Sestriere

The 2006 Olympic host resort of Sestriere offers the most snowsure slopes in the Milky Way, a vast 400km network of interconnected, intermediate pistes.

weather Forecast today: Generally clear

Max temp: 9.1 °c
Min temp: 0.3 °c

Last Updated: Thu 24 Apr

weather Forecast today: Generally clear

Max temp: 9.1 °c
Min temp: 0.3 °c

Last Updated: Thu 24 Apr

24%Beginner

55%Intermediate

21%Advanced

For a relatively dry part of the Alps, Sestriere is the most snowsure ski area.

Not only are the local slopes all above 2000m, but 60% are now covered with snowmaking to aid what falls from the sky naturally. The slopes to the east of the resort are amongst the steepest in the entire area – including former Olympic racetracks – and there is some good off piste if conditions allow. The Fraiteve side of the mountain is less steep and the long, top to bottom blue (piste 26) is a great cruise. Access is then available to the rest of the Milky Way and its 400km of slopes from here.

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Pros and cons

The most snowsure part of the Milky Way
Good beginner slopes and some steep challenges too
Quick access to the rest of the Milky Way ski area

Erratic snowfall record despite the altitude and snowmaking
Village is a bit of an eyesore despite its convenience
Weekend crowds, especially if the sun is shining

On the Slopes

Sestriere was Italy’s first purpose built resort and is thus incredibly convenient. It is very much ski in ski out and the revamp completed for the 2006 Winter Olympics only improved it further. Sestriere may not be the prettiest resort, but the convenience, allied with affordable prices make this a great base for your ski holiday.

The local slopes are home to an excellent beginner zone at the edge of the village, from which there is good progression on to longer blues. Intermediates will really enjoy the longer reds at Nuevo Nube and also those across the valley from the Fraiteve gondola down to Sansicario. There are also some much steeper challenges off the Banchetta and Cit Roc chairlifts – but note that the black ratings here are perhaps a little flattering.

The rest of the Milky Way is mostly suited to intermediate skiers, who have an almost limitless choice of terrain across the 400km linked area – which includes Sauze d’Oulx, Sansicario, Claviere, Cesana Torinese and Montgenèvre.

In the Resort

The purpose built resort is very convenient and much of the accommodation is located right next to the slopes or at the most a very short walk away from the lifts. A number of good value hotels can be found in the town, whilst the former Olympic Village provides affordable self-catered accommodation, right at the foot of the slopes.

There are some decent restaurants and a couple of bars to explore in the evenings, but generally the après ski and evening scene is pretty chilled here – if you’re looking for more of a buzz and a better nightlife scene then head to Sauze d’Oulx.

Getting to Sestriere

Sestriere is well connected to nearby Turin, with a brand new motorway installed along the length of the Val de Susa in time for the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics, which saw some events staged in Via Lattea. As a result, transfer times can be as little as 40 minutes from Turin Airport. Regular train services run from Turin & Turin Airport along the valley, stopping at Oulx – from here, regular buses and, from March 2024, the dedicated Via Lattea Link service, will transport you from the valley floor to the resort.

Via Lattea has offered discounts on lift passes in previous years for arriving in the resort by train, although this promotion has not been confirmed as running for the 2024/25 – keep an eye on the Via Lattea website for more details. Since late 2023, the railway line between Italy and France via Modane and Grenoble has been shut owing to a landslide near Modane. As a result, international TGV and Frecchiarossa services have been unable to serve the Via Lattea, and will continue to do so until “at least early 2025”. It is recommend to plan your travel carefully to avoid this disruption.

Turin Airport: 1hr
Milan Malpensa: 2hrs
Oulx station, from Paris: 4.5hrs (line currently closed until “early 2025” owing to a landslip)

Season Dates & Lift Pass Prices

Season Dates

Dates for the 2024/25 season are still to be confirmed by the resort

Lift Pass Prices

Lift pass prices for the 2024/25 winter season are still to be confirmed by the resort – the below table is therefore indicative only.

