sella ronda

Me and my family ski in Dolomites every March and Sells Ronda is a must every time. As vistas and scenery have a big impact here, I advice to pick up as sunny day as possible. There are two routes, green and orange one differing in direction and level of skiing. While green one is easier, consisting mostly of blue and easier routes, orange one is bit difficult, mostly red and very few black slopes. It is usually bit crowded, there is nothing one can do, but navigating among people is usually easy. Make sure you stay in few of the many pubs while skiing as views are great and beer is cold. Maybe not the most challenging skiing but definitely a must do while in Dolomites!

This is impossible to miss if you are skiing in the Dolomites. The route is well marked to clock and anti-clock wise, and takes you around the famous ski area. I would recommend the green route for everyone and the orange one for those who are not afraid of steep runs. The run takes about 5-6 hours and has plenty of lovely restaurants for lunch and refreshments.

I have in many years at least once and often twice a year spend a Day skiing the Sella Ronda and I am each time I be happy over all nice views. Are you in Dolomites you need to ski Sella Ronda.

A superb days skiing - one of those things every skier should do! Two 15 year old sons and me - blue skies, cold snow, a long days skiing. You do need to be able to handle red slopes to do this

After visiting over 100 ski resorts in Alps, I must say Sella Ronda "area" and especially Val Gardena is one of my favorities. Selka Ronda offers something to everyone. The area is mostly red slopes, but offers also some though black ones. Easier skiers will enjoy the long blue ones.Dolomites offer a beatifull sight which I can not get enough.As the name says, you can go around the Sella in both directions. You can do also a longer circular route trough Ortisei (better counter-clock wise) making it to over 100km skiing in one day (you need to be in good shape for this).Marmolada offer great (and somewhat challenging) glacier skiing (go early, as there are tycally ques). And Laguzoi's Hidden Valley breath taking views.

The Sella Ronda is a unique experience with amazing views and variety. So how long does it take? We did the orange run (clockwise) in a very comfortable 4 hours starting and ending in Selva. We are good intermediate skiers, but by no means experts. And that was with an hour for lunch. So it could be done in 2.5 hours without a break if you wanted to push yourself. Note this was in decent weather conditions and without significant lift lines. I would still suggest you start early (before 10am) and that will allow you to get around without pressure. If you do get around quickly then you can do some side trips or enjoy the afternoon back at your home base. Note the skiing is not overly challenging however that is dependent on conditions. The first time we went was very comfortable. But after a few days of high wind and zero snow, a couple of the slopes were very unpleasantly icy. The downside of the Sella Ronda is because you are moving from area to area, there is a lot more traversing than you would do if you just stayed and skied a particular area. Overall, a great experience - and well worth doing. I would do it early (maybe 2nd day after you get your ski legs). That will expose you to different areas and you can then decide to just ski your favourites or go round the other way! Note the Sella Ronde needs to Dolomite SuperSki pass. And don't forget you can check your distances by putting your skipass number into the Dolomites app or website.

I love the dolomites - the skiing is superb and the scenery awesome. However, yesterday was somewhat spoiled by the attack launched on me by an official ski gide. I was skiing down a red run, not very crowded, at a reasonable speed, in full control. I saw a man in front of me i a green emeradl jacket, who was stopped and was watching me. As i approached, he skied across my path. I assumed he was going to stop, as I was clearly going for the gap between him and the edge of the piste, but he closed that gap down as he carried on skiing, deliberately forcing me off the piste. I fell over as I hit the edge of the piste. As I was lying there, he ripped my hat off my head, grabbed my glasses off my face and flung them to the ground. He had his fist raised and looked about to punch me. Just then, my friends and a couple of strangers arrived and stopped him. He kept shoutng "I am the police", pointing to his Guida Alpina badge. He said I was out of control. I assured him i wasn't, but he kept shouting saying I could hurt children (there were none on the slope. My friend held him back with her ski pole and people told him to calm down. I told him he had watched me and deliberately foced me off the piste. Sadly, I did not get the name of the hotel on his jacket, but he clearly has problems - one of those thugs who when given a bit of power, exert it to a vicious degree. I'd like to see him lose his job - would you trust him guiding your children? But at the very least, he should go on an anger management course. Most distressing and luckily most atypical of the people here - but watch out for him

This review is for the GREEN route of Sella Ronda (I think it was the counterclockwise route) This is a beautiful, absolutely amazing skiing experience. Not for the skiing or the difficulty of the trails, but for the stunning mountains, the Dolomites will amaze you. This is a UNESCO World Heritage site for a reason! I loved the fact that we skiied through an old village and saw unique mountains and landscapes that blew me away. YOU MUST GO ON A sunny day! A cloudy day would ruin the views. The SellaRonda is not about skiing difficulty, most runs are blue, but there are a few reds to give a bit of variety. Even though it was a Tuesday of a NONpeak time, this was crowded by Kronplatz standards. There were a lot of beginner slower skiiers that seemed intimated by the red slopes. This is NOT a place to go for speed or rush through. You will want to take your time and BRING THE BEST CAMERA you have. Enjoy this experience, look around and savor it! There are tons of lifts because you are going 35 miles (51 kilometers) in total distance (we used GPS running watch to measure the distance, it included the lifts) Definitely be prepared to use poles because there are some flat spots, you also have to take off skiis and cross the street in two different villages. At one point, you have to lug your skiis down a set of stairs, so although the skiing is not difficult at all, there are some interesting physical demands. LOVED skiing through the middle of a Dolomite village.

