Via Lattea

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.

Hotel Tana Della Volpe at Sestriere