Let me start by saying that I'm a 43-year-old expert skier (L6) who's been skiing since I was 4. Over the years, I've visited dozens of resorts and places, from France to Switzerland to the Dolomites, including the Aosta Valley, Piedmont, and Austria.
The Folgaria resort is excellent for what I'm looking for now: an expert skier waiting for their children to learn to ski properly (ages 8 and 4) so they can then ski together. It's a perfect place for families, easy and quick to get to, and offers excellent value for money. Honestly, after 15 years of DSS between Cortina, Val di Fassa, Alta Badia, and Val Gardena, I'm tired of paying exorbitant prices for everything from food to hotels, ski rentals, and ski passes. However, since I'm tied to two learning children, I can't use them as much as I used to (leaving at 8:20 and returning after closing time without ever stopping).
So if you have a family, want your kids to learn, and don't want to spend the ridiculous amount they charge elsewhere (often without providing any added value), Folgaria is the perfect place: despite the moderate average altitude, the lift operators and snow groomers always do an excellent job, ensuring snow and skiing throughout the season (we always go in February or late January at the latest to have the best chance of some powder).
A simple example: to have the SAME experience we had in Ortisei, spending a total of about €6,000 (because from Ortisei you either ski to Siusi or swear on Seceda to get to the Sellaronda), in Folgaria you only need half that, and that's enough to convince me for now, until my kids have learned properly.
