7 Nights Sauze d'Oulx, Italy - 4* Hotel Relais des Alpes

Sauze d'Oulx ski holidays

Italy’s après hotspot with varied skiing in the huge Milky Way ski area.

• Links to five resorts, so you can discover somewhere new each day.
• Experience the famous nightlife, from après bars to cosy wine cellars.
• Stone buildings and cobbled streets in a characterful and compact old town.

With 400km of linked slopes to explore in the Milky Way, Sauze’s spot on for intermediates eager to stretch their ski legs. The area serves up everything from pretty, tree-lined trails to high, wide-open pistes – and you can even ski two countries in one trip by visiting the linked resort of Montgenèvre in France.

PART OF THE Milky Way SKI AREA

Snow range: 1,350-2,823m

Resort height: 1,509m

Milky Way: 400km

Skiing in Sauze d'Oulx

Sauze d’Oulx’s on the northern edge of the 400km Milky Way ski area, which links to Montgenèvre in France. The wooded slopes above the resort are an intermediate's playground, with lots of easy-going reds to carve down. Or if you’re just starting out, head to the magic carpet in the Sportina sector. And for the most challenging slopes, check out the Olympic downhill in nearby Sansicario.

Beginners

Your ski school lessons will be on Sauze’s wide, open nursery slopes, and getting there is easy – just hop on the bus to Sportinia from the town centre or take the Sportinia chairlift.

Intermediates

Head towards Moncrons to cruise down some of Sauze’s pretty tree-lined reds, and to ski from the top of the mountain to bottom, go to Coe Basset. And Sauze’s part of the 400km Milky Way area, so as long as the snow conditions are right, there are plenty more runs to explore across the wider area.

Advanced

In Sauze d’Oulx itself, there are a couple of blacks to get your ski legs going on – head to the Moncrons area or try out the moguls on Genevris. Seasoned pros will also love exploring the wider Milky Way area, with testing blacks in Sansicario and Sestriere. Don’t miss a whizz down the Kandahar Banchetta slope, used for the men's downhill in 2006 Olympics.

Snowboarding

Speedy boarders will love the reds that wind through Sauze’s trees. And if you’re into freestyle, head to Sestriere’s snow park to catch some air on the different features.

Ski two countries

From Sauze d'Oulx, you can ski over to the other resorts in the Milky Way including Sestriere, Claviere, Sansicario, all in Italy, and Montgenèvre, in France. It can be time consuming to get to France on skis - it's much easier to drive there - but one day is included on your lift pass, so why not? From Sauze d'Oulx you'll need to ski west to Sansicario and then take a 2-stage gondola to near the Cesana Torinese which links to the French resort. Montgenèvre offers 100km of piste and on top of that, you'll get to say that you've skied two countries in one day.