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Snowskating in Folgarida, Trentino, Trentino-South Tyrol Italy

Folgarida:
1310 m/4297 ft a.s.l
In Folgarida, in Trentino-Alto Adige, the fans of snow skating will identify the perfect location for their preferred sport. With an artificial skating rink, the lovers of skating can glide on ice from November till March.

Trentino – Alto Adige region, located in the bottom of the Italian Alps, is renowned for its ski resorts network. However, the concept “not only ski” is getting ground more and more over the last years. The trend implies flirting with many new or a new version of other sports, related to snow activities. Even though snow skating is a very old winter sport, it has been recently rediscovered for the pleasure of the fans. Indoors and outdoors facilities offer exciting moments.

In the environs of Dolomites mountain chain and above an altitude of 1900 m/6233 ft, it is possible to perform snowskating. However, it is absolutely necessary to follow safety rules of the sport, like using helmet! Snow skating can be practiced as well in natural frozen lakes or rivers.  In Val di Sole, Val di Fassa a Campitello, a Pozza di Fassa and a Moena, Madonna di Campiglio, Valsugana represent some of the numerous options that the area has to offer for truly unforgettable skating experiences.

Sliding over the fresh and clear snow or over the glowing ice from the Alpine slopes, surrounded by the outstanding panorama of the high mountains, can be an unforgettable sensation. Since the first winter Olympic Games of 1924 in Chamonix, France, ice skating has been listed as an Olympic discipline.