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.
Selva Val Gardena is a ski resort with genuine ski-in/ski-out hotels in Italy, in the Italian Alps. The village sits at 1563 m and the lifts top out at 2518 m, with 175 km of pistes and 79 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 87/100, and the season usually runs Dec 7 → Apr 14.
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Run counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 2.5k reviews
Strong value for Selva Val Gardena, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.6/5 from 2,489 reviews). A mid-range option for Selva Val Gardena, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 1.9k reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Selva Val Gardena, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 1.0k reviews
Moments from the lifts in Selva Val Gardena, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 672 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Selva Val Gardena, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Very good · 851 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Selva Val Gardena, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 446 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Selva Val Gardena, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 402 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Selva Val Gardena, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 356 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Selva Val Gardena, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 355 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Selva Val Gardena, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 263 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Selva Val Gardena, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 293 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Selva Val Gardena, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 314 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Selva Val Gardena, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
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A central hub of the Dolomiti Superski. Many hotels open directly onto the Ciampinoi or Dantercepies pistes.
Selva is the ideal launch pad for the Sellaronda and the wider Dolomiti Superski, with friendly Ladin villages and a generous helping of mountain-hut food. The pistes are mostly easy and intermediate, so the focus is on covering ground beneath some of the most dramatic peaks anywhere.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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Selva Val Gardena offers 175 km of pistes across 79 lifts, from 1563 m to 2518 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 7 to Apr 14, with a snow score of 87/100. Snow is usually most reliable in the heart of that window, deep in winter, while the closing weeks bring longer days and softer afternoon snow.
A central hub of the Dolomiti Superski. Many hotels open directly onto the Ciampinoi or Dantercepies pistes.
Selva Val Gardena has 175 km of marked pistes served by 79 lifts, between 1563 m and 2518 m of altitude.
Selva Val Gardena counts about 43 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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