Season at a glance
resort announcement + 15-season mediansSafest weeks to book: 1 Feb - 4 Apr (30 cm+ base in 14+ of the last 15 seasons)
Today (12 Oct) is off-season - the bar above shows the coming season, opening 4 Dec.
Snow history, 2011-2026
full area, mid-stationBars: share of the last 15 seasons with a 30 cm+ base at 2,198 m by the 15th of each month. med = median depth on that date (dashed line). Recomputed 7 Oct 2026 from the Open-Meteo archive.
Conditions & forecast
12 Oct 06:54| Elevation | Snow depth | 7-day snow | Temp (day) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top · 2,526 m | 0 cm | 0 cm | - |
| Mid · 2,198 m | 0 cm | 0 cm | +6° / 0° |
| Valley · 1,568 m | 0 cm | 0 cm | - |
Avalanche: no bulletin issued - the avalanche services publish daily bulletins in winter only.
Forecast: Open-Meteo · updated 12 Oct 2026, 06:54 CEST. Temperatures are modeled at mid-station.
The mountain
OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap, ODbL
European piste grades: blue easy · red intermediate · black advanced.
Corvara sits at 1,568 m in South Tyrol, at the foot of the Sassongher and the Sella massif, and is one of the villages on the Sella Ronda, the lift circuit around the Sella that Alta Badia measures at 39.6 km. From the village the Boè gondola climbs to 2,198 m, where the Vallon chairlift carries on to 2,526 m, the highest lift here, and the Col Alto gondola opens onto the Pralongià plateau shared with La Villa and San Cassiano. Corvara's lifts are not a sector that can be counted apart from their neighbours, so the figures here cover Alta Badia as a whole: about 110 km of graded piste on 51 lifts on OpenSkiMap, roughly two thirds of it blue. Alta Badia itself markets 130 km and 54 lifts, a count that includes the Lagazuoi cable car above the Falzarego Pass, and the Dolomiti Superski pass that covers it is sold as 1,200 km across twelve valleys.
Tickets, passes and lessons are sold by the resort itself - we link, we don't resell.
Live webcams
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Getting there
nearest airport: Innsbruck (INN), 136 km| Option | Door to door | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental car · from Innsbruck (INN) | 2 h 01 min | rental + fuel | 136 km from Innsbruck. Winter tyres are legally required in season; approach roads are kept clear. |
| Train + bus · from Innsbruck (INN) | 4 h 20 min | budget option | train 5 to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, train RJ 85 to Bressanone, Stazione di Bressanone, bus 401 to S. Lorenzo, Castel Badia, bus 460 to Corvara, Comune (3 changes). |
| From Venice (VCE) | 2 h 27 min | varies | 172 km by road. Often the cheaper flight; budget the extra driving time each way. |
| From Verona (VRN) | 3 h 01 min | varies | 216 km by road. Often the cheaper flight; budget the extra driving time each way. |
Plan your trip
Hotels and apartments near the Corvara lifts.
Arriving before the seasonReserve rental gear ahead - typically 20-45% below walk-in shop prices.
Arriving before the seasonSki schools and private instructors, bookable by the day.
Arriving before the seasonWinter-sports cover including piste rescue and kit.
Arriving before the seasonPartner links for these slots arrive before the season.
Common questions about Corvara
Is Corvara open in early December?
Historically the snow is there: in 8 of the last 15 winters Corvara had a 30 cm or deeper base at mid-mountain (2,198 m) in the first half of December, with a median depth of about 51 cm. The lifts themselves open 4 Dec. (15-season record, computed 7 Oct 2026)
How high is Corvara?
The base sits at 1,568 m and the lifts reach 2,526 m, with most skiing around the 2,198 m mid-mountain level.
How do I get to Corvara from Innsbruck Airport?
Innsbruck (INN) is the nearest airport at 136 km, about 2 h 01 min by road. Public transport takes about 4 h 20 min with 3 changes. The full comparison, including other airports, is in the Getting there table above.
When does the 2026/27 season start at Corvara?
Corvara has announced 4 Dec as opening day for 2026/27; the season runs until 4 Apr. (season dates checked 12 Oct 2026)
How reliable is the snow at Corvara in January?
Very: in 13 of the last 15 winters there was a 30 cm or deeper base at mid-mountain throughout January, and the median mid-January depth is about 62 cm. (15-season record, computed 7 Oct 2026)
Nearby resorts
Data on this page: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), OpenSkiMap (ODbL), avalanche.report / EAWS (CC BY 4.0). Every number is dated where it can go stale - how the verdicts are computed.