I877-I877B - Italian Competition Authority accepts commitments offered by Federconsorzio Dolomiti Superski and its adhering twelve valley consortia

Commitments include the discontinuation of coordinated pricing and a EUR 30 million redress package for consumers

The Italian Competition Authority has concluded, by accepting commitments, the proceedings opened in July 2025 against Federconsorzio Dolomiti Superski and its adhering twelve valley consortia (Consorzio esercenti impianti a fune Cortina d'Ampezzo, S. Vito di Cadore, Auronzo/Misurina; Consorzio esercenti impianti a fune Skirama Plan de Corones - Kronplatz; Consorzio impianti a fune Alta Badia; Consorzio esercenti impianti a fune Val Gardena - Alpe di Siusi; Consorzio impianti a fune Val di Fassa e Carezza; Consorzio esercenti il trasporto di persone a mezzo impianti a fune Alpe Lusia - San Pellegrino; Consorzio impianti a fune Civetta; Consorzio impianti a fune Arabba - Marmolada; Consorzio 3 Zinnen Dolomites; Consorzio impianti a fune Val di Fiemme - Obereggen; Consorzio impianti a fune San Martino di Castrozza e Passo Rolle; Consorzio Rio Pusteria - Bressanone) for an alleged infringement of Article 2 of Italian Law No. 287/1990 and Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

The investigation concerned provisions of Federconsorzio's by-laws that could have resulted in two appreciable restrictions of competition: first, the setting within Federconsorzio of the prices for local consortia's ski passes; second, restrictions imposed on valley consortia on the sale of their ski passes through third-party. Fully addressing the competition concerns identified in the opening decision, Federconsorzio and its adhering twelve valley consortia have committed, first, including through amendments to their by-laws, to remove any future form coordination in pricing and distribution policies for valley ski passes. They also offered substantial financial redress measures for consumer skiers. Consumers who purchased one-day or multi-day valley ski passes during the 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 ski seasons will be eligible for financial redress totalling EUR 30 million, comprising EUR 18 million in discount vouchers and EUR 12 million in direct refunds. Consumers will be able to choose between a discount voucher for future purchases equal to 30% of their previous expenditure or a direct refund equal to 20% of the amount previously paid. In addition, promotions and concessions already introduced for the Dolomiti Superski ski pass will be maintained for the next five winter seasons, with an overall value of approximately EUR 20 million.

For further information on the procedures and eligibility criteria for accessing these measures, consumers are invited to consult the websites of Federconsorzio Dolomiti Superski and the adhering valley consortia, as well as the notices displayed at all ticket offices throughout the ski area and in local newspapers in North-Eastern Italy. The Authority considered these compensatory measures capable of mitigating any adverse effects on consumer skiers arising from the alleged agreement.

Rome, 7 August 2026

Text of the decision

Text of the commitments