Sestriere Piste Map

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Weather	Generally clear	Partly cloudy	Occasional snow	Broken clouds	Partly cloudy	Clear skies	Generally clear	Light rain/snow	Occasional snow	Snow grains	Rain/Snow shower	Light snow shwr	Partly cloudy	Occasional rain	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Clear skies	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Generally clear
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0.1 cm	0.6 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.5 cm	0.2 cm	0 cm	0.6 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	0.7°c	0.7°c	-0.8°c	2°c	2.5°c	1.3°c	5.5°c	5.6°c	2.6°c	2.4°c	2.7°c	2°c	4.8°c	5.1°c	3.5°c	6.9°c	7.2°c	5°c	8.3°c	8.4°c	5.9°c	8.2°c	8.2°c	5.7°c	7.9°c	8°c	5.9°c	7.9°c	8°c	5.6°c
Min temp	-3.7°c	-0.8°c	-1.6°c	-1.4°c	1.3°c	-2.4°c	-0.3°c	2.6°c	1.2°c	0.6°c	2°c	0.5°c	0.2°c	3.5°c	1.4°c	1.7°c	5°c	2.1°c	2.8°c	5.9°c	2.9°c	3.6°c	5.7°c	2.5°c	3.4°c	5.9°c	2.9°c	4°c	5.6°c	2.7°c
Feels like temp	-9.2°c	-3.2°c	-5.1°c	-5.5°c	-1.9°c	-1.7°c	-0.3°c	5°c	2.4°c	0.6°c	0.2°c	1.9°c	0.2°c	4.4°c	3.2°c	1.5°c	6.3°c	4.6°c	2.5°c	7.6°c	5.5°c	3.3°c	6.3°c	4°c	3.1°c	7.2°c	5.5°c	3.7°c	7.2°c	5.2°c

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Weather	Generally clear	Partly cloudy	Occasional snow
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Snow expected	0 cm	0.1 cm	0.6 cm
Max temp	0.7°c	0.7°c	-0.8°c
Min temp	-3.7°c	-0.8°c	-1.6°c
Feels like temp	-9.2°c	-3.2°c	-5.1°c

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Weather	Broken clouds	Partly cloudy	Clear skies
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	2°c	2.5°c	1.3°c
Min temp	-1.4°c	1.3°c	-2.4°c
Feels like temp	-5.5°c	-1.9°c	-1.7°c

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Weather	Generally clear	Light rain/snow	Occasional snow
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0.5 cm
Max temp	5.5°c	5.6°c	2.6°c
Min temp	-0.3°c	2.6°c	1.2°c
Feels like temp	-0.3°c	5°c	2.4°c

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Weather	Snow grains	Rain/Snow shower	Light snow shwr
Wind
Snow expected	0.2 cm	0 cm	0.6 cm
Max temp	2.4°c	2.7°c	2°c
Min temp	0.6°c	2°c	0.5°c
Feels like temp	0.6°c	0.2°c	1.9°c

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Weather	Partly cloudy	Occasional rain	Generally clear
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	4.8°c	5.1°c	3.5°c
Min temp	0.2°c	3.5°c	1.4°c
Feels like temp	0.2°c	4.4°c	3.2°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Generally clear
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	6.9°c	7.2°c	5°c
Min temp	1.7°c	5°c	2.1°c
Feels like temp	1.5°c	6.3°c	4.6°c

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Weather	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.3°c	8.4°c	5.9°c
Min temp	2.8°c	5.9°c	2.9°c
Feels like temp	2.5°c	7.6°c	5.5°c

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Weather	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.2°c	8.2°c	5.7°c
Min temp	3.6°c	5.7°c	2.5°c
Feels like temp	3.3°c	6.3°c	4°c

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Weather	Clear skies	Generally clear	Generally clear
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	7.9°c	8°c	5.9°c
Min temp	3.4°c	5.9°c	2.9°c
Feels like temp	3.1°c	7.2°c	5.5°c

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Weather	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Generally clear
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	7.9°c	8°c	5.6°c
Min temp	4°c	5.6°c	2.7°c
Feels like temp	3.7°c	7.2°c	5.2°c

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Resort (1372m)

