Sauze d'Oulx

Sauze d'Oulx is a quaint village with an ancient history, which in recent years has shrugged off its reputation as being the Ibiza of the ski world.

Sauze d'Oulx has a long winter sports history going back over a century to the arrival of the first skiers from Switzerland in the 1890s. Several famous Italian racers have come from the village. This reputation was recognised when the resort hosted events at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics.

One of Sauze d'Oulx's main attractions is its location on the Via Lattea (Milky Way) lift pass which links it to its neighbours of Pragelato, Sestriere, Cesana, Claviere, Sansicario and across the border into France at Montgenèvre. Sauze d'Oulx is at one end of this ski area chain but its perfectly possible for average-ability skiers and boarders to reach Montgenèvre and return during the ski day, making for an exciting excursion.