Livigno, Italy
Pissed off paying £5+ for a post-boarding beer? Want to escape the fur coat brigade? Want to ride decent terrain without breaking the bank? If you answered YES to these questions, than Livigno is the place to head this season.
Situated in the northern Italian Alps, Livigno is a great place for snowboarders of all levels and disciplines. The town is essentially one long road (10km) running through a valley, with pistes on either side. The pisted terrain is very open, with wide motorway runs making it perfect for beginners and intermediates. For more advanced freeriders, there are easily-accessible off-piste areas, and if you are willing to break sweat and hike for half and hour or so, you can reach some beautiful open powder fields on both sides of the valley. There are signs everywhere saying going anywhere off the pisted trails is not allowed, but they are largely ignored unless you try dropping into some of the more hard-core areas, where you may well find a lifty screaming and waving like he's on fire.
Livigno does terrain parks very well. The main park is situated on the Mottolino and is packed with some mighty wedges, the other main park on Carosello is geared more towards intermediates and also has a boardercross. Beginners aren't left out with plenty of easy jumps & small boxes around the San Rocco area. Helmets are compulsary now on all of the terrain parks, and they do enforce this rule.
Terrain Park on Carosello
Photo: Steve, WSG
Cost-wise, Livigno is dirt cheap. Being a duty-free zone means that everything from booze to boards is cheaper here than the rest of Europe. A 1L bottle of Smirnoff Vodka will set you back a measly £3, a half-litre bottle of beer just 40p. BUT, don’t be fooled, Livigno’s low prices doesn't mean low quality; far from it, this is a top-notch location. The prices when in Bars & Restaurants are not quite the same bargain, but still slightly below the norm and spirits are nicely free-poured. Expect 4 euros for a large beer and 2-3 per shot.
The lift system is mostly modern, with high-speed quads and gondolas servicing the majority of slopes. However they've kept a few classics like the Monte Della Neve 2-man chair that'll give you 18 minutes of snooze time. Most of the great beginner slopes along the foot of the valley are served by pomo-lifts but there is one chair in San Rocco to head for.
Slopes from Carosello
Photo: Steve, WSG
Lift passes are hands-free, and free ski buses run up and down the length of the town every fifteen minutes or so, connecting the valley together.
Night life is pretty decent and not posy. There's a few bars that do apres ski but things generally kick off a little later.
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Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: beg Dec to end April
Summer: None
Lifts
Total Lifts: 31
Gondolas: 4
Chair lifts: 14
Drag lifts: 13
Max people per hour: 46,460
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 73
Total ride area: 115km
Longest run: 3.5km
Top lift: 2792m
Vertical drop: 932m
First lift: 1860m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 50%
Red runs: 42%
Black runs: 8%
Lift Passes
| Low Season | High Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | GBP | EUR | GBP | |
| Day Pass | 28.00 | 25.43 | 33.00 | 29.97 |
| 6-Day Pass | 115.00 | 104.44 | 150.00 | 136.23 |
| 6-Day Linked area Pass | - | - | - | - |
| EUR | GBP | |
|---|---|---|
| Season Pass: | - | - |
Lift Passes:
Half-day pass 24 euros
1 Day pass 33 euros
6 days 163 euros
Season 515 euros
Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm
Snowfall
Average annual snowfall: 2.50metres
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 15%
Facilities
| EUR | GBP | |
|---|---|---|
| Days Rental of Board & Boots: | - | - |
| 4hr Group Lesson (full day): | - | - |
| 4hr Private Lesson (full day): | - | - |
Night Riding: : No
Other activities
Heliboarding: :
Not available
Snowmobiles:
Not available
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Summary
With an amazing park, open terrain, accessible off-piste, a warm Italian reception, and prices far cheaper than most other resorts in western Europe, Livigno is one excellent Italian job.
ON THE SLOPES: Pretty Good - lift passes cheapish
OFF THE SLOPES: Excellent - cheap booze and food
MONEY WISE: Duty-free zone so very cheap shops but bars & restaurants average.
Terrain & parks
HALFPIPE:
Yes - 1
TERRAIN PARK:
Yes - 2
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Some good
TREE RUNS:A few
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