Breuil-Cervinia Valtournenche Ski Resort Guide
Breuil-Cervinia Valtournenche Ski Resort Guide (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),
Breuil-Cervinia Valtournenche Chalets, Ski Hotels & Lodging
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Trails (Pistes): 58 |
Halfpipes: 1 |
| Summit: 3480 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 31% Int: 58% Adv: 11% |
Terrain Parks: 2 |
| Vertical Drop: 1956 m |
X-Country: 13 km |
| Lifts: 24 (cable cars 3, gondolas 2, chairlifts 14, skilifts 3, tapis roulant 2) |
Snowmaking: 50% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1 |
Slopeside accommodation: Y |
| Restaurants: Y |
Acres of ski: - |
| Bars: Y |
Nearest Airport: Turin Caselle |
| Nearest Train: Chatillon |
Tourist Info Phone:: +39 0166 944311,
Breuil-Cervinia Valtournenche Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Breuil-Cervinia Valtournenche
Jo P from United Kingdom writes:
Just returned from a week's skiing in Cervinia. We did, unfortunately, experience the high winds of this area. Friday wind and visibility made conditions poor so this was a short days skiing. Saturday no lifts were open in the area at all until lunchtime then one chairlift was opened that gave access to one blue and one red run. Even this lift kept stopping because of high winds. We did also have the most terrifying experience of being stuck on the old 3 man chair in the Valtournenche area in extremely high winds. Lift was shut by the time we got off but it is an experience I, and the rest of my party would never wish to repeat or for others to experience. I would advise, especially on older lifts, not to trust that because the resort are still running it, it will be ok to get on. Once we were off we went straight back to the hotel and had a large brandy which I don't even like!! Great to ski over to Zermatt, have lunch and come back to Italy! We did have 4 lovely days of great snow conditions and sun. Changing weather conditions are to be expected if skiing.
2012-01-25 |
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SUMMER SKI OPEN.
Information supplied 15 Jul 2009
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