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There are many skiing areas in Julian Alps around Tarvisio - in Italy and in Slovenia.
The most known is Valbruna summit (1766m = 5794 ft) located about 10 km (6 miles) west of Tarvisio (direction Venice) - acces by ski buses or a car.
MORE:
www.mtnresorts.com/resortmtn.cfm?resort_id=5264&site_code=3
www2.wel.it/Welcome/Friuli/ProvUdine/Malborghetto/index.uk.html
I have never been there (and to be honest I have never skiied abroad hehe) but I was talking with skiers who said that it's cheap and good place for beginners and moderate skiers.
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Equipment: There are rentals of skiing and snowboard equipment in Tarvisio.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
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XXIst Winter Universiade "Tarvisio 2003" will take place in Tarvisio and the area 14-26 January 2003.
The Universiade is an international sporting and cultural festival which is staged every two years in a different city and which is second in importance only to the Olympic Games.
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The Winter Universiade consists of 6 compulsory sports and one or two optional sports also chosen by the host country, and gathered at its last edition of January in the Poprad-Tatry region, in Slovakia, a record 1.412 participants (929 athletes and 483 officials). 40 countries took part to the Slovak competitions compared to the record 48 countries of the '97 Muju-Chonju edition in Korea; where they were " only " 1.406 participants (877 athletes and 529 officials).
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Updated Dec 30, 2002
Website: www.tarvisio2003.org/English/index.htm
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