IMO Sella Ronda is the best place for skiing in Europe. The stunning views, the amazing ski routes. Always the sun is shining there. The ski slopes are prepared immaculately.

Stunning views, but be prepared to use your poles. There are some quite flat bits! And in peak season there can be lift queues which delay you. Allow a total of 4 hours.

I'd been looking forward to doing the Sella Ronda clockwise, supposedly 'the sportier option', but on arrival in resort I learned of lift closures making only anti-clockwise viable. I also ended up doing it on a relatively cloudy day and the extent of lifts meant, even end-March, feeling pretty chilled by the end - having been sat so much time with little energetic skiing in the latter part. Starting from Arabba after a few day-excursions in that area, over to Corvara, it was noticeable how much busier the pistes and lifts became after Colfosco - especially upon arrival at Selva Wolkenstein. It's well worth descending North West from Ciampino (top of lift, positioned at about 10 o'clock on the circuit)) for black or red run options down to St Christina, then take the furnicular and lift up to Col Raiser, the point where I believe there was a fine hut and terrace. Continuing higher up there is then a long red run down to St Ulrich, if becoming slushy lower down towards midday. Despite this excursion North West off the Sella Ronda I still completed the circuit in 5 hours albeit with the lifts feeling quite monotonous. The extent of human traffic can also make the pistes quite hard-packed. Since there is so much terrain on the lift pass and Marmalada access was closed from Arabba, I'll be interested to try the clockwise option on another visit. Anti-clockwise, I found a day tour to Lagazuoi and 'the hidden valley' to be superior: less crowded with better quality pistes.

Skied from Campitello to this fantastic location with the help of Crystal ski reps, taxi, coach and the wonderful horse drag across the green run at the bottom of what turned out to be one of the most spectacular ski experience's. The history of what happened in 1914 and the conditions experience by both sides was quite unimaginable the tele-cabin to the top was ride in itself cannot imagine men in surge sitting for months in freezing conditions holding the ridge, regardless of who or what they defended, respect and admiration.

The ski area around Canazei is vast. But there is also a lot of people in the ski area. However usually the area is capable of swallowing a lot of skiers. In a ski area as this with so many people there is bound to be some hurdles where all i pushed in to. The same goes for Canazei and the transport with a gondola up to the ski area. So my advice is to be there early, and if possible buy the ski tickets on the day before. If you want to ski the entire area, it's the superski pass that must be bought, and I strongly recommend it. The closest ski area to Canazei is Belvedere. This area is divided in two. You have the one that you come to when using the gondola from Canazei, and there another one on an other side of a little valley. You can get there by using slope 6. I prefer this area, since it is not so crowded, and with less beginners.The big thing here is the Sella Ronda. It is a trip around the Sella mountain. There are two ways of skiing Sella Ronda. Clockwise and of course counter clockwise. Counter clockwise (green)is the easiest, but I prefer the clockwise (orange) since it is a bit more challenging, and not with so much time in the lifts.Or else I would recommend the Alta Badia ski area. Easily accessed via Arraba. You will find slopes with various levels here.Another trip to recommend is going to Marmolada. This is the highest mountain around here and gives great skiing down back home :-)In the ski area there is restaurants everywhere, so to stop for a bite is never a problem. Just remember that the lunch time is the best time for skiing with less people. Take a early lunch...All in all I think most people would enjoy skiing in this area. I brought my 16 year old daughter, and she was all smiles ( enjoying new all mountain skis) And remember you can't do anything with the weather - ' There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing'Brgds -Sigurd

We visited the Dolomites in autumn and drove from Cortina de Ampresso to Pas Falzevego, on to Pas Poudoi and on to Pas Sella. What a scenic and amazing road with views to take your breath away around each corner. So many stops when possible to take a picture as the landscape changed so often !!!! So many ski lifts and gondolas, I can only image how magical it must be in winter. We ate lunch at a little ristorante by the roadside, a fantastic view, sun and delicious food. Highly recommend a trip on this route.

It can not get any better: Dolomiti Superski is not only a slogan!Modern equipment, well maintained slopes and pleasant staff are the characteristics here. All for little more than half the price of Switzerland where good experiences are not always guaranteed.Queues are virtually unheard of and all restaurants on the itinerary are genuinly pleasant and accomodating.So rent a pair of rocker skis and enjoy, but don't forget to pay attention to the slopes while admiring the uniqe panorama.Outside the Sella Ronda the Marmolada is much recommended as well as another circuit of the first world war which includes some road sections.