On the foothills of the Alps and with three extensive mountainous group, Dolomites di Brenta, Solda and Panarotta mountain chains,Trentino-Alto Adige is a wide-ranging natural playing field for a number of sports activities and specially for skiing.
Trentino -Alto Adige hosts excellent and well-advanced infrastructures for alpine skiing have been developed over the years. The spot hosts every year in its numerous snow resorts, a significant number of very important international competitions such as World Cups, male and female, for different categories and of course, Winter Olympic Games.
The slopes of the region operate as training arena for Olympic teams such for those of the United States and Norway. Furthermore, in Trentino side there is also a large space for non athletes, available to simple fans of the snow so as to enjoy skiing in highly organized ski facilities. The alpine resort offers night skiing experience and the unique sensation of skiing in deep fluffy snow, for the joy of the powder-hounds!!!!
Moscow is situated in Russia and it is the capital city and the most popular federal subject. It is located on the banks of Moskva River that flows for over 500 km/311 mi right through the East European Plain in central Russia.
Northstar California is a ski resort, located near Truckee, California, USA. It is a very big ski resort, covering 3170 skiable acres/12.83 km².
Christchurch is situated in Canterbury region of the South Island, and is the second largest city of New Zealand. It represents the getaway to Antarctica, while lying next to Pegasus Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
The Alpe d’Huez ski resort, in Isère Department at the Rhône-Alpes region, in southeast France, lies in the Oisans Alpes of the Central French Alps. The Resort is well known as home to many snow competitions and for the prestigious ''Tour de France'' cycle Tourneau.
Sochi is a city situated in the federal subject of Krasnodar Kray, Russia. Its exact location is near the border between Russia and Georgia, on the Black Sea coast. Sochi is known to the entire world, as the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics are about to take place here.
Bottineau Winter Park is a modest alpine ski area that sits in the Turtle Mountains of north-central North Dakota. It is located only 10 mi (16 km) north of Bottineau.
Trentino-Alto Adige, in the north part of Italy, is well-known mainly as a playground for snow activities.
Sledge was the main mean of transportation for several hundreds of year and trade mark of the alpine region. Nowadays it has been transformed into a very pleasant and funny sport activity with many fans. Monte Cavallo is the perfect destination for truly unforgettable runs.
The old fashioned winter ski-resort of Cortina d’ Ampezzo, in Veneto region becomes Cortina d’ Ampezzo Bike-resort during summer season. The Dolomites offer so many itineraries and trails that make the area a real paradise for the sport's fans. Cortina is a regular meeting point every year among visitors from all over the world. The most important bike event taking place annually here, is the famous ‘’Cortina – Doddiaco MTB Race’’, at the end of July, which is one of the most popular and important races in the Dolomites out-door activities scene.
An old fashioned mean of transportation like snowmobile, it has became nowadays an exciting sport with lots of fans. In Dolomites area, especially in Cortina d ’Ampezzo, a well-known winter resort, snowmobiling is largely practiced for touring the mountains and the small valleys in a funny, stimulating and relaxing way.
Trentino-South Tyrol region of northern Italy provides excellent and well-advanced infrastructures for alpine skiing, that have been developed over the last years. Cross country skiing in San Martino di Castrozza can become an amazing experience in a unique white snow setting.
The old fashion Scandinavian mean of transport, the ski joring re-appears in nowadays winter ski resorts but currently as a funny and exciting sport activity.
Nowadays, snow kiting has become a new trend in the winter resorts. In Trentino – Alto Adige, in Northern Italy, the right spot for exercising your preferred sport is Passo Tonale, which separates the Stelvio National Park from the Madonna di Campiglio ski area.
Torbole sul Garda, in the area of Lake Garda, is well-known as the ideal location mainly for sailing, due to the perfect weather conditions. Thanks to the many organized schools and clubs, all of them recognized by the Italian Sailing Federation (FIV), offer excellent services, including well established safety measures and an efficient rescue service.
