Milky Way Skiing (Via Lattea), France

The Milky Way is a great all round ski area with 400km of piste and something to suit nearly all tastes. From beginners to intermediates and from skiers to snowboarders, there is something for everyone.

Milky Way Beginner Skiing (Via Lattea), France

There is a good selection of pistes for beginner skiers in all of the resorts in the Milky Way. Montgenevre has plenty of blue runs which beginners will love. Sestriere also has plenty of easy runs and they can easily be accessed right from the resort. Beginners in Sauze d'Oulx have to take a chair lift to get to the beginner slopes but the slopes on offer are ideal for learning skiing. If you are an absolute beginner that has never skied before then there is a nursey slopes in the village centre which you will learn on prior to having to attempt to get on and off a chair lift.

Milky Way Intermediate Skiing (Via Lattea), France

Intermediates skiers will love the Milky Way. It is haven for intermediates. The majority of the skiing in the area is blue and red runs and there is a good selection of tree runs as well as pistes over the tree line with skiing up to roughly 2800m.

Milky Way Expert Skiing (Via Lattea), France

The Milky Way is great for advanced skiers. There is loads of off piste skiing and there is 400km of on piste skiing. There are 40 black runs in the area which are great for advanced skiers to test themselves on, along with the men's World Cup downhill run in Sestriere and the Olympic run in Sansicario.

Milky Way Snowboarding Holidays (Via Lattea), France

There are loads for snowboarders in the Milky Way. They have loads of wide cruisey runs with plenty of tree lined route. The Milky Way also has 5 snowparks and snowbaorders will love the amount of off piste in the area.

Off piste skiing in the Milky Way (Via Lattea), France

There is a good selection of off piste skiing to be found in the Milky Way. On the Claviere and Montgenevre side those looking for off piste should head towards piste (32) on the way to Mongenevre and piste 100 on the way to Claviere. There is easy access off piste skiing on both sides of either piste. Further into the Italian side there is an abundance of tree route in Sansicaro and Sauze d'Oulx and there are big open bowls on the way down to Sestriere. One of the best tree routes in the area goes from 2700m all the way down Jouvenceaux, just lower then Sauze. If you keep on going you can end up at Amazas which is on the main road towards Oulx, the town lower down the valley. However, it is a taxi back from there.