SESTRIERE, ITALY
Sestriere was built for snow - high, with north-west-facing slopes - and it has very extensive snowmaking, too. So even if you are let down by the notoriously erratic snowfalls in this corner of Italy, you should be fairly safe here - certainly safer than in Sauze d'Oulx, over the hill.
| What's Great | What's Not-So-Great |
| + A friendly town with only a hint of the pretense of a rich Italian ski village + Great for families and groups + Superb restaurants that will appeal to everyone + Good resort for intermediate skiers | - Few trails for advances / expert skiers - Other than skiing there are limited outdoor activies (snowshoeing, ice climbing, etc.) - Snow levels have been extremely unreliable for the past two seasons |