Livigno

TomassoRizzi's picture

Location

Livigno
Italy
46° 32' 20.04" N, 10° 8' 4.92" E
IT
General info: 

Livigno is one of the most important and well-equipped ski resorts in the Alps. Located btewen Stelvio National Park and the Swiss National Park, it's very accessible from northern Europe. Over the years Livigno has gained the nickname Little Tibet thanks to it's peaceful mountain location tucked between the Bernina Mountain Range to the south and the Ortles – Cevedale Mountain Range to the east. At Livigno there's something for everyone: 12 black slopes, 37 red slopes and 29 blue slopes. Expert skiers can satisfy their thirst for speed on long and technical runs like the Giorgio Rocca trail. Families and beginners can enjoy gentle slopes and fun areas suited for learning basic techiques and for learning by playing. Little Tibet also has modern ski lifts: 6 gondolas, 13 chair lifts and 11 ski lifts for a total hourly capacity of over 47,000 people. From December to May, the cold, dry climate assures snow on the resort's 115 km of slopes, which range from 1816 m to 2950 m in altitude. The favorable position of the valley, which runs from north to south, guarantees sunny slopes from morning till night on both the the opportunity to ski on both the Mottolino and Carosello 3000 sides of the vally. Snowmaking capabilites assure skiing on 70% of the slopes. Snowboarders can choose between 3 snowparks: Snowpark Amerikan (the newest addition to Livigno), Snowpark Mottolino (replete with superpipe, halfpipe, rails and kickers), and Livigno Park Carosello 3000 (located on the Polvere trail and served by the Carosello 3000 gondola). Livigno has a lot to offer for non-skiers as well. There's bobsledding, tubing, snowshoeing and nordic walking. Adventurous types can even go ice climbing. Plus there's ice skating, snowmobiling, go-kart and car driving on the ice, snow biking and horseback riding in the snow.

BASE: 5958ft
SUMMIT: 9514ft
VERTICAL DROP: 3556ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 31
Gondolas: 6
Chairs: 13
Surface: 12

Costs: 

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: €42.00
6 DAYS ADULTS: €207.50

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

You might be interested in

BASE: 3937ft
SUMMIT: 6332ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1968ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 36
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 10
Surface: 26

On the Ifen there is something for everybody. Beginners find a true eldorado, from the practice lift to the easy 7 km long run from the mountain station at an altitude of 2030 m.

The Meije Glacier cable car opens the doors to a ski area which is not actually a ski area. This magical skiing landmark is one of the world's last true holy grails in which skiers can be free and truly live by their passion.

Ski area Klínovec is the largest ski resort inprivate://Krušné hory/ Ore Mountains, with transportation capacity of 8050 persons / hour.

BASE: 2296ft
SUMMIT: 2624ft
VERTICAL DROP: 328ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 3
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 1
Surface: 2

Kläppen is located in Sälen, one of the biggest ski areas in Sweden. The Sälen ski resort includes the ski areas of Kläppen, Lindvallen, Högfjället, Tandådalen, Hundfjället and Stöten.

Interesting places nearby

On the Planneralm, the highest ski village in Styria (1.600 to 2.200 m) winter sport still means a joyful experience of nature's beauty.

At a height of two thousand five hundred metres, the Plose is Bressanone’s very own mountain. But soon, it might become your favourite mountain, as it already has for so many others.

BASE: 3280ft
SUMMIT: 3608ft
VERTICAL DROP: 328ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 1
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 0
Surface: 1

Ski Polhorský Hrádok is located in the Oravská Polhora just a few kilometers from the border with Poland. The resort lies in between the two highest peaks of Oraské Beskydy-Babia Hora (1725 m) and Pi?ska (1557 m).

BASE: 1994ft
SUMMIT: 2969ft
VERTICAL DROP: 974ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 3
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 0
Surface: 3

Thanks to the new facilities for artificial snow, set up in San Valentino and in Polsa, the ski runs are always perfectly covered with snow, and skiing fun is certain.