The Sellaronda.
The Ladins have always called it this, from the time when there were a few mud tracks and no ski-lifts. It was the circuit on skis around this massif in the Dolomites, the Sella, across the four passes, which the Ladins used in order to keep in contact with the other inhabitants in the area. Nowadays the name still means the circuit around the Sella massif but it has also come to indicate what amounts to a sort of merry-go-round for skiers, the only one of its kind, a series of ski-lifts and downhill runs, all linked to one another and set against a background of woods, rocky peaks and expanses of snow that is no exaggeration to call extraordinary.

Joining the skiing circuit is easy: just follow the roads that take you to one of the four villages around the Sella mountain: Selva di Val Gardena, Corvara, Canazei, Arabba. The length of the circuit, including both, ski lifts and ski runs, is a little less than 40 km and it is an easy route to ski along. But, because it is high up in the mountains, you need to check the weather forecast in order to avoid running into snowfalls or high winds which can turn what is supposed to be an enjoyable day out into an unpleasant and risky enterprise, with the danger of getting stranded. Any skier interested in doing the Sella Ronda must be fit, even if the runs themselves are of middling difficulty rather than advances.

The time spent on ski lifts is about two hours altogether, without counting the time spent queuing for them or having a break in one of the many refuges dotted along the circuit.
Some more instructions: you are advised to start the circuit no later than 10.00 in the morning, although it is a good idea to start even earlier, especially if it is the first time you have tried it. Another word of warning: you must reach the last Pass by 15.30 otherwise you will miss the last ski lifts; they close between 16.00 and 16.30. All of the runs together take about one and a half hours, depending on how good a skier you are.

Die Sellaronda.
Bereits zu jener Zeit, als es nur spärliche Strassen und noch keine Aufstiegsanlagen gab, konnte die Sella Gruppe auf Skiern umfahren werden. Diese Route, welche die Bewohner der rundum liegenden Dolomitengebiete über vier Pässe hinweg miteinander verbunden hat, bezeichnete man in der hier gesprochenen ladinischen Sprache schon damals als die „Sella Ronda“. Noch heute bedeutet dieser Name die Umrundung des Sellamassives. Wir befinden uns hier in einem in seiner Art einzigartigen Skikarussell inmitten eines außerordentlichen Ensembles von Wäldern, felsigen Bergspitzen und verschneiten Landschaften mit bestens miteinander verbundenen Aufstiegsanlagen und Abfahrten.

Es ist einfach sich in die Skirunde einzuhängen. Es genügt, einen der vier Orte, die rund der Sellagruppe liegen zu erreichen: Wolkenstein, Corvara, Canazei, Arabba. Die gesamte Sella Runde umfasst zwischen Aufstiegsanlagen und Pisten rund 40 Kilometer. Die Runde ist relativ leicht, es bedarf allerdings etwas Kondition, wenn man die „Sella Ronda“ machen will, obwohl die Pisten von Skifahrern mit durchschnittlichem Können befahrbar sind.

Die Gesamtdauer der Liftauffahrten beträgt etwa zwei Stunden, wenn man eventuelle Wartezeiten bei den Aufstiegsanlagen oder die Einkehr in einer der Hütten entlang der Runde nicht berücksichtigt. Es empfiehlt sich, die Runde vor 10 Uhr zu beginnen. Zudem gilt die Regel, den letzten Pass noch vor 15.30 Uhr zu überqueren, um zu vermeiden, vor geschlossenen Aufstiegsanlagen zu stehen. Für die Abfahrten kann man ebenfalls eine Gesamtzeit von etwa zwei Stunden rechnen.

Inserirsi nel circuito Sella Ronda è facile e comodo, basta raggiungere una delle quattro località attorno al massiccio del Sella ad essa collegate (Corvara, Arabba, Canazei, Selva).

Il percorso complessivo fra impianti e piste è di ca. 40 km, si tratta di un’escursione d’alta montagna relativamente facile. Allo sciatore che ha deciso di fare la Sella Ronda è richiesto un minimo di condizione fisica e di allenamento. In quanto a difficoltà, le piste sono adatte ad uno sciatore di media capacità.

La durata complessiva delle salite è di ca. 2 ore, senza tenere conto di eventuali tempi di attesa agli impianti di risalita e delle tappe per ristorarsi nei rifugi disseminati lungo tutto il percorso. Si consiglia di iniziare il giro non più tardi delle 10.00. Ancora più importante è superare l’ultimo passo prima delle ore 15.30 per non rischiare di trovare fermi gli impianti che riportano al punto di partenza.

Le discese possono essere percorse complessivamente in ca. 1,5 ore a seconda delle capacità dello sciatore.

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