Four ski days across three valleys, a World Cup night slalom and the resort where Sissi came to walk. Five days in the Brenta Dolomites.
Photo: Manuel righi, CC BY-SA 4.0
Madonna di Campiglio started as a monk's good deed. Around 1190 a man called Raimondo built a hospice and a chapel to the Virgin on the pass between Val Rendena and Val di Sole, to shelter travelers, and the place lived on pilgrims and cattle traders until it was suppressed in the early 1500s. In 1868 a Val Rendena entrepreneur, Giovanni Battista Righi, bought the ruins and built the first hotel. His successor Franz Josef Österreicher, said to be an illegitimate son of the emperor, turned it into a resort for the Austrian aristocracy. Empress Elisabeth, Sissi, came in 1889 and 1894, and in 1894 Franz Joseph joined her. The ski area came much later, and the 3Tre World Cup slalom, founded in 1949, made it famous.
What you get today is the largest ski area in Trentino, 155 km of slopes and 58 lifts by the operator's count, spread over three resorts on one pass. Madonna is the glamorous one, with steep black runs that end in the village. Pinzolo, 13 km down the valley, is quieter, and Folgarida-Marilleva in Val di Sole is the family and beginner side. Behind everything stand the Brenta Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Adamello-Brenta Nature Park. Five days is right for four ski days, one per sector, and a fifth on foot for the history that the lifts skip.
The plan follows the sectors: day one Spinale and the Canalone Miramonti, day two Grostè and the Graffer side, day three Pradalago and the link to Folgarida-Marilleva, day four Pinzolo and Doss del Sabion, day five off skis with the Habsburg story and the Pinzolo danse macabre. Nothing closes on a weekday, so it works in any week outside the holidays, but if you can choose, start on a Monday. If your week includes Wednesday 23 December 2026, the 3Tre night slalom is that evening, and day one is the day to move. For the rest of the country, see the Italy guide. If you want more Dolomites, the Val Gardena and Cortina guides cover two more areas.
Every stop from the plan below, colored by day. Pick a day to see its route.
The Spinale cable car, the black run that dives into the village, the 3Tre World Cup slope and a first dinner in town.
The long Grostè cable car, the highest lifts of the area, a hut with a view of the Brenta and a snowcat dinner on the way down.
The Amazzonia black run, then the ski link over to Val di Sole, a day on the family side and the way back before the lifts close.
A different valley on the same pass: long red runs, the new Plaza black run and a lunch with a view at Doss del Sabion.
A morning in the Habsburg village, an afternoon in the valley for a 1539 fresco on a church wall, and an evening that needs no lift.
Skiarea Campiglio Dolomiti di Brenta joins three resorts on one pass: Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo in Val Rendena and Folgarida-Marilleva in Val di Sole. The operator counts 155 km of slopes and 58 lifts. By the operator's slope list there are 42 blue, 35 red and 23 black runs, and Madonna is known for steep black runs such as Spinale Direttissima and Canalone Miramonti, which hosts a World Cup night slalom. Intermediates get the most from it, experts get the famous black runs, and beginners and small children are better served in Folgarida-Marilleva, with its three free Family Parks. It is not connected to the Dolomiti Superski carousel.
| 1 day, adult, ticket office, low season | 75 EUR |
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| 1 day, adult, ticket office, high season | 87 EUR |
| 4 days, adult, ticket office, high season | 318 EUR |
| 6 days, adult, ticket office, high season | 435 EUR |
| 1 day, child (born 2019 or later), ticket office, high season | 44 EUR |
The operator sells day and multi-day passes at dynamic prices, a bit like airline tickets: bought online and ahead, they cost up to 20% less than the ticket-office price, depending on the season, and the price rises as the slopes fill up. The rows above are the operator's own 2026/27 ticket-office list prices (price list dated 14 September 2026). A day pass costs 89 EUR at the 5-8 December, 28 December to 6 January and 7-20 February peaks. Multi-day passes use the high rate from 20 December to 14 March (4 days at the low rate: 274 EUR), and a 3 to 6 day pass that includes a Sunday costs 10 EUR more. Check ski.it before you buy. A child up to 8 (born after 2019) skis free with a full-paying adult, one child per adult, with ID for both. Juniors born 2009-2018 (up to age 18 this winter) get a reduced pass valid in the whole area. The Superskirama season pass (28 November 2026 to 2 May 2027) adds Passo Tonale, Paganella, Monte Bondone and Folgaria Lavarone, with 5 days in Dolomiti Superski.
