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WINTER WONDERS CREDITS PHOTO: L. Gaudenzio, Pentaphoto, C. Spaliviero, Costerni A different snow experience 3 PRINT: Poligrafiche San Marco - Cormons GRAPHIC DESIGN: Interlaced Srl - Alpine 4 Flying 5 Up high 6 Cross-country skiing 7 Playing 8 Fantasies on ice 9 Snow and fun 10 Skiing and more 11 Everybody skiing 12 Piancavallo 13 14 /Zoncolan 15 16 / 17 , , 18 Piani di Casa - Val Pesarina, 19 Valbruna - Valsaisera, - Valcellina

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By car By plane By train Highways International Airport of Trieste www.trenitalia.it A4 Torino - Trieste 40 km from Trieste and Udine Call Center 89.20.21 A23 Palmanova - Udine - Tarvisio 15 km from Gorizia A28 Portoguaro - 80 km from Pordenone www.aeroporto.fvg.it 2 Friulian , Carnic and . From Piancavallo and Valcellina, crossing , up to the Tarvisio area: in Friuli Venezia Giulia it is still possible to far from crowds and noise. On Alpine ski runs for those who love the thrill of speed, cross-country ski runs and charming trails for those who love to cover kilometres in the silence of muffled landscapes.

To realize your dreams and enjoy funny adventures in harmony with nature, it is possible to choose from a wide range of activities on snow, among which dog sledding, ice , snowshoeing, freeriding and , ice skating, curling.

3 In Friuli Venezia Giulia snow, which is always guaranteed, combined with the high quality of ski runs, provides unforgettable holidays in enchanting landscapes.

In Tarvisio with the Di Prampero, the most imposing ski run that has become a cult for experts, with start from the village, where the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Lussari stands. In Sella Nevea, at the foot of Mount Canin and of Montasio, the location of the FIS training centre, with the possibility to ski in Bovec in Slovenia as well, thanks to the high-altitude connection. In Forni di Sopra, in the Friulian Dolomites, with two skiable areas, one downhill, dedicated to beginners, and the other uphill, for expert skiers, with the 2073 metres of Mount Crusicalas. Piancavallo, below Mount Cavallo, and Ravascletto-Zoncolan, set in one of the most beautiful corners of the Carnic Pre-Alps, welcome skiers and snowboarders of all levels. In Sauris, the pearl of the , located in a landscape of enchanting beauty, between the lake and fir forests: surrounded by the magic atmosphere of an ancient village, between the past and the present.

4 Half Pipes situated in an amazing setting will provide snowboarding enthusiasts with endless emotions.

The Snow Park Arena Free Style of Zoncolan, with an impressive boarder-cross track and an area exclusively reserved to jumps.

Piancavallo’s Snowpark, with its half pipes, jumps and rails, as well as facilities. Moreover, in the area of Collalto, a ski run has been fully dedicated to freestyle, both for snowboarders and for skiers.

You will find jumps, quarter pipes and rails in Tarvisio as well, in the suggestive Snow Park area called Gold Park Tarvisio.

5 Here the mountains have the charm of unspoilt nature. To be discovered climbing up snow-covered summits, and then descend along off-piste trails accompanied by the guides of the Ski Touring School. Trails for the fittest ones but also simpler itineraries surrounded by wonderful Alpine landscapes.

6 The region offers a wide range of choices for cross-country skiing enthusiasts. Several kilometres of runs for beginners and experts become the ideal training ground to have fun surrounded by enchanting landscapes.

Friuli Venezia Giulia is the land of , with generations of Olympic and World champions, who have contributed to create a real school in these sports. The richness of the landscapes, the great variety of levels of ski runs and the vastness of the ski area make Friuli Venezia Giulia a perfect region for cross- country skiers. In Forni Avoltri, surrounded by a green, silent coniferous wood, the International Stadium completes the Nordic skiing offer in Friuli Venezia Giulia.

