Sass Rigais (3,025 m) is a mountain

Mountain

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 in the Alps

Alps

The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....

 lying in the northwestern Dolomites

Dolomites

The Dolomites are a mountain range located in north-eastern Italy. It is a part of Southern Limestone Alps and extends from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley...

, in Italy

Italy

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 and part of the Geisler group (Le Odle). Sass Rigais offers as one of few Dolomites threethousands entire crossing top from one part to the second. Both footpaths are separate ways. Via ferrata

Via ferrata

A via ferrata or klettersteig is a mountain route which is equipped with fixed cables, stemples, ladders, and bridges. The use of these allows otherwise isolated routes to be joined to create longer routes which are accessible to people with a wide range of climbing abilities...

 Villnössersteig are categorized difficulty B/C and trail Sass Rigais steig with C. A crucifix

Crucifix

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 is located at the top.

Tourism in the area

The Val Gardena valley is ranked among the best known areas in the Dolomites above all for skiing

Skiing

Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....

 conditions. From here starts the renowned seesaw crossing after Sella Ronda

Sella Ronda

The Sellaronda is the ski circuit around the Sella group.The Sella lies between the four Ladin valleys of Badia, Gherdëina, Fascia, and Fodom and is divided between the provinces of South Tyrol, Trentino and Belluno. It can be driven around by car crossing the Campolongo Pass, Pordoi Pass, Sella...

 that has real sound abroad congress skiing. From simple outings after exacting alpine tour and mountain climbing exits after as much as biking.

See also

• Tofana
  Tofane
  Tofane is a mountain group in the Italian Dolomites, west of Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the province of Belluno, Veneto, northern Italy. Most of the Tofane lies within Parco naturale delle Dolomiti d'Ampezzo, a nature park.-Peaks:...
  
  
• Marmolada
  Marmolada
  Marmolada is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain of the Dolomites ....
  
  
• Antelao
  Antelao
  Monte Antelao is the highest mountain in the eastern Dolomites in northeastern Italy, southeast of the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the region of Cadore. It is known as the "King of the Dolomites"...
  
  
• Punta Sorapis
• Civetta
• Pelmo
• Schiara

External links

• Crossing top of Sas Rigais - Czech and English
• Sass Rigais on Summitpost