One reaches the Vigo di Fassa ski area by way of a modern escalator that takes skiers up to the "Catinaccio" cableway station from the centre of the town, or from Pera di Fassa on the chairlifts "Vajolet 1", "Vajolet 2" and "Pian Pecei". Ciampedie, (God’s Field in Ladin), is the ski area reference point. It is a splendid natural terrace at 2.000 m from which one can admire an intoxicating 360° panorama of the Val di Fassa Dolomites: the Catinaccio or Rosengarten (Rose Garden in German) - Natural World Heritage Site by Unesco, the Torri del Vajolet, Sassolungo, Sella, Sass Pordoi, the Marmolada, the Creste di Costabella, Buffaure and the Catena dei Monzoni. A small paradise with 16 km of slopes, some very easy and suitable for those who are taking their first steps on the snow, others are more demanding, e.g., the "Thöni" with its view and dedicated to the champion skier from Alto Adige, that from the sunny plateau of Ciampedie goes all the way down to the town. The black "Tomba", almost 2 km long, is a run for real professionals; it honours the Bolognese ace, a regular presence for years in Val di Fassa where he trained before World Cup races.
Ciampedie is a ski resort especially suited to families and children, the children can have fun all day at the Baby Park, managed by the Vigo/Passo Costalunga Ski School.

Update winter 2010-2011: a new trail, 500 m long, starting from the top of the Pian Pecei chair lift. It’s a red run, and connects 2 other pistes of medium difficulty: the Pra Martin and the Thöni.

Skipass: Val di Fassa/Carezza or Dolomiti Superski

Vigo di Fassa-Ciampedie webcam and weather forecast

See also: the rules of good behaviour for skiers on the slopes of Val di Fassa.