Ski area Buffaure

The Buffaure skiing area in Pozza di Fassa offers well-prepared ski slopes. From Pozza di Fassa you can reach the highest peaks by taking the panoramic Pozza-Buffaure cable car. During the ride you can enjoy a fantastic view of the Catinaccio, the Latemar and the Sassolungo.

The entire skiing area is decorated with wonderful land art installations by Franz Avancini. The artist only used natural and recycled materials to create his masterpieces which perfectly fit into the wonderful landscape. The most famous intallations are "il branco dei 5 lupi" (the pride of the 5 wolves) near the mountain station of the ski lifts, the "panchina ali di farfalle" (butterfly wings bench), the "sdraio giganti" (gigantic deckchairs), and the "aquila in legno di larice" (eagle made of larch tree wood).

Get off the cable car and enjoy the numerous ski slopes and moutain huts. Children can make their first steps on skis on the easy training slope served by a conveyor belt under the supervision of the ski instructors of the Vajolet Pozza ski school.

The pistes of the skiing area ensure great fun both to expert and beginner skiers and snowboarders. The skiing area is part of the Dolomiti Superski ski carousel. Furthermore, it is the gate to the famous Sellaronda and the new Rosengarten Ronda which allow skiers to discover the most iconic and stunning spots of the Dolomites.

Hereafter you can find a list of the most important ski slopes of the skiing area:

• Vulcano: difficult, 2,000 m long, average gradient 30% (max 58%), drop of 566 m.
• Buffaure di Sotto: medium, 730 m long, average gradient 15% (max. 30%)
• Col Valvacin: medium, 1,640 m long, average gradient 20% (max 44%)
• Baby Buffaure: easy, 180 m long
• Buffaure: medium, 5,100 m long, average gradient 15% (many sections 30%)
• Pala del Geiger: medium, one of the new slopes, connects the ski area with the Conca di Ciampac
• Orsa Maggiore: easy and quite wide, 2,100 m long slope with a drop of about 300 m, connects the Ski Area Alba-Ciampac to the Buffaure ski area.
• Ski Stadium Aloch: difficult, 1,000 m long, average gradient 27 % (max. 49 %), venue for national and international ski races. This slope is reserved for the training sessions of pro skiers.

• Altitude: 1,325 - 2,354 m a.s.l.
• Ski slopes: 14.2 km (1 km easy, 11.2 km medium, 3 km difficult)
• Lift facilities: 6 (4 chair lifts, 1 cable car, 1 conveyor belt)

Dates may vary according to weather and snow conditions!