Luxury ski-in/ski-out hotels in Italy

San Cassiano is the discreet cousin of Corvara, a smaller Ladin hamlet at 1,537 m where the Rosa Alpina and its three-Michelin-star kitchen at St. Hubertus set the tone. Same Alta Badia domain, same Sellaronda access, fewer people. The off-snow side is the most polished in the Dolomites.

Corvara sits at the heart of Alta Badia at 1,568 m, with the Sella massif rising straight above the village and the Sellaronda circuit starting at the door. Ladin-speaking, beautifully kept, with Michelin-starred kitchens scattered through the valley. The 130 km of local piste open onto Dolomiti Superski's 1,200 km network.

Three Ladin villages at the heart of the Dolomites and the Sella Ronda circuit, Alta Badia is famous for gourmet refuges and immaculate grooming. The piste-side scenery is among the most beautiful in the Alps.

The Matterhorn has an Italian side too, and Cervinia owns it. With the highest village base in Italy and a cross-border link to Zermatt, you can ski 22 km from Plateau Rosà to the valley floor in one go.

Built high for snow and speed, Sestriere is the highest village in the western Alps. It anchors the Via Lattea, a domain that runs from Italy across to Montgenèvre in France, and hosted the alpine events of the 2006 Olympics.

Duty-free prices, a national-park setting and a long high-altitude village that holds snow into May. Livigno will host the freestyle and snowboard events at the 2026 Olympics, and the freeride scene already knows the way.

From here you can ski the Sellaronda, a 26 km loop around the Sella massif that ranks among the most beautiful days on snow anywhere. Selva Val Gardena is a natural base for the vast Dolomiti Superski.

Italy's cross-border twin to French La Rosière, La Thuile shares 152 km of sunny piste on the Espace San Bernardo. Quiet, scenic and snow-sure under Mont Blanc.

A high pass between Lombardy and Trentino at 1883 m, Passo Tonale is snow-sure into May with a glacier at 3016 m. Wide, beginner-friendly slopes and excellent value.

A sunny Val Chisone village lift-linked up to Sestriere on the Via Lattea, Pragelato hosted the 2006 Olympic nordic events. The quiet, well-priced way into the 400 km Milky Way.

A snowy, north-facing resort near the Swiss border at the end of the Valchiavenna, Madesimo is famous for the Canalone, one of the longest freeride descents in the Alps. Stone village, big snow, serious skiing.

Solda (Sulden in German) sits at 1,900 m in the Stelvio National Park at the foot of the Ortler (3,905 m). Forty-four km of north-facing piste reaching 3,250 m, and skiing into May most years.