7 Ski schools and snow parks for children. To learn having fun, in complete safety.

Ski schools specifically addressed to children, with specific structures and programmes, thanks to which your children can learn winter sports having fun and in complete safety.

Moreover, always assisted by expert tutors, children can take their first steps in the beautiful Snow Park of Forni di Sopra, and at the Collalto Fun playground of Piancavallo: new structures equipped with playing areas with obstacles, tunnels, soft and colourful inflatables, and enriched with simple toboggan and tubing runs to make children’s stay even more pleasant.

8 In Friuli Venezia Giulia you can enjoy all the charms provided by ice, thanks to ice climbing and ice skating rinks.

For those who love ice skating, there is the Ice Skating Rink of , which hosts great hockey events (the Aquile team trains here), and the Ice Skating Rink of Piancavallo. The new facility of Claut, on the other hand, hosts, besides ice skating, important international curling competitions.

The charming environment of the Friulian Dolomites Park is the setting of magnificent climbs up imposing rock faces and ice falls. The guides of the regional school are ready to accompany you in unforgettable adventures.

9 Speeding on resistant sleds driven by skilful mushers, following charming itineraries with snowshoes, being driven on horse-drawn sleighs in silent forests, darting on toboggans down specially-created runs. Great fun in complete safety!

But the most charming places can be reached with snowshoes, which allow to walk easily on snow-covered slopes. For the most romantic ones, there is nothing better than being driven around on horse-drawn sleighs, along extremely charming trails in the forests of the Tarvisio area or in the valley of Sauris. Piancavallo, Ravascletto and Forni di Sopra also propose toboggan runs for adults and children, to have fun in the simplest and most spontaneous way. Claut offers funny snowcat tours in the forests of the Friulian Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In Tarvisio and Sella Nevea it is possible to experience the feeling of a thrilling sled race with Husky dogs.

10 Combining the fun of a skiing holiday with the benefits ofthermal waters, thanks to the spa of Arta Terme, a few kilometres from the Zoncolan ski area or in Forni di Sopra the renovated swimming pool-wellness centre complex allows to enjoy the wonderful beneficial effects of the wellness services.

Enjoying the rhythms of authentic villages at the “Albero Diffuso”, discovering the life of a typical rural village and spending a relaxing and regenerating holiday, taking part in the life of the village and in the initiatives of the folk traditions. Tasting the delicacies of the typical, rich mountain cuisine and experiencing thrilling sporting events and competitions. To savour all the charm of the mountains. And for those who wish to enjoy the beauty of nature, the Friulian Dolomites Park and the Julian Pre-Alps Park propose themed tours and activities to discover an unspoilt environment and natural caves of incredible beauty.

11 In Friuli Venezia Giulia’s ski areas you can ski far from crowds down extraordinary cross-border runs equipped with artificial snow-making systems.

Kilometres of ski runs surrounded by charming, unspoilt nature where you can ski in complete safety and quietness, on circuits with different levels of difficulty. Non-expert skiers will have a team of professionals at their disposal: over 300 instructors who provide individual and group lessons to discover the secrets of skiing. A series of proposals and areas dedicated to children and to snowboarding enthusiasts complete the offer of Friuli Venezia Giulia’s ski areas to best enjoy your winter holiday in safety and having fun.

12 Distance from Trieste Airport 117 km Minimum height of the ski runs 1.245 mt Maximum height of the ski runs 1.865 mt Difference in height 620 mt Km of Alpine ski runs 25 Artificial snow-making system for 100% Number of ski lifts 12 PIANCAVALLO Km of cross-country ski runs 26 km (1.2 Km illuminated loop) Artificial snow-making system for cross-country ski runs yes

