The Milky Way
Tour
The whole Via Lattea,in a single day.
400 km of slopes, six resorts linked across Italy and France, and an instructor who guides you from one to the next. Ski or snowboard — made for anyone who doesn't know the Via Lattea and wants to see all of it.
The Milky Way Tour is a day — or half a day — to really ride it: not just the slopes near home, but the whole ski area, end to end, with an instructor who knows it well.
It's not a lesson and it's not off-piste: it's a tour on the slopes. You move from one resort to the next, cross the border into France and come back. The instructor picks the right links, keeps you clear of the queues and sets the route to your level — you just ski.
It's made for anyone who doesn't know the Via Lattea: tourists, families and groups of friends who come to Sestriere and want to see all of it, with someone up front who knows where to go.
400 kmstraddling the border
The Via Lattea links six resorts across Piedmont and France — Sestriere, Sauze d'Oulx, Sansicario, Cesana, Clavière and Montgenèvre — all on the same ski pass. On your own it's easy to miss a link or keep riding the same slopes; with an instructor up front, you won't.
- I.
Six resorts, one ski pass. You move from one to the next on skis, with no long waits and no driving.
- II.
Half day: the part near Sestriere — Sestriere, Sansicario and Sauze d'Oulx. In half a day you don't reach Montgenèvre.
- III.
Full day: the complete tour, all the way to Montgenèvre in France and back, with lunch up the mountain in between. Bring an ID.
How much timeyou have
Two ways to ride the Via Lattea. Half day to see the part near Sestriere; full day for the complete tour, France included. Ski or snowboard, whichever you prefer.
From 330 € · group
Half day9:00am – 1:00pm
The part near Sestriere, to start.
A morning on the slopes around Sestriere: you ride, change area and come back. Good for a first time on the Via Lattea or for anyone who only has the morning.
- Sestriere
- Sansicario
- Sauze d'Oulx
- Montgenèvre
From 590 € · group
Full day9:00am – 5:00pm
The complete tour, end to end.
A whole day to reach Montgenèvre, in France, and come back, with lunch up the mountain in between. This is where you really see all of the Via Lattea.
- Sestriere
- Sansicario
- Sauze d'Oulx
- Cesana · Clavière
- Montgenèvre 🇫🇷
The price ofyour tour
The tour is a flat rate for the group, not per person: 3 to 6 people, same level. Choose how much time you have and the period — these are the instructor by the day prices from our official price list.
Just 1 or 2 people? Then the hourly private lesson rate applies — you can work it out in a moment in the official price list ↗.
Book this tour
The periods in detail. Low: 5–20 Dec · 11–24 Jan · 15 Mar–11 Apr. High: 25 Jan–7 Feb · 22 Feb–14 Mar. Peak: 21 Dec–10 Jan · 8–21 Feb. The Via Lattea ski pass is not included: it is bought separately. The extras (lunch, tasting, transfer, photographer) are added separately.
From the meeting pointto the last run
Here's what a full day is like, hour by hour. The half day is this same morning, ending at 1pm.
We pick you up
On the full day we meet you where you're staying — in Sestriere, Sauze d'Oulx or Sansicario — so you start from the doorstep. A quick check of your skis or board and your ski pass, and off we go.
Full day onlyThe first runs
We start on the slopes to warm up. It helps me too: by watching how you ski I get the group's pace and decide the right route for the day — more direct or more relaxed.
Moving from one resort to the next
One link after another: from Sestriere towards Sansicario and Sauze d'Oulx, taking the right slopes and skipping the queues. This is where you see the difference between going on your own and having a guide.
The heart of the tourA break, if you like
A quick coffee, or — if you have added it — the gourmet break: a board of local produce and a glass of local wine, sitting in the warmth of a mountain hut.
Extra · tastingThe half day ends here
If you chose the half day you finish here, with the part near Sestriere already ridden. If you carry on, you stop to eat.
End · half dayUp the mountain, unhurried
You take off your skis and eat at a mountain refuge. It is the half hour when you warm up, talk over the morning and decide where to go in the afternoon. With the dedicated menu, if you add it, lunch becomes one of the best moments of the day.
Full day onlyAll the way to France
You cross the border and reach Montgenèvre: the furthest point of the tour. From there you make your way back to the start, following the best snow.
Full day onlyBack — or private transfer
We finish in time for the last lifts. If you chose the Full version, instead of skiing back you end at Montgenèvre and a private transfer takes you home.
