Beginner skiing in Sestriere ****

Sestriere is a great resort for beginner skiers. The nursery slopes are very easily accessed from the centre of the village so no need to get a big intimidating gondola before getting to the slopes which are suitable for beginners. After a couple of days of lessons on the nursery slopes you should then be able to progress onto the wide open blue pistes that are on offer and you might even get a couple of reds runs under your belt by the end of the week.

Intermediate skiing in Sestriere *****

There is an immense amount of intermediate skiing in Sestriere. In fact it is a real intermediate skiers paradise. 80% of the pistes in that area are classed as blue or red and with a total of 400km of piste in the area you will never get board. If you purchase a week long full area lift pass then you get a days skiing in Montgenevre included in the lift pass which is well worth skiing over too. However, it is a long old ski so make sure that you get hot the slopes early.

Advanced skiing in Sestriere ****

There is some brilliant advanced skiing in Sestriere and any advanced skiers choosing Sestriere as the destination for their ski holiday will absolutely love it! 400km of piste makes Sestriere are the Milky Way one of the biggest ski area in Europe and with a combined number of 151 red and black runs in the area you are sure to find enough challenging skiing to keep you going for a week and even more. Expert skiers will also want to check out Olympic Down Hill run that it on offer from the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics. Purchasing a full area lift pass is a must for any experts holidaying in Sestriere and you will definitely want to make the most of the days skiing of offer in Montgenevre.

Snowboarding holidays in Setsriere ****

There is loads of snowboarding in Sestriere which is suitable for snowboarders of all levels. 400km of runs will be plenty enough for those whom like shedding up piste whilst there are 5 snow parks in the area. They have a well looked after snow park in Sestriere itself as well as four other parks in and around the Milky Way as a whole. Snowboarders who like off piste will find plenty on offer here as well. See our off piste section below.

Off piste skiing in Sestriere ****

There is some great off piste skiing in Sestriere and the Milky Way as a whole. There is loads of easily accessible off piste in Sestriere where you can just hop off the side of the piste to catch some lines in the fresh snow fall. Some of the best of piste in the area can be found on the face heading down from Sauze d'Oulx towards to Sestriere. There are some great routes down underneath the gondola that takes you to Sestriere from Sauze d'Oulx and there is a brilliant bowl leading to a tree lined valley on the other side. However,  be prepared for a slight walk at the end. There are also some awesome tree lined routes which run all the way down fro the highest slopes on the Sauze side all the way down to Jouvenceaux. But be careful as you are not meant to ski off piste in Itlay without a local guide! Ski patrol keep a close eye on the goings on but it does mean that the off piste does not get tracked out so you can still get fresh lines up to and beyond a week of a snowfall.