Italy’s Competition and Market Authority has officially concluded its investigation into the Federconsorzio Dolomiti SuperSki and its twelve associated valley ski lift consortiums after accepting a comprehensive set of binding remedies. The antitrust probe, originally launched in July 2025, focused on potential violations of Italian competition law and European treaty rules governing anti-competitive agreements.
Regulators expressed primary concerns over specific rules embedded in the consortium’s statutory framework that restricted fair market conditions. Specifically, the investigation targeted mechanisms that allowed the central entity to coordinate pricing for local valley ski passes, as well as contractual provisions that limited individual valley consortiums from distributing their passes through third-party platforms.
To address these antitrust issues, Federconsorzio Dolomiti SuperSki and the twelve participating valley entities agreed to overhaul their corporate governance. The parties committed to amending their bylaws to permanently eliminate all future coordination regarding price setting and distribution strategies for local valley passes, thereby restoring independent commercial freedom to each individual region.
In addition to structural governance changes, the group agreed to provide substantial financial redress to consumers who purchased daily or multi-day valley ski passes during the 2022/2023, 2023/2024, and 2024/2025 winter seasons. The total compensatory package reaches 30 million euros, split between 18 million euros in discount vouchers and 12 million euros in direct refunds. Eligible skiers can opt for a voucher equal to 30 percent of their previous expenditure toward future pass purchases or a direct 20 percent cash refund.
Furthermore, the operators pledged to stabilize existing promotional discounts and pricing benefits for the main Dolomiti SuperSki pass over the next five winter seasons, representing an additional estimated value of 20 million euros. Detailed information regarding eligibility criteria and claim procedures will be posted across official consortium websites, local news outlets in the Triveneto area, and physical ticket windows throughout the resort network. The regulatory authority concluded that these combined measures effectively offset the potential negative economic impact on consumers and resolved the competitive concerns raised during the proceedings.