SKI PASS info +39 0434 655258 Piancavallo Infopoint Via Collalto, 1 33081 Piancavallo (PN) Ph. +39 0434 655191 Fax +39 0434 655354 [email protected] Other activities: ❅ Alpine coaster ❅ Ski touring ❅ Snowpark ❅ Baby Snow Park ❅ Snowshoeing ❅ Snowtubing ❅ Ice skating rink ❅ Ski schools ❅ 18-hole golf course (in Castel d’Aviano) ❅ Palasport Piancavallo: New sports hall with basketball and volleyball courts and five-a-side football pitches 13 Distance from Trieste Airport 130 km Minimum height of the ski runs 880 mt Maximum height of the ski runs 2.067 mt Difference in height 1.187 mt Km of Alpine ski runs 17 Artificial snow-making system for Alpine skiing 100% Number of ski lifts 8 FORNI DI SOPRA Km of cross-country ski runs 17 km (illuminated) 2 km Artificial snow-making system for cross-country ski runs 2 km

SKI PASS info +39 0433 88208 Forni di Sopra Infopoint Via , 1 33024 Forni di Sopra (UD) Ph. +39 0433 886767 Fax +39 0428 886686 [email protected] Other activities: ❅ Baby Snow Park ❅ Sports centre with swimming pool, Finnish sauna - infrared sauna - lagoon (pool for children) - slide - whirlpool - Kneipp therapy - steam bath - tanning booths - chromotherapy shower - massage room ❅ Ice skating ❅ Gym and indoor climbing practice wall ❅ Toboggan run ❅ Snowshoeing ❅ Ski touring ❅ ❅ Snowtubing Distance from Trieste Airport 110 km Minimum height of the ski runs 900 mt Maximum height of the ski runs 2.000 mt Difference in height 1.100 mt Km of Alpine ski runs 28 Artificial snow-making system for Alpine skiing 100% RAVASCLETTO Number of ski lifts 12 Km of cross-country ski runs 2.5 km ZONCOLAN Artificial snow-making system for cross-country ski runs yes SKI PASS INFO +39 0433 66033 Ravascletto Infopoint Via Valcalda, 17 33020 Ravascletto (UD) Ph. +39 0433 66477 Fax. +39 0433 616921 [email protected] Arta Terme Infopoint Via Umberto I°, 15 33022 Arta Terme (UD) Ph. +39 0433 929290 Fax: +39 0433 92104 [email protected] Tolmezzo Infopoint Via della Vittoria, 4 33028 Tolmezzo (UD) Ph. +39 0433 44898 Fax +39 0433 467873 [email protected]

Other activities: ❅ Arena Freestyle ❅ Ski touring ❅ Snowshoeing ❅ Toboggan run for children ❅ Spa (in Arta Terme) ❅ Ski school 15 Distance from Trieste Airport 133 km Minimum height of the ski runs 754 mt Maximum height of the ski runs 1.756 mt Difference in height 1.002 mt Km of Alpine ski runs 33 Artificial snow-making system for Alpine skiing 100% Number of ski lifts 15 TARVISIO Km of cross-country ski runs 55 km Artificial snow-making system for cross-country ski runs 7.5 km

SKI PASS INFO +39 0428 653915 Tarvisio Infopoint Via Roma, 14 33018 Tarvisio (UD) Ph. +39 0428 2135 Fax +39 0428 2972 [email protected] Other activities: ❅ Ice skating rink (Pontebba) ❅ Ski jump hill ❅ Dog sledding ❅ Gold Snow Park ❅ Snowshoeing ❅ Ski school ❅ Ski touring ❅ Indoor climbing practice wall ❅ Indoor five-a-side football pitch ❅ Horse-drawn sleigh rides ❅ Wellness centre 16 Distance from Trieste Airport 119 km Minimum height of the ski runs 1.103 mt Maximum height of the ski runs 2.133 mt Difference in height 1.030 mt Km of Alpine ski runs 28 Artificial snow-making system for Alpine skiing 80% SELLA NEVEA Number of ski lifts 12 Km of cross-country ski runs 2.5 km BOVEC Artificial snow-making system for cross-country ski runs no