	Thu 24 Apr			Fri 25 Apr			Sat 26 Apr			Sun 27 Apr			Mon 28 Apr			Tue 29 Apr			Wed 30 Apr			Thu 1 May			Fri 2 May			Sat 3 May
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Clear skies	Generally clear	Generally clear	Rain shower	Rain	Occasional rain	Light drizzle	Broken clouds	Broken clouds	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Some drizzle	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Light rain shwr	Clear skies
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.3°c	9.1°c	5.7°c	10.5°c	10.9°c	7.6°c	12.2°c	12.2°c	6.9°c	6.8°c	7.5°c	5.7°c	9.8°c	10.2°c	7.3°c	12.8°c	13.4°c	9.6°c	14.5°c	14.7°c	11.1°c	14.8°c	15°c	11.2°c	14.3°c	14.3°c	10.8°c	14.7°c	14.7°c	10.7°c
Min temp	0.9°c	5.7°c	0.3°c	0.8°c	7.6°c	1.5°c	2.5°c	6.9°c	3.2°c	2.9°c	5.7°c	2.2°c	2.7°c	7.3°c	2.9°c	4°c	9.6°c	3.6°c	4.4°c	11.1°c	5.1°c	5.8°c	11.2°c	5.1°c	5.9°c	10.8°c	5.2°c	6°c	10.7°c	5.3°c
Feels like temp	-2.2°c	6°c	3.7°c	0.7°c	8.4°c	7°c	2.3°c	10.6°c	6.5°c	2.7°c	4.6°c	5.3°c	2.5°c	8.1°c	6.9°c	3.8°c	11.5°c	9.1°c	4.1°c	13.3°c	10.7°c	5.5°c	13.5°c	10.7°c	5.6°c	13°c	10.3°c	5.7°c	13.6°c	10.3°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.3°c	9.1°c	5.7°c
Min temp	0.9°c	5.7°c	0.3°c
Feels like temp	-2.2°c	6°c	3.7°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	10.5°c	10.9°c	7.6°c
Min temp	0.8°c	7.6°c	1.5°c
Feels like temp	0.7°c	8.4°c	7°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	12.2°c	12.2°c	6.9°c
Min temp	2.5°c	6.9°c	3.2°c
Feels like temp	2.3°c	10.6°c	6.5°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	6.8°c	7.5°c	5.7°c
Min temp	2.9°c	5.7°c	2.2°c
Feels like temp	2.7°c	4.6°c	5.3°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	9.8°c	10.2°c	7.3°c
Min temp	2.7°c	7.3°c	2.9°c
Feels like temp	2.5°c	8.1°c	6.9°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	12.8°c	13.4°c	9.6°c
Min temp	4°c	9.6°c	3.6°c
Feels like temp	3.8°c	11.5°c	9.1°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.5°c	14.7°c	11.1°c
Min temp	4.4°c	11.1°c	5.1°c
Feels like temp	4.1°c	13.3°c	10.7°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.8°c	15°c	11.2°c
Min temp	5.8°c	11.2°c	5.1°c
Feels like temp	5.5°c	13.5°c	10.7°c

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Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.3°c	14.3°c	10.8°c
Min temp	5.9°c	10.8°c	5.2°c
Feels like temp	5.6°c	13°c	10.3°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.7°c	14.7°c	10.7°c
Min temp	6°c	10.7°c	5.3°c
Feels like temp	5.7°c	13.6°c	10.3°c

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Resort Conditions

Snowfall	Next 3 days	2.8 cm
Depths	Upper piste depth	No information
Depths	Lower piste depth	No information
Snow conditions	Snow quality	No information
Lifts	Lifts open	No information
	Resort opening date	Sat 30 Nov 2024
	Resort closing date	Mon 21 Apr 2025

Snow Overview

Italy

Updated 15/04

Winter returns in a big way to many areas in the Italian Alps this week, with some huge totals in store for parts of the northwest. Here, extraordinarily unsettled conditions will bring up to a metre-and-a-half of snowfall to higher elevations, as the freezing line sits around 2,000m. This will be met by strong winds, however, so expect the leeward slopes to be heavily loaded and a lot of snow to be moved around before it settles down. Friday will see a brief pause in the idiocy, before another foot falls on Saturday – this time reaching many elevations as the freezing line drops close to 500m overnight into Sunday.

Both the east and southwest of the Italian Alps will follow similar patterns to each other. Some snow will fall over the middle of this week, with a good half-a-foot in the southwest, staying on higher ground thanks to a high freezing line. Some more snow will move in on the weekend, but with a far more limited impact that otherwise might have been.

More unsettled weather stays in play throughout the new week.

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