Breuil-Cervinia Valtournenche, Italy

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Breuil-Cervinia Valtournenche summary (resort name also written as Cervinia)

In the shadow of the Matterhorn, Breuil-Cervinia Valtournenche is one half of the ski area linked with Zermatt, just over the boarder into Switzerland. Breuil-Cervinia Valtournenche is an intermediate skiers paradise with kilometre after kilometre of wide open piste with an incredible vertical drop of 1,956 m (Plateau Rosà 3,480m to Valtournenche 1,524 m). Beginners will be equally pleased with a host of gentle pistes. Experts, however, may become slightly bored and forget that they are below one of Europe's major north faces. Experts may feel more at home just over the border in Zermatt. There are two snow parks at Breuil-Cervinia Valtournenche: the Plan Maison area off the Fornet chairlift and at Zermatt, off the Furggsattel chairlift. Extensive snow making covers 53km of pistes (35%). The nearest airport is Turin Caselle (118km) but both of Milan's airports are also close enough to be good alternatives (Milan Malpensa 160km, Milan Linate 180km).

Resorts close to Breuil-Cervinia Valtournenche (Cervinia) include: Zermatt (12 km), La Magdeleine (13 km), Antagnod (14 km), Champoluc (14 km), Antey Saint Andre (15 km),

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	Trails (Pistes): 57	Halfpipes: 1
	Summit: 3500 m	Toplift: m
	Beg: 31% Int: 58% Adv: 11%	Terrain Parks: 2
	Vertical Drop: 1450 m	X-Country: 3 km
	Lifts: 24 (cable cars 3, gondolas 2, chairlifts 14, skilifts 3, tapis roulant 2)	Snowmaking: 35%
	Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1	Slopeside accom.: Y
	Restaurants: Y	Acres of ski: -
	Bars: Y	Nearest Airport: Turin Caselle 118km
	Nearest Train: Chatillon	Info phone: +39 0166 948744 \| Breuil-Cervinia Valtournenche Resort Info Website

Visitor Reviews of Breuil-Cervinia Valtournenche

Garfield from UNITED KINGDOM writes:

Just back 04/03-11/03. What a fabulous week's skiing and what a gem of a resort! Very snow sure and everything is no more than 5 minutes walk away. The steps up to the Plan Maison gondola can be a challenge in ski boots but if you want to avoid this, stay at the Hotel Astoria which is just 30m away (but don't expect gourmet food at the hotel)! The Dragon is excellent for apres with live music and big screen for sports (and Guinness!)and the Matterhorn Pizza does great food. Eating on the mountain is pricey (as expected) but try Chalet Etoile between Blues 4&6(stop by in the morning and book a table).
A few things to note about this resort though because it's not all a bed of roses:
1) The weather is VERY unpredictable, more so than any other Alpine resort I have visited. The links with Zermatt close frequently and I would recommend buying a local pass and upgrading to the area pass when the lifts are open. Getting stuck in Zermatt will be pricey!!!
2) The lack of challenging skiing means that the Blues and Reds are plagued by 'speed freaks' who seem to have little regard for anyone else on the mountain and really spoil a wonderful array of cruisy blues and fun reds.
3) As noted below the chair lifts stop frequently and are painfully SLOW, even the brand new ones, it does seem to take an age to get anywhere. Also the piste grooming isn't the best as, despite the fact that there was tons of snow, the pistes were often hard and icy and didn't look groomed at all, even at first lift! All of this doesn't really mean value for money in one of the most expensive lift passes in the Alps!
4) You can all but forget the weekends as the car-parks and lower lift queues are packed by 08:30. This was the only time I had to queue all week and it made the pistes even more dangerous.
I would happily go back to Cervinia now I know what to expect and hope for some more fresh powder as this really does bring out the best in this super resort.

2007-03-12

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