One of the four Ladin valleys in the Dolomites, Val Gardena is also famous for the wood carvings that its inhabitants have made for centuries and sell around the world. With this in mind the Gardena ski tour helps us to relive all the emotions of the past, starting from one of the valley’s skiing areas: Selva/Gardena, Santa Cristina or Ortisei.
In addition to ultra modern lift systems and unique tunnel connections, the area also has slopes where world-level skiing competitions have been and continue to be held: the “Saslong” of the 1970 world championship, a downhill run won by the Swiss champion Bernhard Russi, the “Dantercepies” women’s downhill, the “Ciampinoi” of the world giant slalom won at that time by the great Austrian champion Karl Schranz and last, but not least, the “Gardenissima” slope on the Seceda that thanks to a nine-kilometre piste, is one of the world’s longest runs.
It is on these slopes, which wrote unforgettable pages in the history of skiing, where we can trace the route as well as the memory of the great champions who competed there, fully enjoying totally unique thrills and experiences.