Source: The 155 km, 58 lifts, season dates, Ideal Number caps, black runs and the Madonna, Pinzolo and Folgarida-Marilleva details are from the operator's site, ski.it, and its opening dates and news pages. The operator publishes no km split by colour, so the run counts by colour (42 blue, 35 red, 23 black) are counted from its live slope list, which also lists variants and does not add up to its 104-slope headline. The 787 to 2,513 m range is the lowest and highest lift station in the lift list. Pass rules and dynamic pricing are from ski.it and the tourist board; the ticket-office prices are from the operator's 2026/27 price list PDF (dated 14 September 2026), checked 2026-10-21
Day one is the sector that starts in the village itself, so there is no bus and no early start. Buy the pass first, because the first morning is also your test of the weather and of the lift queue. The trap is the race: on the evening of the 3Tre the slope is closed to skiers and the center is packed, so check the date.
Monte Spinale is the mountain right above the village, and the cable car leaves from a few minutes' walk from the center. It climbs from 1,510 to 2,098 m in a bit over five minutes, and the top station feeds the chairlifts to Spinale 2, Nube d'Oro and Boch, so it is also the doorway to the Grostè side.
In 1910 a group of English skiers climbed Spinale to test it for skiing, which is how Campiglio's winter story starts. For 2026/27 the operator widens the Spinale Diretta run for a smoother descent.
Spinale Direttissima starts at about 2,100 m, runs 2,400 m and ends at the village at 1,550 m, with a maximum gradient of 70%. The final wall is called the Schumacher Streif, named after the Formula 1 champion, and the whole run is billed by the operator as the best black run in the world, which is one ranking's verdict. The run is real, and the finish, dropping into the village in front of everybody, is the point.
If you are a solid red-run skier, ride the cable car down instead and ski the other runs on Spinale. The gradient is not a game. The nearby Nube d'Oro (1,200 m, black, 300 m of drop) is shorter and a gentler way to find out whether the day is for blacks.
Lunch on the Spinale side means a hut by the lifts. The tourist board lists the hut at the top as Chalet Spinale, reachable by the Spinale lift and on snowshoes, and it takes dinner reservations. Rifugio Boch, at 2,085 m on the way toward Grostè, is another stop.
Expect Trentino cooking: canederli (bread dumplings), polenta, a plate of local cheese and cured meat, then strudel. Book a table on peak days, and plan your afternoon so you finish at the village lifts before they close.
The Canalone Miramonti is the World Cup slope, one of the black runs the operator lists: 610 m long, up to 60% steep, from 1,725 to 1,545 m, the stage of the 3Tre night slalom. The race began in 1949 as three races in Trentino (tre gare, hence the name). Ingemar Stenmark won his first World Cup race here on 17 December 1974, and for 2026/27 its snowmaking is being upgraded along more than 1,000 m.
Ride the Miramonti chairlift and look down from the top. The slope is short but very steep, so ski it once with fresh legs. On race day, expect the slope to belong to the race, and ask at the lift.
Santa Maria Antica is the neo-Gothic church built in 1894-95, the years of the Habsburg visits. The newer parish church, Santa Maria Nuova, dates from 1970-72.
The town is small, so this is a gentle walk past hotels and shops in the center, ending wherever the aperitivo is loudest. The Habsburg story itself is told on day five.
Madonna is glamorous and fairly expensive, and the restaurants are priced to match. For a plain, local dinner, Ristorante Artini on Via Pradalago, opposite the start of the Pradalago cable car, has been run by the Artini family for more than 40 years and cooks canederli, goulash and grilled Val Rendena meat.
Artini opens from December to April, lunch 12:00-14:00 and dinner 19:30-21:00 (+39 0465 443212). Book ahead in the holiday weeks. The two Michelin-starred rooms in the village are an occasion, not a default, and their prices and stars change from one year to the next, so check before you set your heart on one.
