Sestriere

Piemonte

2035 mBase altitude

2823 mPeak altitude

400 kmRuns

70Lifts

Run Difficulty

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Terrain Park at a Glance

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For freestyle, the go-to park in the Vialattea is the snowpark at Sauze d'Oulx, which you can reach on the lifts from Sestriere too: jumps, kickers, rails, and wall rides for snowboarding, freestyle, and ski-cross. The setup changes: check the Vialattea website for the current layout.

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Sestriere carries real weight in Italian winter sports history: it hosted the alpine skiing events of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics, and it’s the heart of the Via Lattea, one of the biggest ski areas in Europe, with over 400 km of linked runs across Piedmont and France. For snowboarders it’s a serious destination: high altitude, varied terrain, and a huge area to explore.

Snowpark and Freestyle

For freestyle, the go-to park in the Vialattea is the snowpark at Sauze d’Oulx, which you can reach on the lifts from Sestriere too: jumps, kickers, rails, and wall rides for snowboarding, freestyle, and ski-cross, with the lifts dropping you right at the entrance. The setup changes from season to season, so check it on the Vialattea website before you go.

Freeride and the Via Lattea

Sestriere’s real strength for snowboarders is having the whole Via Lattea on your doorstep. The slopes between Sestriere, Sansicario, and Claviere have good off-piste: open trees, rocky chutes, and wide open faces after a snowfall. The area’s average altitude (Sestriere itself starts at 2,035 meters) does a lot for snow quality. The days after a storm on these slopes are the ones you remember.

Getting There

By car from Turin, take the A32 highway to the Oulx Ovest exit, then drive up the SS23 to Sestriere: about 2 hours in all. By train, get off at Oulx on the Turin–Modane line, where shuttles and buses leave for the ski area. Sestriere is a purpose-built ski village, almost all of it at 2,035 meters, with ski-in/ski-out lodging and a layout designed to keep the walk between your room and the lifts as short as possible.

Why Go Snowboarding

Sestriere is for you if you want a huge ski area, reasonable prices, and a place that helped write Italian ski history. With the link to France (Montgenèvre) and the other Via Lattea resorts, you can ride a different zone every day of a week’s vacation. Adventurous riders will love the freeride after a snowfall, and freestylers have the Sauze d’Oulx snowpark within reach by lift: a balance that works for lots of different riders.

Getting There at a Glance

Car: A32 Turin–Fréjus, Oulx Ovest exit, then SS23 to Sestriere

Bus: Bus from Turin (2h), seasonal services with several operators

Train: Oulx station (20 km), then shuttle or scheduled bus to Sestriere

Parking: Large parking lots in central Sestriere, free and paid