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BARDONECCHIA
TOURIST BOARD
Piazza DeGasperi 1/A
Bardonecchia (TO) Italy
Telephone: (39) (0122) 99032 Fax: (39) (0122) 930612
URL: montagnedoc.it
Email: bardonecchia@montagnedoc.it
PIEDMONT
Loved by mountaineers since the late 19th century, Bardonecchia is in the southwestern Alps just before the Frejus Tunnel which connects Italy and France. Top level skiing is found on the majestic slalom pistes of this Val di Susa resort. Bardonecchia was one of the host villages in the Torino-based Winter Olympics in 2006. Other resorts along the “Milky Way” are Sauze D’Oulx, Cesana Sansicario, and the French resort of Montgenevre.
Elevation: Base/Village: 1,312 m (4,304 ft); Top: 2,747 m (9,022 ft)
Vertical: 1,437 m (4,718 ft)
Terrain: 100 km (62 mi) of downhill slopes; a total of 52 pistes; 50% beginner, 50% intermediate, 10% advanced; 38 km of snowmaking
Lifts: 21
Types: 1 gondola, 4 quad chairs, 5 doubles, 11 surface lifts
Lift Capacity: 30,000 p/h resort
Ski Season: December-April
Cross Country: 25 km (15 mi) of tracks
Ski School: Four, with 150 instructors
Mountain Restaurants: Yes
Other Winter Activities: Hiking, ice skating on natural ice, ice hockey, snowshoeing, sledding, indoor tennis, volleyball, swimming, sauna, horse riding
Après-Ski: Bars, 3 discos, cafes, cinema
Shopping/Services: Shops
Credit Cards: AE, VISA; Most major credit cards honored
Child Care: Kindergartens
Lodging: 1,500 beds; 29 hotels and pensions plus additional 31 chalets/apartments—250 beds, 800 beds in Olympic village
Transportation: Gateway Airports: Turin, Milan, Chambery, Geneva
Closest Provincial City: Torino 80 km (50 mi)
By auto from airport: Milan-Turin-Bardonecchia—via Motorway
By Train: Service from both Turin and Milan; also direct lines from Paris and Barcelona
Best Deal: Skiing at nearby Italian resorts using “Milky Way Pass”; 12 km from France
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