Grostè is the high sector, and the lifts here carry you to 2,513 m, so it is the best day for views. It is also exposed: if the wind closes the upper lifts, turn to Spinale. The trap is the last cable car down, so check the closing time before you go far from it.
The Grostè lift is two cable cars and a chairlift. The first section climbs from 1,651 to 2,085 m in about 11 minutes, the second continues to 2,444 m in about seven and a half, and the Grostè chairlift lifts you to 2,513 m, the highest lift top on the operator's list. The valley station is east of the village, beyond Campo Carlo Magno, the pass between the two valleys.
It is the lift that opens first: the early-opening weekend on 21 and 22 November 2026, if confirmed and weather permitting, runs the two Grostè cable car sections, the chairlift and the Graffer run to the midway station.
At the top you stand on the northern end of the Brenta Dolomites, the group of rock towers that is part of the UNESCO Dolomites. In summer the Grostè lift is the starting point for the famous via ferrata network of the Brenta, and in winter it is simply the best seat in the house. Rifugio Stoppani sits at the pass at 2,439 m.
Take the time to look around before you ski: the Brenta's rock walls are what Madonna di Campiglio sells, and on a clear day they are the reason for the five days. Then pick a run: the Grostè lifts open onto the Graffer and Lame slopes.
Rifugio Giorgio Graffer sits at 2,261 m on this side of the mountain, and Rifugio Boch at 2,085 m is a little lower, toward Spinale. Rifugio Stoppani, at the Grostè pass, is a third option. Winter hours for each are on the tourist board's page, which also lists the huts that take snowcat guests.
Order polenta with a stew or a plate of local cheese, and one Trentino dessert.
The Ursus Snowpark is at Grostè and, the operator says, is the Best Snowpark 2026, thanks to modern facilities, constant maintenance and features for riders from beginners to professionals.
If you are not a park rider, ski past it and use the afternoon for a long run down. If you are, start with the smallest line.
Malga Montagnoli is a family-run alpine dairy and restaurant in the middle of the Campiglio runs. In the evening it is reached only by its own paid snowcat, which leaves from Fortini, at the Grostè cable car car park. The dinners are planned for 4 December 2026 to 13 March 2027, every evening by reservation. At lunch it takes no reservations; you arrive on skis or by the Nube d'Argento cable car.
It is the kind of winter dinner Campiglio does well: you leave the village after dark, ride up through the snow and eat in a hut instead of a hotel dining room. Ask for the exact meeting time and the return when you book, because the snowcat runs to a schedule.
This is the day you ski from one valley to another. It is also the day you must watch the clock, because the way back from Val di Sole is a lift trip. The lift page on ski.it shows a live status for the Madonna-Folgarida Marilleva connection: look at it before you set off, and start early.
The Pradalago cable car is the village's second lift, climbing from 1,548 to 2,110 m in about six minutes. The operator has replaced its cabins for 2026/27 to match the Fortini cable car and modernized the valley station. A second cable car, the Fortini, leaves nearby and reaches 2,100 m.
The top is a hub: the Pradalago easy runs, the chairlifts Genziana (to 2,160 m) and Zeledria, and the start of the black Amazzonia. It is also the side you ride from to cross to Folgarida-Marilleva, so ride it early.
Amazzonia is the black run to warm up on: 1,600 m, up to 67% steep, from 2,100 to 1,630 m. It starts at the top of the Pradalago cable car and runs through high fir forest to the Nambino plain, and the sun reaches it early in the morning, which is why the operator calls it the one to warm up on.
If it feels like too much, skip it and take the easier Pradalago runs toward the link.
The operator and Wikivoyage both present Madonna and Folgarida-Marilleva as one connected ski area, but the operator publishes no turn-by-turn description of the crossing. On OpenStreetMap the top of the Genziana chairlift sits at the foot of the Malghette chairlift, which the operator lists in the Marilleva sector, so that is the likely crossing; read the route off the official piste map that morning and follow the signs toward Marilleva. The operator describes three separate bases here, Folgarida, Marilleva (on two levels) and Daolasa, joined by lifts.
