The Tofane sector above Cortina d'Ampezzo, reached by cable car from the edge of town. It is the mountain that hosts the women's World Cup downhill every January, and race week books out early.

The skiing is long sunny descents on wide immaculately groomed pistes, and the Olympia delle Tofane course is open to the public for most of the season. Confident intermediates get the most from it, and there is a good beginner area at the Socrepes end.

You stay in Cortina itself and ride up, so the town is your base, with grand hotels, apartments and a pedestrian centre built for the evening walk. Lunch on the Ra Valles terrace is worth planning for if the weather holds.