Madonna di Campiglio, a discreet and elegant town nestling at an altitude of 1550 meters in the stupendous valley between the Brenta Dolomites and the glaciers of Adamello and Presanella, is today most certainly Italy’s number one ski resort as well as one of the most important resorts in the Alps.
The variety of its mountain surroundings mean that in winter it is possible to ski over countless kilometers of runs, up to an altitude of 2600 meters and with different degrees of difficulty. What’s more, you can set out from the centre of the town and return there without ever removing your skis.
Today the Ski Area can boast 57 lifts and 150 km of ski runs, with a capacity of more than 31,000 people per hour, 50,000 sq m of snow park, 40 km for Nordic skiing and there are plans to link up to the pistes in Pinzolo (since it is already possible to ski the link to Folgarida and Marilleva).
Madonna di Campiglio is famous for its high life, but just a short way out of town you will find a round of lakes, valleys, streams, malghe (alpine shepherds’ huts) and refuges.
The fifty thousand hectares of the Adamello-Brenta Natural Park, together with four hundred and fifty km of mountain paths offer incredible opportunities for those wishing to walk or mountain bike through the cool fir woods and enchanting larch forests.
Madonna di Campiglio is linked with two other smaller ski areas, Folgarida and Marilleva. The Folgarida and Marilleva areas add another 25 lifts and 50 km. of prepared slopes to the overall region.
Madonna has most of its slopes covered with snowmaking.
Snowboarding is allowed everywhere in Madonna di Campiglio. The resort has a terrain park with a bordercross layout with two jumps as well as a quarterpipe. Last year this was the site of the Snowboard World Championships.
Madonna Di Campiglio Mountain Statistics
- Resort Altitude: 5085 ft.
- Highest Peak: 8235 ft. at Grosté
- Vertical Drop: 5582 ft.
- Marked piste: 150km including Marilleva and Folgarida
- No. of Lifts: 57 Lifts
- Terrain: 30% Beginner, 40% Intermediate, 16% Expert
- Cross Country Skiing: 12 miles
Lift tickets (2007/08 prices)
The Super Skirama Dolomiti Adamello Brenta Pass includes unlimited runs on the following lifts Funivie Madonna di Campiglio S.P.A., Campo Carlo Magno S.P.A. ski lifts, Funivie Folgarida-Marilleva (which are connected), Pinzolo, Pejo, Ponte di Legno-Tonale-Presena, Andalo-Fai della Paganella, Monte Bondone, Folgaria-Lavarone.
Seniors are those born before Nov. 30, 1940. These are the Madonna lift prices.
| Days |
Skirama
|
Skirama Sr.
|
Madonna
|
Madonna Sr.
|
| One day |
38 euros
|
31 euros
|
36 euros
|
29 euros
|
| Three days |
110 euros
|
88 euros
|
102 euros
|
79 euros
|
| Five days |
173 euros
|
137 euros
|
158 euros
|
124 euros
|
| Six days |
199 euros
|
160 euros
|
175 euros
|
134 euros
|
You can buy hourly passes for use on the Funivie Madonna di Campiglio S.P.A. for 16 euros, 24 euros or 29 euros for 1, 2 or 3 hours, respectively.
Download Madonna / Sorrento Information Package here.