Check the day's piste map before you commit, because a closed lift would turn the crossing into a long walk. The operator gives no time or grade for the crossing, so do not assume it is an easy transfer for intermediates. Allow plenty of time each way, and turn back early rather than risk the last lift home.
The Malghet Aut center is a four-storey building of natural materials, reached by the Folgarida and Belvedere lifts, with a heated ski room, a ski workshop, sports shops and a panoramic restaurant over the Brenta Dolomites. It is the obvious lunch stop on the Val di Sole side.
Menus and prices are not published, so ask before you sit down, and eat in time to start back early.
Folgarida-Marilleva is the family side of the ski area, in Val di Sole. For 2026/27, the Malghet Aut area is rebuilt, with the new six-seater Brenzi chairlift replacing the original 1984 lift, doubling the capacity to about 3,000 people an hour, and a wider Brenzi run. The Ometto chairlift system, with heated seats, was new last winter.
For good skiers there is the black Little Grizzly, and the Malghet Aut center offers a heated ski room, a ski workshop and a panoramic restaurant. Families get three free Family Parks, at Folgarida, Marilleva and Daolasa. Spend the early afternoon here, and take your time over lunch.
If you are not tired, the Biancaneve slope, no. 27, in Marilleva is floodlit for night skiing. It is the only night run the operator lists, and the Biancaneve lift sits next to the Albarè lifts.
Check the night opening days and times on ski.it before you plan around it. If you stay in Madonna, plan the return carefully, because the link is a daytime route.
Pinzolo is the quiet sector, with 31 km of slopes where the operator says skiers can avoid the crowds. You can reach it on skis from Madonna, or drive the 13 km and start in the village. The trap is the way home: the Plaza run and the Express are your link back to Madonna, so check their last ride. The Pinzolo base is the lowest lift station of the whole area, at 787 m, so late in the season the bottom of the mountain thins first: look at the snow report, and expect to ride the cable car down.
The Pinzolo-Campiglio Express (the operator's Pinzolo page has the new Plaza run) is the cable car that links the two valleys: nearly 5 km long, 1,100 m of vertical drop, four stations and a capacity of 1,800 an hour. The top station is at Patascoss, just above Madonna. The ski link between Madonna and Pinzolo has existed since winter 2014/15.
Ride it down in the morning for Pinzolo, and come back up late. For 2026/27 there is also the new Plaza run, which joins the Doss del Sabion area, and which the operator says puts Madonna just 12 minutes from Pinzolo's slopes on skis.
Pinzolo's lifts start from the base of the Pinzolo to Prà Rodont cable car, in the heart of the village, where you can park, and climb to Doss del Sabion at 2,100 m. From there the area opens: the Brenta run, the Grual red and black runs, and the link to Madonna. The operator describes the slopes as a mix of gentle curves and steep descents.
The area has its own snowpark, the Brenta Snowpark at Grual. If you want a break, the Doss del Sabion Lodge has a coffee shop, a bistro and a fine-dining room with a view of the Brenta, and the multimedia room of the Il Doss, il tempio del tempo project, on geological ages.
The new Plaza run starts at Puza dai Fò, 1,716 m up, and is 1,682 m long with a 573 m vertical drop and an average gradient of 36%, ending at Ponte Plaza, the middle station of the Express. It cuts the journey to Madonna on skis to 12 minutes. The Tulot Audi, on the Pinzolo side, is on the operator's shortlist of the six best black runs.
If you ski the Tulot, treat it with respect: the operator says it leaves you holding your breath until the end.
Pinzolo is a working Rendena town of about 3,000 people, not a resort village. Look for a place that lists canederli, polenta and the local cheese, and avoid anything with a laminated photo menu. On the mountain, the Doss del Sabion Lodge has a bistro and a fine-dining room.
Plan the end of the day backward from the last lift. The easiest return to Madonna is the Plaza run and the Express, skiing to Ponte Plaza and riding the Express up. If you started in Pinzolo by car, finish where you parked.
Without the lifts, a road runs the 13 km between Pinzolo and Madonna. The Trentino Trasporti line B231 links Madonna (Brenta Alta stop) with Pinzolo in about 25 to 30 minutes, with departures roughly hourly in the morning on the 2026/27 timetable (valid 11 September 2026 to 25 June 2027). Check the evening runs on the tourist board's bus page.
