for centuries – in the Alps of Lombardy, the small town of Livigno has slowly been emerging as a favourite spot for visitors from both Italy and abroad. The stunning town of Livigno had a late start when it came to attracting visitors because of the peculiar geographical position it was built on. Standing approximately...

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The ski resorts of Bulgaria have long been seen as the best option for British skiers hoping to hit the slopes on a budget. Borovets and Bansko might not have the glitz of Verbier, the after-ski buzz of St Anton, or the picturesque villages of the Trois Vallées, but as the solid, wallet-friendly option, Bulgaria has been unbeatable for more than a...

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Horizons expand and all boundaries seem to fade away when you reach an altitude of 3,466 meters. Suspended between the sky and the mountains above 4,000 m, Courmayeur's futuristic cable car takes you to the foot of the granite rock giants, surrounded by millennial glaciers and perennial snow. Skyway Monte Bianco perfectly embodies the ice dream of...

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For Battista “Tita Pito” Pordon, being named to the 1960 Italian Olympic Team was a dream come true.  As one of Europe’s top young ski racers, it was a golden opportunity to make his mark on the world’s grandest sporting stage.  The allure of skiing on an unknown mountain, nearly 6,000 miles away in Northern California, added to the prestige of the...

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The picturesque small town of Roccaraso is located in the province of L’Aquila. It has approximately 1,524 inhabitants, known as Roccolani. The town, in the Alto Sangro ski area, is the largest ski resort in the central Apennines, 195 kilometers from Rome. It is among the most renowned mountain resorts in central and southern Italy, and it offers t...

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On the snow-covered summit ridge overlooking the Italian village of Gaver, the bright red bullwheel looks like a relic from a bygone industrial age. This giant pulley was once the top of a busy ski lift, its path still visible beneath the line of rusting steel pylons running down the hillside. But the last time anyone queued to ski here was a decad...

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"The only way to get to the hut is by foot, which will take about 20 minutes,” a friend had written in a text, accompanied by a map. “There will be crampons waiting for you.” Aside from these two sentences, she had told us little about the remote Rifugio Nambino, but I knew that it was her favorite forest “hut” — one of the traditional restaurants...

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The Romans and Neopolitans love Roccaraso. At weekends and bank holidays, the alla moda set converge on this ski resort, located just two hours from Rome and Naples, in search of la dolce vita. Yet despite being Italy's fifth largest resort, the 100km of the Alto Sangro ski area remains practically unknown to Britons. Most skiers know that Italy is...

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Italian Alpine skier Sofia Goggia clinched this year's downhill World Cup title on Saturday, her fourth crown after those won in 2018, 2021 and 2022. She took the title before even taking to the slope at Kvitfijell, Norway, as her only potential rival, Slovenia's Ilka Stuhec, placed third in the provisional standing, meaning Goggia's lead at the to...

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