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Passo Tonale ski holidays

Small, easy-going town with quiet beginner slopes and traditional hotels.

• Great for families, from Crystal Childcare to kids' ski areas.
• Head for the heights on sunny, snowsure slopes up to 3,016m.
• Tuck into authentic pizza and pasta – no one does them better than the Italians.

Straddling a mountain pass that links the Trentino and Lombardy regions, Passo Tonale is an excellent pick for families and beginners going to Italy. The 100km ski area has fast lifts and quiet runs that are ideal if you’re just starting out. There’s even a gentle blue on the Presena glacier, so you can get your first taste of glacier skiing. And with most of the area sitting above 1,800m high, the snow conditions are usually great all winter.

The small town is mostly laid out along one main road, so it’s easy to find your way around the shops, restaurants and traditional hotels – many of which have family-friendly facilities like pools, kids’ clubs and games rooms. Evenings are pretty laid-back, but there are a few livelier bars dotted around the bottom of the lifts for those who want to sip a drink and listen to some live music.

You can also tick off other winter activities like tubing, snowshoe walking, dog sledding and ice skating. And once a week, families can get together for Fun Kids Evenings, with music, face painting, hot chocolate and a kids’ torchlit descent.

PART OF THE Passo Tonale SKI AREA

Snow range: 1,121-3,016m

Resort height: 1,880m

Adamello Ski 100km

Piste type Number of runs

Easy                  10

Intermediate 24

Difficult          7