Extra · FullThe day decides the route. Snow, weather, queues and the group's legs change the ride: the above is the typical programme, not a fixed rule. In the morning, over coffee, we decide together.
You don't need to be good.You need to be able to ski
The Milky Way Tour is a day of kilometres: it's not a beginners' week, but it's not a race either. The requirement is simple — getting down blue and red slopes on your own. The rest of the ride we adapt to you.
The requirement
You can get down and stop on your own on a blue, and you manage on a red. You don't need to be an expert: you just need to be able to ski for a few hours without tiring too much. The more fluent you are, the more area we cover.
Blue–red slopesWho it's made for
Families and groups of friends who know each other. Couples. Anyone coming to Sestriere to a hotel or chalet who wants to experience the mountain, not take a lesson. The price is for the group: the more of you there are, the less each of you pays.
Families and groupsThose who don't know the area
That's the point of the tour: tourists discovering the Via Lattea for the first time who want someone up front who knows where to go. No queues in the wrong place, no missed link, no hours spent studying the map.
Tourists · first timeAnd children? Yes, if they can get down blue and red slopes on their own — roughly from age 6 up. It is a family product: what matters is that the whole group keeps the same pace, so no one is left behind.
The tourextras
Skiing, good wine and local produce
Mid-morning, instead of the usual coffee: a board of Piedmontese cured meats and cheeses and a glass of local wine, in a mountain hut — like the one in Sauze d'Oulx beside here. The way to pair a day on the skis with a taste for the territory. We book it; it is added to the tour price.
Lunch at a refuge
Lunch up the mountain with a dedicated menu, booked by us. You take off your skis, eat unhurried and set off again. The moment that turns a ride into a day out.
Photographer
A photographer who follows the day. The tracks in the snow are wiped out by the first snowfall; the photos of your tour stay.
The Full version
You end the day at Montgenèvre without skiing back: a private transfer takes you to the start point. The complete tour, with no worry about the return.
The extras are added to the tour price and arranged when you book: tell me what you are interested in and I will set it all up — hut, refuge, transfer or photographer. The pick-up where you are staying, on the other hand, is already included in the full day.
What peoplealways ask us
No, but a minimum is needed. The tour is a day of kilometres, so you need to get down blue slopes on your own and manage on the reds. It is not for anyone in their first week. Those who ski fluently cover more area; those who take it easy discover it calmly — the ride adapts to the group.
Both. The tour is identical, only the instructor changes: skiers go with a ski instructor, snowboarders with a snowboard instructor. A mixed group, ski and snowboard together, is possible — but it needs one instructor per discipline: tell me when you book and I will arrange it.
With the half day (9am–1pm) you ride the part near Sestriere: Sestriere, Sansicario and Sauze d'Oulx. From Sestriere, in half a day, you don't reach Montgenèvre.
With the full day (9am–5pm) you do the complete tour: you reach Montgenèvre, in France, and come back, with lunch up the mountain in between.
Yes, and it is included in the full day. We pick you up where you are staying, anywhere in the Via Lattea: the morning start is from Sestriere, Sauze d'Oulx or Sansicario. So you begin from the doorstep, with no wasted trips. On the half day, instead, we meet at the meeting point.
It really is a family product. Children can come if they get down blues and reds on their own — roughly from age 6 up. The only thing that matters is that the whole group keeps the same pace: that way it is a great day for everyone and no one is left behind.
The price is a flat rate for the group, 3 to 6 people at the same level: the more of you there are, the less each of you pays. If you are 1 or 2, the hourly private lesson rate applies instead — you can work it out in the official price list. Either way, message me and I will give you the exact figure.
No, the Via Lattea ski pass is bought separately, and it is essential: the lifts are what take you from one resort to the next, so there is no tour without it. The tour price covers the instructor for the whole group. If you need equipment hire, tell me when you book.
Yes: on the full day you reach Montgenèvre, which is in France. It is all linked on skis, but bring an ID — for you and for the whole group, children included.
Yes. We often guide international guests, so the tour can easily be run in English. We can run the whole tour in English — just let us know when you book.
Tell me when you're coming,I'll handle the Via Lattea
Message me on WhatsApp: tell me how many you are, what level, ski or snowboard and when. I'll tell you which option makes sense, what it costs and which extras are worth it on those days.
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