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Montgenèvre (Via Lattea) ratings
Access: 3.8
Accommodation: 4.6
Cheap Rooms: 4.4
Luxury Hotels: 4.8
Snowsure: 4.8

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Montgenèvre (Via Lattea) Ski Resort Guide

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Montgenèvre (Via Lattea) Ski Resort Guide (resort name also written as Montgenevre (Via Lattea))

Montgenevre is located at the top of a pass on the French-Italian border, at the end of the huge Milky-Way complex. Montgenevre itself (La Voie Lactée ski area) offers some good skiing based around two mountains. There are some open bowls at the top and tree skiing lower down. The lift pass may tempt you to explore the Milky Way. However, this can become tedious as you schuss between endless lifts. Montgenevre is not a good option for snowboards and it takes a long time to get to the heart of the complex by which time you have to head back. Better to opt for a day trip to the nearby resort of Serre Chevalier, this is also included in the cost of a 6 day pass. The Montgenevre resort itself is small but lively with a good mix of restaurants, bars and clubs. You can wander down into Italy, which takes 10 minutes, for a pizza (prices are also a bit less over the boarder).

Resorts close to Montgenèvre (Via Lattea) (Montgenevre (Via Lattea)) include: Claviere (Via Lattea) (3 km), Briancon (6 km), Cesana Torinese (Via Lattea) (6 km), San Sicario (Via Lattea) (7 km), Sestrière (Via Lattea) (9 km),

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Trails (Pistes): 59 Halfpipes: -
Summit: 2680 m Toplift: m
Beg: - Int: - Adv: - Terrain Parks: 1
Vertical Drop: 1330 m X-Country: 25 km
Lifts: 37 (12 chair lifts, 23 surface lifts) Snowmaking: 9%
Gondolas / Cable Cars: 2 Slopeside accommodation: Y
Restaurants: 20 Acres of ski: -
Bars: 12 Nearest Airport: Turin / Torino
Nearest Train: - Tourist Info Phone:: -,
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Visitor Reviews of Montgenèvre (Via Lattea)


Mark from United Kingdom writes:

I have been skiing for 36 years now & Monty (Montgenevre (Via Lattea)) is my current favourite resort. It has enough challenging difficult stuff & variety for anyone of any level & some good off-piste. Where it really scores is for beginners & mixed groups as there are ways for new skiers to get all the way to the top & back & go on great, long interesting runs. I would advise anyone wanting to explore other resorts on the Via Latea to go by car rather than traverse/walk/spend hours on lifts between the resorts. Skiing into Italy in Claviere is easy though & definitely over the border & Italian kids love standing in France & breaking wind in Italy & vice versa. Eating on the mountain is a bit limited & pricey but skiing in & out of the village is easy & there's loads of good value places along the front. It's really friendly & unpretentious whereelse can you sit up drinking beers 'till very late with a bar owner & staff hearing them defend the behavior of English school kids & then have them refuse to let you pay for any beer! It wouldn't happen in Val D'Isere!
As for Skitopia, I've used them for 5 seasons with no complaints. They are very, very cheap. You probably get what you pay for. If you're not happy, pay more next time.

2011-01-25

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City Forecasts
Closest to Montgenèvre (Via Lattea)

city forecasts
Briancon, France 6 km
Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France 9 km
Saint-Chaffrey, France 10 km
Oulx, Italy 15 km
Saint-Martin-de-Queyrieres, France 16 km

Surf Breaks
Closest to Montgenèvre (Via Lattea)

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Villefranche Sur Mer, France 145 km
St Laurent du Var, France 146 km
Tri Ponti or La Scaletta (San Remo), Italy 151 km
Arma di Taggia, Italy 152 km
Acque-Calde (Savona), Italy 154 km

Resorts and Mountain Peaks Surrounding Montgenèvre (Via Lattea) (Montgenevre (Via Lattea))

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Mountain Peaks
Closest to Montgenèvre (Via Lattea)

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Mont Chaberton, France 5 km
Mont Thabor, France 24 km
Montagne des Agneaux, France 24 km
Pic Sans Nom, France 27 km
Pic De Neige Cordier, France 27 km