Skiing Val Gardena from Edinburgh
Val Gardena sits 1236–2518 m in Italy. Flying via MUC, then a 300 km transfer. About 8.5 hours door to door.
Worth knowing. Low, and snowmaking does the work below 1,800 m.
Pre-season — snow reliability. There is no meaningful snow on the models yet, so resorts are ranked on how snow-sure they are: altitude adjusted for latitude, glacier cover and the size of the ski area. Live scoring resumes automatically once the snow arrives. How we rank
A week, all in
£1,268
Per person sharing, including travel
Getting there
MUC
About 8.5 hours door to door
Value rank from Edinburgh
74 of 94
By snow quality against total cost
Snow Value Index
3.51
Snow score per 100 of trip cost
Is it worth it from Edinburgh?
A week here works out 10% above the median for the 94 resorts we rank from Edinburgh, and it comes 74th on value.
At 8.5 hours each way this is a week's holiday rather than a weekend. Budget the travel days.
For what it is worth, Val Gardena is cheapest to reach from Munich, at about £970 — roughly £298 less than from Edinburgh.
What the week costs
| 7 nights, mid-range, sharing | £554 |
| 6-day adult lift pass | £277 |
| 6 days ski and boot hire | £122 |
| Return flights and transfer from Edinburgh | £315 |
| Total per person | £1,268 |
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.
Better value from Edinburgh
More snow for less money, leaving from the same city. We would rather tell you than sell you the page you happen to be on.
- Cervinia — Italy, index 6.56£154 less
- Sestriere — Italy, index 6.26£275 less
- Les Deux Alpes — France, index 6.09£165 less
Who sells Val Gardena in United Kingdom
- Visit Inghams
Inghams
Long-established British operator with a chalet and hotel programme weighted towards Austria, Switzerland and Italy.
- Visit Crystal Ski Holidays
Crystal Ski Holidays
The UK's largest ski tour operator, part of TUI. Charter flights from regional airports and the widest resort coverage of any British operator.
- Visit SnowTrex
SnowTrex
Pan-European operator selling accommodation-plus-lift-pass packages across the Alps and Eastern Europe. Multi-language and multi-market, which suits an English site with pan-European traffic.
- Visit Sunweb Ski
Sunweb Ski
The dominant Dutch and Belgian winter-sports operator, with coach and flight packages to France and Austria.
Told when Val Gardena is about to get snow
Snowvantage sends one email a week through the season, plus powder alerts five to seven days out — while there is still something left to book.