Madonna di Campiglio – Italy

Prestigious resort in the middle of a nature park

Located at an altitude of 1522 meters above sea level, on the border of the Dolomites and the Alps, Madonna di Campiglio is considered, along with Corvara, as the most prestigious ski resort in Italy.

Madonna di Campiglio from run 56 on Cinque laghi area.

In this article, you will learn the most important things to know about Madonna di Campiglio.

Where to stay, what are the differences between the ski areas, and some insiders tips.

Campiglio from the south. Campiglio-Pinzolo new gondola mid station on the left. ©ApT Campigliodolomiti – Manuel Righi

The closest airports to Madonna di Campiglio are Verona and Brescia, both with a transfer time of 2 hours and 15 minutes.

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The ski area of Madonna di Campiglio is called “Campiglio Dolomiti di Brenta”, and consists of 156 km of connected ski runs, including Marileva and Folgarida and Pinzolo ski resorts after the build of “Pinzolo- Campiglio Express” gondola in 2016.

Campiglio-pinzolo new gondola. Fantastic views of the Brenta unique dolomites.

The uniqueness of Madonna di Campiglio is that it sits on the border of the Dolomites and the Alps, at the feet of the Dolomite’s Brenta group, a Unesco heritage site.
Madonna di Campiglio sits in the middle of the Adamello- Brenta nature park, known for its diversity of fauna and Flora and famous as the only place in Western Europe (not including Scandinavia) where bears exist in nature, so be careful with your off-piste adventures?.

The ski area spread from 2500 meters above sea level to 850 meters above sea level.

It has 45 blue runs, 37 red runs and 18 black runs.

a look at the village from run 70 black on Spinale mountain. ©ApT Campigliodolomiti – D’Agostino Alessandra

There are 60 ski lifts, and these are the most important cable cars for you to know are: Cinque Lagi cable car will lift you to the Cinque Lagi area, Where you can find the steepest run of the whole ski resort and the FIS world cup run. The FIS world cup run is illuminated at night.

Cinque Lagi gondola

Campiglio centre from Spinale mountain. Cinque Lagi area and FIS world cup run in bkgd. ©ApT Campigliodolomiti – D’Agostino Alessandra

We advise you from this area to take the Pinzolo- Campiglio express lift system that will take you, with a great view on the Brenta cliffs to Pinzolo.

Brenta dolomites ridge, from Campiglio-Pinzolo gondola

In Pinzolo, you’ll find the best views on the Brenta and Presena and Adamelo glaciers while skiing.

Pinzolo. Beautiful and uncrowded ski area. ©ApT Campigliodolomiti – Molineris Daniele

This lift system connects the southern part of Madonna di Campiglio to the ski area. The Spinale Gondola will take you to Spinale peak, the origin of some great blacks run and to the beginning of one of the best toboggan courses in Italy.

Spinale gondola. Black run 70 is in the bkgd.

Pardalago gondola will take you to the Pardalgo area, which has lots of beginner’s slopes.

Pardalago gondola

Pardalago area connects you to the ski resorts of Marileva and Folgarida and links between the Cinque Lagi area and Campo Carlo Magno. In Carlo Campo Magno, you can find many cross-country trails and the Groste lifts system that will lead you to the highest point in the ski area.

groste ski area. The best snow on spring.

Groste ski area has the highest altitude and the best snow conditions in the late season and one of the top 5 snow parks in Europe: Ursus Snow park. The park has a fast eight-seater chairlift along its side. Very important for park rats.

By the way, Ursus in Latin means bear.

Ursus snow park on the Groste area. One of the best in Europe. Groste2 gondola in bkgd.

The village itself is quite charming with a small pedestrian area in the middle of the town and many shops of high-end Italian fashion.

Campiglio pedestrian area in the middle of the village.

The best club in the village is Piano 54, and there are many other bars and cafes in town. The town is a great ski resort for foodies because there are many good restaurants around, and 3 of them are even Michelin starred restaurants.

Campiglio centre. 3 Michelin restaurants in the village

• So, before we wrap up, here are our ratings for Madonna di Campiglio:
  For snowboarder’s, it’s 8 – Just because of the great Ursus snow park that has a fast eight-seater chairlift along its side
• For advanced skiers: 7

Refugo Boch mountain restaurant at Groste lift mid station

The fact that the ski area is not huge and the snow is quite slashy in most of March damages a better score because the scenery is fantastic.

• For beginners and intermediates: 8 –  There are many easy slopes here, and the ski area’s size is big enough for a week vacation.

Cinque Lagi ski area. Cinque Lagi gondola on the right.

• For freestylers, it’s a 9, just because of the amazing snow park, and by the way, there are another three snow parks in the ski area
• For freeriders, it’s a 6.

There are very few off-piste areas, most of which are between trees and are recommended only with a local guide and good riders. Some of the natural backcountry skiing demands a bit of walking and is quite tricky.

• Nightlife and apres-ski it’s a 6. Except for some special weeks, the town is a bit sleepy, and usually, the party lovers around will end up at Piano 54
• Resort charm 8.5 – The ski area is an exceptional natural area, and you can feel it while you ski. You can see a wider variety of trees than usual, and the spectacle look of the Brenta is priceless. The town itself is old-fashioned but still charmful with a nice pedestrian area and a lake that becomes an ice-skating rink in deep winter.

Campiglio centre. Charmful ski resort in the middle of a spectacle nature reserve.

Our total score for Madonna di Campiglio if we add in the value for money factor is 7.5.

Our bonus tip for Madonna di Campiglio is this:

Suppose you are an advanced skier and came with a car and you also like to drive and do some ski safari. In that case, we recommend you buy the superskirama ski pass, which costs only 11 euros more than the Campiglio-Dolomiti di Brenta skipass for six days and includes 380kms of runs within a 1-hour drive from Madonna di Campiglio.
There are some excellent ski areas there, mainly the Adamello ski area.