Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Cortina d'Ampezzo (Dolomites), Italië

Topdrukte — World Cup downhill, Christmas and New Year

• Regel

  Rifugi book out in spring

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  The Dolomite huts take summer bookings from around March and the Alta Via stages go within weeks. A via ferrata week planned in June is a week of walking between full refuges. Bron ↗

• Festival

  World Cup downhill

  15 jan – 1 feb · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  The women's speed races come to the Olympia delle Tofane most Januaries. The run closes to the public for several days beforehand and the town books out around it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (1 dec – 10 apr (meestal)), Avalanche season (15 dec – 10 apr (meestal)), Christmas and New Year (22 dec – 6 jan)

Topdrukte — World Cup downhill, Italian ski weeks

• Seizoen

  Italian ski weeks

  1 feb – 8 mrtSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Italy takes its settimana bianca in February and Cortina is where Milan and Venice take theirs. Lift queues, restaurant tables and rates are all at their worst in these five weeks.

Nog steeds bezig: Rifugi book out in spring (1 jan – 31 dec), World Cup downhill (15 jan – 1 feb (meestal)), Ski season (1 dec – 10 apr (meestal)), Avalanche season (15 dec – 10 apr (meestal))

Druk — Italian ski weeks, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Rifugi book out in spring (1 jan – 31 dec), Italian ski weeks (1 feb – 8 mrt), Ski season (1 dec – 10 apr (meestal)), Avalanche season (15 dec – 10 apr (meestal))

Druk — Easter holidays in Italië, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Sluiting

  Between-seasons shutdown

  15 apr – 10 jun · meestal

  Between the last lift day and the first hut opening the cable cars stop and most hotels and kitchens close for six weeks. The same gap returns for most of November. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Rifugi book out in spring (1 jan – 31 dec), Ski season (1 dec – 10 apr (meestal)), Avalanche season (15 dec – 10 apr (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Rifugi book out in spring (1 jan – 31 dec), Between-seasons shutdown (15 apr – 10 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — Tre Cime toll road opens, Summer holidays in Italië

• Opening

  Tre Cime toll road opens

  1 jun – 15 okt · meestalWandelseizoenDruk

  The road up to Rifugio Auronzo, and with it the easy circuit of the Tre Cime, is only open once the snow clears. In high summer the car park fills before eight and a shuttle replaces it. Bron ↗

• Opening

  Huts and via ferrata season

  20 jun – 25 sep · meestalWandelseizoenBoek vroeg

  The rifugi are staffed from about the solstice to late September, which is also the window when the wire on the via ferrata routes is clear of snow. Beds are booked, not chanced. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Rifugi book out in spring (1 jan – 31 dec), Between-seasons shutdown (15 apr – 10 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — Tre Cime toll road opens, Summer holidays in Italië

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Rifugi book out in spring (1 jan – 31 dec), Tre Cime toll road opens (1 jun – 15 okt (meestal)), Huts and via ferrata season (20 jun – 25 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Tre Cime toll road opens, Ferragosto

• Feestdag

  Ferragosto

  5–25 augSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Italy takes the middle of August in the mountains, and Cortina is where a lot of it goes. The Tre Cime road hits its car cap by eight in the morning and the town is at its most expensive. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Mushroom season and permits

  25 aug – 10 okt · meestalPlukseizoen

  Porcini come up after the first cool rains and the woods fill with locals at dawn. Picking needs a paid daily permit in Veneto and there is a limit per person; the wardens do check. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Rifugi book out in spring (1 jan – 31 dec), Tre Cime toll road opens (1 jun – 15 okt (meestal)), Huts and via ferrata season (20 jun – 25 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Tre Cime toll road opens, Summer holidays in Italië

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Rifugi book out in spring (1 jan – 31 dec), Tre Cime toll road opens (1 jun – 15 okt (meestal)), Huts and via ferrata season (20 jun – 25 sep (meestal)), Mushroom season and permits (25 aug – 10 okt (meestal))

Druk — Tre Cime toll road opens, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Larches turn

  1–25 okt · meestalHerfstkleuren

  The larch woods below the Cinque Torri and around Passo Giau go gold for about three weeks in October. Half the town is already shut, which is the point. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Rifugi book out in spring (1 jan – 31 dec), Tre Cime toll road opens (1 jun – 15 okt (meestal)), Mushroom season and permits (25 aug – 10 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Rifugi book out in spring (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays in Italië

• Seizoen

  Ski season

  1 dec – 10 apr · meestalBoek vroeg

  Lifts run from around the start of December to early April, on a pass that reaches most of the Dolomites. The bowl faces every direction, so there is shade or sun depending on which side you pick.

• Risico

  Avalanche season

  15 dec – 10 apr · meestalSluitingen

  Off-piste and the high passes run on the daily bulletin through the winter, and after a big dump the roads out towards Falzarego and Tre Croci close until the crews have worked them. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  22 dec – 6 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The dearest fortnight of the winter here. Corso Italia at passeggiata time is as much the point as the skiing, and the good rooms are sold the previous spring. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Rifugi book out in spring (1 jan – 31 dec)