This is the rest day, and it is the one that explains why the resort exists. The frescoes are outside, so there is no closing day to plan around, but the Salone Hofer needs a call to the tourist office. The valley road to Pinzolo is 13 km and about 14 minutes by car. Honest verdict: this is a half day of sights, not a full one. Do the village in the morning, the two frescoes after lunch, and if the snow is good, swap the afternoon for skis.
The Salone Hofer is the ballroom of the historic Hotel Relais Des Alpes, decorated at the end of the 19th century with Art Nouveau paintings by the Austrian painter Gottfried Hofer. On one wall, two medallions show Sissi and Emperor Franz Joseph. This is where the Habsburg Carnival ends each year, with the Great Ball of the Emperor.
The room can be visited when it is not in use, and the tourist office knows when. Call ahead: +39 0465 447501, Via Pradalago 4.
The story is simple and slightly odd. Righi built the first hotel in 1868 and the road to Pinzolo in 1875. In 1882 Österreicher took over; the tourist board notes that he was said to be an illegitimate son of Franz Joseph, which is a rumor and should be read as one. He turned Campiglio into a stylish resort for Austrian and Central European aristocrats.
Sissi came in 1889 and 1894, walking the forests, hiking to the lakes and waltzing in the evenings. The Österreicher family lived here until 1955, when builders from Lombardy bought their properties and the resort changed.
Sissi walked to the lakes, and in winter you can follow her. The Lago di Nambino, in the Adamello-Brenta Nature Park, is in snowshoe country, but no official page confirms a winter route to the lake or its condition. Ask the tourist office, and bring snowshoes or cleats, because a packed path can be icy.
There is a hut at the lake, but its winter opening is not confirmed, so bring a flask.
San Vigilio, just outside Pinzolo, is a small church with a big fresco. In 1539 the painter Simone II Baschenis painted a Dance of Death (danza macabra) on the outer wall: skeletons leading the living, from the humble to the powerful, to say that death treats everyone equally. It is the best known work of the Baschenis family, who frescoed many churches in Trentino.
The church was founded in 1362 and widened in 1515. You see the fresco from the outside, so you can come at any hour. The tourist board mentions more frescoes inside and an audio tour but publishes no interior hours, so do not plan around getting in.
Santo Stefano in Carisolo, about 2 km further up the valley, has a second dance of death by the same painter on its outer wall. The church stands on a rock spur at 862 m, at the mouth of Val Genova, an Alpine valley about 20 km long.
Compare the two: Carisolo's came first, and Pinzolo's is the one Baschenis returned to the subject for in 1539. One short trip covers both.
Pinzolo has an ice stadium (Stadio del Ghiaccio, Via allo Stadio 21) that the tourist board says is open seasonally and used for skating, hockey, broomball and curling. After four ski days, skating is a gentle way to use sore legs.
The old rink closed in March 2026 for a new one, and the rink's own news points to a new rink running this season, with courses from 7 October 2026. Public sessions and 2026/27 prices were not posted on 21 October 2026, so call +39 0465 501612 before you go.
Finish the trip where it started, in the village. After a day of frescoes and Habsburg history, a plate of tortel di patate with local cheese and cured meats, then strangolapreti or canederli, is the right dinner, and a glass of Teroldego goes with it.
Madonna's restaurants range from family trattorie to the glamorous. Book ahead for a Friday or a holiday week, and ask your hotel which kitchens are open on your night.
Six places that didn't fit, ordered by distance from Madonna. Times are by road in good conditions.
The Adamello-Brenta Nature Park surrounds the village, and Nambino is the easy lake. In winter it is a snowshoe walk, in summer it is the start of many trails.
Getting there: About 3 km from the village; 45 minutes on foot in winter
Val Genova is a 20 km Alpine valley that starts at Carisolo. Most of it is a summer walk, but Carisolo's church is worth a stop on any day.
Getting there: About 14 km from Madonna, 17 minutes by car
Val di Sole is the other side of the pass, where Folgarida, Marilleva and Daolasa are. The operator says Daolasa, in the middle of the valley, is easy to reach even if you arrive by train. Malè is a town on the valley road and a change from resort villages.
