Slope Breakdown
Corvara at a glance
Corvara is a ski resort in Italy, part of the Dolomiti Superski ski area. It offers 130 km of slopes served by 53 lifts, with skiing between 1,568 m and 2,778 m (1,210 m vertical). That makes it the 11th largest of the 30 ski resorts in Italy listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Corvara is particularly beginner-friendly: about 57% of its slopes are easy blue runs.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 9 cm of new snow at the top (2,778 m) in the next 3 days, 1 cm at the base.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
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An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at Corvara, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Bolzano (BZO) — about 43 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 80 EUR (2025/26 season). Alta Badia local day pass.
About €0.62 per km of piste the pass covers (130 km).
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Corvara
Rules for a car in Italy, checked 30 September 2026 against official sources.
Road charge
Motorway tolls by distance
Winter tyres
Winter tyres or chains on board, 15 Nov to 15 Apr, on signed roads (Valle d'Aosta from 15 Oct)
Studded tyres
Unclear: allowed up to 3.5 t; the period is not confirmed on an official page
Corvara resort facts
These figures cover the lift network Corvara shares with La Villa and Alta Badia on Intski: one sector of the Dolomiti Superski pass, not the whole pass. Difficulty shares from skiresort.info.
About Corvara
Corvara is the central village of Alta Badia, the ski resort in the upper Val Badia (Hochabtei in German) in South Tyrol, in the Dolomites of northern Italy.
Resort Highlights
The heart of Alta Badia
Corvara is the central village of Alta Badia, the ski resort in the upper Val Badia (Hochabtei in German) in South Tyrol, in the Dolomites of northern Italy. The Alta Badia area spans the municipalities of Corvara, Badia and La Val, and the majority of its residents speak Ladin as their native language. It belongs to the Dolomiti Superski pass.
The skiing
Our stats give Corvara 130 km of pistes served by 53 lifts, between a base at 1,568 m and a top at 2,778 m, a vertical of 1,210 m. That is close to the overall drop Wikipedia gives for Alta Badia, 1,226 m from the lift-served summit on the Sella group down to Pedraces, so the local figures and the area figures describe much the same mountain.
Fifty-three lifts for 130 km is a very dense network, roughly one lift for every 2.5 km, which means short waits and easy circulation. For a skier that means the whole area can be lapped without ever facing a long haul, and the moderate vertical keeps runs manageable for improving skiers. With the top above 2,200 m the higher pistes hold their snow through the December-to-April season, although the base at just under 1,600 m depends more on the winter. No difficulty split is provided, but this density of lifts across a moderate vertical is the signature of terrain built for intermediates and families rather than steep-skiing specialists.
As a Dolomiti Superski member, Alta Badia also opens the door to the wider network, and the Sella group at its head is where the lift-served terrain reaches its highest point. For visitors that means two holidays in one: a compact, well-lifted home area for the first days, and the wider Dolomiti Superski network for those who want to range further once they know the local pistes.
Village and setting
Corvara is listed for traditional charm and scenic views, both consistent with a Ladin-speaking village in the Dolomites where the culture predates the lifts. Ladin is the native language of most locals, and it is one of the things that makes the valley feel distinct from the rest of the Alps. Being the centre of Alta Badia rather than an outlying hamlet, Corvara is also the most convenient base for the area’s lift system.
Getting there
Bolzano airport is roughly 43 km away as the crow flies. The season runs from December to April, and the resort’s official website has practical details.
Frequently asked questions about Corvara
The ski resort in the upper Val Badia in South Tyrol, covering the municipalities of Corvara, Badia and La Val and centred on Corvara. It is part of Dolomiti Superski.
Dolomiti Superski. Corvara's own area has 130 km of pistes and 53 lifts.
Ladin is the native language of the majority of locals in Alta Badia.
1,210 m in our stats, from 1,568 m to 2,778 m. Wikipedia gives Alta Badia an overall vertical of 1,226 m from the Sella group down to Pedraces.
On the Sella group, at the head of the area.
Corvara has 130 km of marked slopes: 74 km easy (blue), 47 km intermediate (red), 9 km expert (black), served by 53 ski lifts.
The skiing in Corvara ranges from 1,568 m at the base to 2,778 m at the top — a vertical drop of 1,210 m.
The ski season in Corvara typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Yes — Corvara is well suited to beginners. About 57% of the slopes (74 km) are easy blue runs.
Corvara has 9 km of expert (black) slopes — about 7% of the total.
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