Skiing holidays in Sestriere, Italy

Popularly thought of as the best resort in the Milky Way, ski breaks in Sestriere are a popular choice for winter holidays. The first purpose-built ski village in the Alps, Sestriere was a location for the 2006 Turin Olympic Games. 

We at The Co-operative Travel offer ski holidays to Sestriere throughout the season – it has something to offer every level of skier, from the novice to the more experienced skier. The high altitude means there is always top-class snow, supported by snowmakers when necessary. 

People taking family skiing breaks to Sestriere will find something for everyone. The steep terrain and off-piste areas offer first class extreme sports skiing for advanced skiers, while there are plenty of intermediate and nursery slopes for the less experienced. This is backed up by ski schools and classes catering for all levels.

Staying in Sestriere

The resort is located in the best skiing territory in the Italian Alps, and is almost exclusively the domain of skiers. Snowboarders can join in, but they don’t get their own dedicated area.

Although the town lacks the attractiveness of the traditional Milky Way villages, it is surrounded by magnificent National Park landscape and an excellent base from which to explore the rest of the Milky Way.

Sestriere has an extensive range of top quality hotels and restaurants, and plenty of après ski entertainment. At weekends, visitors on ski breaks to Sestriere mingle with the local Italians, there to enjoy the up-tempo nightlife provided by the hotels. When booking ski holidays to Sestriere, we at The Co-operative Travel always advise families to take this into account when choosing their hotels.

Travelling to Sestriere

Being purpose built for the Olympics, Serstriere is easy to get to by road. The nearest airport is Turin, and although there is a two hour coach transfer you do get to see some outstanding scenery.

Once there, the town is easy to navigate, with lots to do and easy access to neighbouring districts. The ski schools offer physio clinics as well as medical facilities, making ski holidays to Sestriere the perfect choice for families and groups.

Skiing facilities at Sestriere

Italian families take short skiing breaks to Sestriere at weekends, so the town is prone to get busy at this time. The ski lift can get overloaded, but the town is continually improving its lift system to combat this.

You get far more than just all-ability ski slopes and two superb ski schools, when you book ski breaks in Sestriere. There is also off-piste skiing with guides, heli-boarding, snowparks, fitness centres, dog sledding, night time descents and a whole lot more – which is why The Co-operative Travel skiing holidays to Sestriere are so popular.