The latest news on Trentino’s ski season!

FREE SKI DAY

Free Ski Day is back! 

This year too, the Trentino Ski Instructors Association, in collaboration with the lift companies and ski rental shops, will host the FREE SKI DAY – Inclusivity Edition on Saturday, December 13, 2025.

On this day, ski instructors from Trentino’s ski schools in participating resorts will be available to skiers of all levels for free 2-hour group lessons for children aged 4 and up, as well as adults, in alpine skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing. Equipment rental and skipasses will also be free for the duration of the lesson. The lessons are open to everyone — not just beginners, but also experienced skiers. Each participant will be assigned to a group based on an initial skill-level assessment by the instructors.

Those who book a weekend stay to take part in the Free Ski Day will receive a two-day skipass for the price of a one-day ticket.

How to book: visit our page dedicated to the Free Ski Day, where you’ll find all the details!

And in the Folgarida Marilleva Skiarea: “Kids on Ski”

From December 2025 to April 2026, the Folgarida Marilleva Skiarea launches Kids on Ski — a free package for children aged 3 to 6, which includes ski lessons, equipment rental, skipass, and accommodation.

MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO, PINZOLO, VAL RENDENA

What’s new in Pinzolo, Madonna di Campiglio and Folgarida Marilleva

Four major innovations: the ideal number, the rebound track, and the silver cloud.

Ideal Number – Madonna di Campiglio

This is the main innovation in Madonna di Campiglio, aimed at optimizing flows and reducing the number of skiers on the slopes during peak days. Skiarea Madonna di Campiglio is the first Italian ski destination to prioritize the quality of the skiing experience by defining the ideal number of daily access passes to the slopes.

How does the Ideal Number work?

During the New Year period (from December 28, 2025, to January 5, 2026) and Carnival (from February 15 to 22, 2026), a maximum number of daily Skiarea skipasses will be available for online purchase until the ideal number of skiers is reached. The goal is to dynamically distribute skier flows across the 150 km of slopes in the Madonna di Campiglio SkiArea, which also includes the Folgarida, Marilleva, and Pinzolo resorts.

The restriction will apply to the sale of daily Skiarea skipasses only; there will be no limitations for holders of season passes, pay-per-use cards (Starpass, MyPass, Telepass, Snowit, Alto Ski), multi-day skipasses (starting from 2 days), or internal skipasses for Pinzolo and Folgarida Marilleva.

Non-skiers will also be able to freely access all lifts suitable for pedestrian transport.

The recommendation is to purchase the daily skipass in advance to secure your spot on the slopes.

Re-Groomed Slope – Madonna di Campiglio

At midday, the Vagliana slope in the Grostè area will be closed for the time needed to re-groom it, just like the nighttime grooming performed on all slopes. This extraordinary service will allow skiers to find a pristine, perfectly groomed slope again from 1:00 p.m. onward.

Early Ski – Madonna di Campiglio

To enhance the skiing experience, lifts and slopes in the Madonna di Campiglio Skiarea will open earlier—between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. (depending on the lift and only in favorable weather conditions)—from December 18 to January 5, 2026, and from February 14 to 22, 2026. Closing time remains the usual 4:30 p.m.

The Island of Contemplation – Pinzolo

At the top station of the Prà Rodont – Doss del Sabion gondola, a new panoramic room features immersive projections that take visitors through six eras, from the Big Bang to the present day. Just a few steps away lies the Island of Contemplation, with artistic installations harmoniously integrated into the alpine landscape.

PAGANELLA

New lift on the Paganella

The main new feature is a new lift serving the Meriz blue slope and the toboggan run: a fixed-grip four-seater Doppelmayr chairlift with an hourly capacity of 2,000 people.

VAL DI FIEMME, FASSA, SMART

New lift in Alpe Cimbra

The new feature is the Francolini–Sommo Alto gondola lift in Folgaria, a state-of-the-art 10-seater system built by Leitner and financed through a total investment of around 15 million euros, the result of collaboration between public and private entities.

The new lift replaces a chairlift to enhance the area and provide easier access to the ski slopes and mountain bike trails in summer, while also improving accessibility for people with disabilities and families with strollers.

ALPE CIMBRA

In Val di Fassa, Italy’s most modern 3S lift

The new lift from Campitello di Fassa to Col Rodella is Italy’s most advanced 3S system: a tricable gondola lift with automatic coupling that uses the innovative “3S” (3 Seile – cables) technology developed by Doppelmayr, featuring two fixed carrying cables and one moving haul cable.

The type of transport vehicles will also change: instead of two cabins carrying 120 people each, the new lift will have 18 automatically coupled cabins carrying 30 people each, with an hourly capacity of 2,177 passengers, effectively solving the problem of long queues.

The new mountain station, positioned slightly further back than the previous one, will allow quicker access to the ski slopes. The route from Campitello to Col Rodella will be covered in 5 minutes and 50 seconds. Additional improvements are planned in the Belvedere, San Pellegrino, and Carezza ski areas to further reduce queues on the skitours “beyond the Sellaronda.”

FlySki Shuttle 

A new gondola lift in Val di Fiemme – Obereggen

In Pampeago, the new 10-seater Latemar gondola replaces the historic 4-seater Latemar chairlift, which had been in operation since 1988. Built by Doppelmayr, the new lift stretches 1,085 meters, connecting the valley station (1,760 m) to the mountain station (2,015 m), overcoming a vertical rise of 255 meters in just 4 minutes. With a capacity of 2,700 people per hour, it represents a major upgrade in comfort, efficiency, and accessibility for both skiers and hikers.

And snowmaking for cross-country skiing at Passo Oclini

New snowmaking systems are being installed on the cross-country trails at Passo Oclini, ensuring more consistent and sustainable skiing conditions throughout the season, improving snow quality and usability even during more challenging periods.

On Alpe Cermis, the historic Paiòn mountain hut has been renovated, featuring modern interiors that highlight the panoramic Dolomites view and new welcoming spaces designed to blend tradition and innovation.

SAN MARTINO

Work on the connection between San Martino di Castrozza and Passo Rolle

In October, construction began on the new cableway connection between the town of San Martino di Castrozza and Passo Rolle. This project represents a significant public investment long awaited by the area. However, it should not be seen merely in traditional terms—it is a concrete opportunity for revitalization, capable of generating a positive impact on the entire region and projecting it toward a new future.

All the lifts in the ski area operate using locally sourced hydroelectric power, and the snow groomers are equipped with GPS systems to optimize and reduce fuel consumption as much as possible.