Located some 70 km (44 miles) west of Turin, it comprises the five Piedmontese resorts of Claviere (1760m), Sansicario (1700m), Sauze d'Oulx (1509m), Pragelato (1524m)[2] and Sestriere (2035m) and additionally the French resort Montgenèvre (1860m).

Altogether there are more than 400 km (250 miles) of skiable pistes,[3] 120 of them with artificial snow, and 70 lifts.

The lowest lift begins at 1370m in the service village of Cesana Torinese; the highest point is Mont Motta in the Sestriere ski area, at 2800m.

The 2006 Winter Olympics had the alpine ski events in the Via Lattea[4] , on Sestriere and Sansicario slopes and most other snow events and bobsleigh nearby.

The 2030 Winter Olympics will have alpine ski events on the French side.