SKI PASS INFO +39 0433 54026 Tarvisio Infopoint Via Roma, 14 33018 Tarvisio (UD) Ph. +39 0428 2135 Fax +39 0428 2972 [email protected] Other activities: ❅ Ice skating rink (Pontebba) ❅ Snowboarding ❅ Adventure park ❅ Snowshoeing ❅ FIS Training Centre ❅ Ski school ❅ Dog sledding ❅ Ski touring ❅ Ice falls ❅ Tours in the caves 17 Sauris Forni Avoltri Paluzza

Distance from Trieste Airport 124 km Distance from Trieste Airport 121 km Distance from Trieste Airport 107 km Minimum height of the ski runs 1.180 mt International Biathlon Centre 20 km of runs Laghetti Cross-country Ski Centre 15 km of runs (11 loops) (5 loops) Maximum height of the ski runs 1.480 m 3.5 km of which Illumination 2.5 km are illuminated Difference in height 300 mt Artificial snow-making system 6 km Artificial snow-making system 5 km Km of Alpine ski runs 3.2 km for cross-country ski runs for cross-country ski runs (1 km is illuminated) Artificial snow-making system yes for Alpine skiing FISI (Italian Winter Sports Federation) FISI (Italian Winter Sports Federation) Number of ski lifts 3 Certification Certification Km of cross-country ski runs 9 km Biathlon Centre: +39 0433 72348 Laghetti Cross-country Ski Centre: +39 333 9569725 SKI info: +39 0433 86197 / 86075 Forni Avoltri Tourist Office: +39 0433 72202 Sauris Tourist Office: +39 0433 86076 Other activities: Other activities: ❅ Nordic ski school ❅ Snowshoeing Other activities: ❅ Biathlon ❅ Ski touring ❅ Quad rental ❅ Ski rental, bar ❅ Ski school ❅ Carriage rides ❅ Spa (in Arta Terme) ❅ Nordic ski school ❅ Ski rental ❅ Ski touring ❅ Snowshoeing ❅ Snowmobiles tours

18 Piani di Casa Val Pesarina Distance from Trieste Airport 113 km Piani di Casa Cross-country Ski Centre 27 km of runs 1.2 km of which are illuminated Artificial snow-making system for cross-country ski runs 3 km

Piani di Casa Cross-country Ski Centre: +39 0433 69134 Tourist Office: +39 0433 69420 Claut Valcellina Other activities: Distance from Trieste Airport 138 km ❅ Alpine skiing (1 km) Km of cross-country ski runs ❅ Snowshoeing 12.5 km ❅ Ski school Artificial snow-making system for cross-country ski runs 2.5 km ❅ Ski rental Number of ski lifts 2 Minimum height of the ski runs 605 mt Valbruna Valsaisera Maximum height of the ski runs 855 mt Difference in height 250 mt Distance from Trieste Airport 127 km Artificial snow-making system for Alpine skiing yes Km of cross-country ski runs 19 km Minimum height of the ski runs 782 mt "Tre Pini" Sports Center "Della Valentina" Skating rink: +39 0427 878533 Maximum height of the ski runs 1.036 mt Other activities: Laghetti Cross-country Ski Centre: +39 333 9569725 Difference in height 143 mt Other activities: ❅ Ice skating stadium with ’s only curling federal centre ❅ Snowshoeing in the Friulian Dolomites Natural Park ❅ Snowshoeing ski info: +39 0432 734100 ❅ Ski touring ❅ Ski touring ❅ Ice climbing on natural and artificial ice falls ❅ Ski school Tarvisio Tourist Office: +39 0428 2135 ❅ Snowcat tours ❅ Spa (in Arta Terme) Other activities: ❅ Snowpark with toboggan and snow tubing runs ❅ Ski rental ❅ Snowshoeing ❅ Ice Go Karting tracks ❅ Ski touring ❅ Safe driving itineraries ❅ Horse-drawn sleigh rides ❅ Fitness gym and sports hall (basketball and volleyball courts, five-a-side football pitch) ❅ Ice climbing ❅ Nordic skiing

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