Getting there: About 25 km from Madonna, around 36 minutes by car via Campo Carlo Magno
Passo Tonale (Ponte di Legno-Tonale) and Pejo are separate ski areas of the same Skirama Dolomiti group. The Superskirama season pass, valid from 28 November 2026 to 2 May 2027, covers both. Pejo is also on the ordinary Skiarea day and multi-day pass, but Passo Tonale is not, so ask before you buy which pass you need.
Getting there: About 44 km to Passo Tonale, around 56 minutes by car
Trento is the nearest station, 73 km from the village by the operator's count, and the city where the Council of Trent met in the 16th century. It is a stop on the way in or out, or a change from skiing.
Getting there: About 72 km from Madonna, around 80 minutes by car, or by bus or train plus bus
These are a transfer, not a day trip. If you want more of the Dolomites, the Val Gardena guide covers Seceda, the Saslong and the Sellaronda, and the Cortina guide covers the Tofane and the Olympic slopes.
Getting there: About 126 km to Ortisei (2.5 hours) and about 190 km to Cortina (3.5 hours)
Trentino cooks like the mountain it is, with Austrian roots and no traditional pasta. These are the dishes and drinks to look for.
Bread dumplings, the first of the Trentino primi: bread and meat, sometimes with cheese, served in broth or with butter and sage. There are variants with cabbage and puzzone cheese. They are the hut lunch of the area.
Where to try it: Mountain huts and village restaurants; Ristorante Artini lists them on the menu.
Cornmeal porridge, a staple across the northern Alps and part of Trentino's poor-kitchen tradition. It comes beside stews, game and cheese.
Where to try it: Any hut or trattoria in the valley.
The local cured meats include a garlic salami and a garlic bacon from Val Rendena. They are the board at any hut.
Where to try it: Delicatessens in the villages.
Strudel arrived from Austria and is on every hut menu. The local dessert is an apple and walnut pie. Tiramisu is on every Italian menu, but strudel is the one to try here.
Where to try it: Every hut, with cream or vanilla sauce.
Teroldego is the grape of Trentino's reds, and Casteller is the light house wine. Order a glass with the board.
Where to try it: Wine lists in the village restaurants.
The Trentino national spirit is grappa, distilled from the pomace left over from winemaking. A small glass after dinner or in the espresso is the habit.
Where to try it: Order one at the end of a hut lunch, and sip it.
A potato pancake, a traditional Trentino starter, often served with a board of local cured meats and cheeses.
Where to try it: Village restaurants and farm-style huts; ask if it is on the day's menu.
Homemade dumplings of spinach and bread, a classic Trentino dish whose name means priest strangler. Some versions use nettles instead of spinach.
Where to try it: Trattorie in Madonna and Pinzolo.
A low-fat cheese with a protected designation of origin (DOP), from the valleys around here. Eat it with polenta, or on a board.
Where to try it: Cheese shops and farm shops in Val Rendena.
Risotto cooked with Teroldego, the red wine of Trentino, a northern dish that uses the valley's wine instead of white.
Where to try it: Restaurants in the village; ask what the kitchen does with Teroldego.
Pick the valley first. Madonna has the glamour and the lifts in the village, Pinzolo the quiet and the Doss del Sabion side, Folgarida and Marilleva the family and beginner side in Val di Sole.
Best for: Skiers who want the lifts in the village, the 3Tre run and the best dinners
Madonna is the resort the Habsburgs chose and the one that markets itself as glamorous. The center is small, so you can walk to the lifts, the church and dinner. The catch is the price: restaurants and hotels here are the glamorous kind, and the Pinzolo and Folgarida-Marilleva sectors are a ride away.
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Best for: Quiet stays, couples and anyone who wants Doss del Sabion and the San Vigilio fresco close
Pinzolo is a real town, not a resort village, and it is where the lifts of the quiet sector start. You get the danse macabre on the doorstep and fewer crowds on the slopes. The catch is distance: Madonna's black runs and its evenings are a drive or a day of skiing away.
