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South Tyrol Approves New 16-Person Ciampinoi Gondola in Val Gardena

Michael Fulton

July 22, 2026

South Tyrol Approves New 16-Person Ciampinoi Gondola in Val Gardena

South Tyrol has approved a full rebuild of the Ciampinoi cable car in Selva di Val Gardena, replacing the current 12-person gondola with a 16-person cabin and a new mountain-station restaurant. Capacity is capped at 3,200 people an hour rather than the 3,600 the operator wanted, and 250,000 euros must go toward compensatory measures. No construction or opening date has been set, though the upgrade is partly aimed at clearing bottlenecks before the 2031 Alpine Ski World Championships.

Val Gardena

Dolomites

Italy

Michael Fulton

March 15, 2026

Skiing the Sella Ronda Green Route: A First-Timer's Guide to the Dolomites' Famous Circuit

The Sella Ronda is one of those things every skier heading to the Dolomites gets told they absolutely have to do. So I did it — green route, anticlockwise, out of Val Gardena with a couple of detours along the way. Here's what it's actually like when you're not a seasoned alpine veteran and you're just trying to keep up with the signs.

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Val Gardena

Dolomites

Alta Badia

Michael Fulton

March 13, 2026

Val Gardena Day 2: 25cm Overnight and Why the Dolomites Keep Delivering

Day two at Val Gardena handed over everything a fresh snow day should — 25cm overnight, a first-ever ski lesson on the Sasslong, and the Dolomites finally clearing long enough to show what all the fuss is about. Here's an honest wrap of how it actually went.

Val Gardena

Dolomites

Italy

Michael Fulton

March 1, 2026

First Day Skiing Val Gardena in the Dolomites: Fresh Snow, Flat Light, and Finding My Feet

A snowing first day in Val Gardena wasn't exactly the Dolomites debut I'd planned, but fresh snow across the Sellaronda terrain and a cross-resort explore from Selva to Corvara made for a solid introduction to one of the Alps' most expansive ski areas.

Europe

Val Gardena

Dolomites

Italy

Val Gardena Opens 4 December: What's Actually New for 2025/26

Michael Fulton

November 17, 2025

Val Gardena Opens 4 December: What's Actually New for 2025/26

Val Gardena opens 4 December 2025 with access to the Dolomiti Superski network. Beyond the standard Christmas markets and World Cup racing, the resort has widened a competition piste ahead of the 2031 World Championships and added hybrid buses to its transport fleet.

Ortisei

Val Gardena

Dolomiti Superski

South Tyrol

Italy