The Natural Arena of Carinthia, formed by valleys Gailtal, Gitschtal, Lesachtal and lake Weissensee, has finally been connected with Italy through a new gondola that takes skiers from Pontebba in to the Nassfeld Pass.
With Italy it has access to one of the best ski areas in Austria, with 100 kilometers of very different tracks and 30 ski lifts. With one of the longest ropeways in the Alps (Millennium Express) to Gailtal climbing up to the heart of the area ski before arriving at the Carnia piste (7.6 km). Once a week this becomes one of the longest floodlit pistes in the world.