the Dolomites, Italy

Alta Badia

The Dolomites do the most beautiful skiing in Europe, and Alta Badia's wide, sunny, confidence-building blues make it the ideal place for children to learn — while the Sellaronda circuit gives stronger skiers a legendary day out from the same lift pass.

  • Best forFamily
  • Approx. flying time~12h 10m from Los Angeles
  • Nearest airportBolzano (BZO)

Alta Badia, the Dolomites, Italy
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About this place

This is also the region where mountain lunch becomes the point of the sport: rifugios serve proper South Tyrolean cooking at sensible prices. Book ski school for the morning only and spend afternoons together.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about -3°C in January to 17°C in July. Driest in January and February; wettest in May, with rain on about 24 days.

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August17° · rain 19 daysCool and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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