Kronplatz or Val Gardena?
These two are close on 6 of 9 measures. That is the honest answer: the numbers will not choose for you, so the difference below that matters to you is the one to decide on.
Italy
Kronplatz
A single dome with lifts up every side and pistes down all of them, so the mountain never feels crowded even when it is. Immaculately run, with the Messner mountain museum on the summit.
Worth knowing. One dome. You will have skied all of it by Wednesday.
Choose it if
Snowboarders
About £1,275 a week from London
Italy
Val Gardena
The Sella Ronda circuit, 1,200 km on one Dolomiti Superski pass, and mountain food that ruins you for the rest of the Alps. Low altitude, but snowmaking coverage here is close to total.
Worth knowing. Low, and snowmaking does the work below 1,800 m.
Choose it if
Off-piste
About £1,236 a week from London
Side by side
| Kronplatz | Val Gardena | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 48/100 | 53/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 119 km | 175 km |
| Top lift | 2275 m | 2518 m |
| Cost before travel | €1160 | €1135 |
| Families with young kids | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Snowboarders | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Budget and après | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Off-piste | 4/10 | 5/10 |
Bold marks the winner. Rows where neither is bold are close enough that the difference would not change a decision. Cost excludes travel, which depends on where you leave from.
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.