Best for: Families with small children and anyone who wants the Val di Sole side
Folgarida is the base for Kinderland, the Family Park and the new Brenzi chairlift, and the lifts start in the village. It is a purpose-built ski resort, so the choice of evening entertainment is smaller. The catch: Madonna's dinners and the 3Tre are on the far side of the link.
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Best for: Families and groups who want Val di Sole slopes, night skiing and an easy arrival
Marilleva has two hubs, 900 and 1400, and with Daolasa gives the easiest access in the ski area when you arrive by train. It is the base for night skiing on Biancaneve. The catch: it is a ski base, not a town, and Madonna is a link ride or a drive away.
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The practical stuff that makes the first day in Madonna di Campiglio easier.
Day and multi-day passes have dynamic prices: bought online and ahead they cost up to 20% less than at the ticket office, and prices rise as the slopes fill. The online price includes a protected-pass insurance that refunds a missed day for a documented reason. Passes are personal and cannot be transferred.
On 5-8 December, 27 December to 6 January and 7-21 February 2027 the operator limits day-pass sales to about 14,000-15,000 skiers. Multi-day passes (2 days or more) are exempt, so a multi-day pass is the way in if the day pass is sold out.
The nearest stations are Trento and Brescia, and from there it is a bus. FrecciaLink combines a Frecciarossa to Trento (from Rome, Florence, Bologna or Verona) with a bus to Pinzolo and Madonna; the tourist board still shows the 2025/26 dates, so 2026/27 was not published on 21 October 2026. Trentino Trasporti buses link Trento and Madonna all year. Fly Ski Shuttle runs shared transfers from the big airports.
From the A22 take the Trento Sud exit, from the A4 take Brescia Est, and follow the SS239 toward Madonna. Carry winter tires or chains as the signs require, and check the traffic line before you leave. Parking is available at the Pinzolo cable car base.
Italy uses the euro. Carry some cash for remote huts and snowcat dinners, and ask whether a place takes cards before you order. Italian is the language of menus and bus timetables, so a translation app helps.
Lifts and slopes are listed live on ski.it, with webcams, a snow report and an official app with a 3D map. Opening times change with the weather, wind and day, and the link between Madonna and Folgarida-Marilleva depends on specific lifts being open.
The Madonna di Campiglio tourist office is at Via Pradalago 4, phone +39 0465 447501. It is the best source for church and ballroom opening times, the Habsburg Carnival dates and winter trails.
Ski only on marked runs, wear a helmet, and consider insurance. The operator sells an insurance policy with the pass, and for multi-day passes of three days or more it includes a partial refund after a recorded accident on the slopes.
Yes, if you accept one sector a day. Four ski days cover Spinale and the Canalone Miramonti, Grostè, the link to Folgarida-Marilleva and Pinzolo, and the fifth day is for the history. Skiers who want to repeat every sector would want a week.
Madonna di Campiglio for the lifts in the village and the dinners, Pinzolo for a quieter stay near Doss del Sabion, Folgarida or Marilleva for families and the easiest arrival by train. All four are on the same pass.
It is better for intermediates and experts. By the operator's slope list there are 42 blue runs against 35 red and 23 black, but the best beginner terrain, with the free Family Parks and Kinderland, is on the Folgarida-Marilleva side.
The FIS calendar lists the men's night slalom for Wednesday 23 December 2026, with the first run at 17:45 and the second at 20:45 as announced in May. The slope is closed to skiers on race day, and the village is full, so book early.
Any week outside the holiday peaks, Monday to Friday, such as the weeks before 5 December or after the school breaks end in late January. Avoid 5-8 December, 27 December to 6 January and Carnival (7-21 February 2027).
At the ticket office in high season 87 EUR for a day (75 in low season) and 435 EUR for six days, by the operator's 2026/27 list; online and early is up to 20% cheaper. Children up to 8 ski free with a paying adult, one child per adult.
Not to ski. Lifts link all three resorts, and the Skibus serves the villages. A car helps for the valley arrival, the Pinzolo church trip on day five and the Trento transfer, but you can come by train to Trento and then bus.
No. Madonna's area is separate from the Dolomiti Superski carousel. A Superskirama season pass includes 5 days in Dolomiti Superski, but a day pass does not. For those areas see the Val Gardena and Cortina guides.
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