Cervinia, Italy
Freeriding
Cervinia is a fine place to board for the intermediate. For an advanced rider it's a little flat in places to get the heart thumping, and the novice may find themselves hopping along the flats a little too much. Seeing your mates disappear over that rise while you come to a halt is a quick way to piss off even the calmest of beginners.
The pistes are well maintained and are easily viewed, so you can see the best spots from the sometimes very slow lifts. If you want off-piste, then get on your thinking cap and you can soon find some good routes. There's some great little spots and if you cant find them, ask a local.
If you get bored, head over to Zermatt - or if you have the cash, get a helicopter.
Freestylers
Freestylers will find the new Indian Park good for some big hits. There's usually 2 or 3 lines of kickers of various sizes and a number of jibs. It has a small chillout hut but you'll need to be wearing a helmet otherwise you'll struggle to slip past the crew a second time. Visit www.indianpark.it for the latest set-up. If you have a good look around you will find some good rock drops - find the right one and you could get a photo of yourself flying across the Matterhorn.
IndianPark in Cervinia
Photo: Steve, WSG
Pistes
Euro carvers will get a little moist when they sit in their first chair over these slopes. They're wide and flat and the 22 km red run, Valtournenche, is the place to carve long and hard, while the blacks down into the village are cool.
The pistes are never packed although they do get busy during holidays.
From Plateau Rosa looking into Cervinia
Photo: Steve, WSG
Beginners
Beginners, the place to get your first bruises is up at the Plan Maison, which is reached by a cablecar. Once up top, be prepared to tackle some draglifts in order to get to the easy flats, which also come with a heavy dose of ski schools.
The runs rise up from the village at three main points and apart from a few areas, the lower sections are not beginner-friendly, although there is a blue that leads down giving novices the chance to ride home, too.
Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Oct to May
Summer: June to Sept
Lifts
Total Lifts: 20
Cable cars: 2
Gondolas: 2
Chair lifts: 10
Drag lifts: 6
Max people per hour: 28,500
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 129
Total ride area: 75miles (120km)
Longest run: 5miles (8km)
Top lift: 3488m
Vertical drop: 1438m
First lift: 2050m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 14%
Red runs: 65%
Black runs: 21%
Lift Passes
| Low Season | High Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | GBP | Average | EUR | GBP | Average | |
| Day Pass | 35.00 | 28.62 |
-8% |
37.00 | 30.25 |
-11% |
| 6-Day Pass | 156.00 | 127.55 |
-11% |
194.00 | 158.61 |
-4% |
| 6-Day Linked area Pass | 202.00 | 165.16 |
7% |
252.00 | 206.04 |
14% |
| EUR | GBP | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season Pass: | 870.00 | 711.31 |
48% |
Lift Passes:
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Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm
Snowfall
Average annual snowfall: 10metres
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 25%
Facilities
Snowboard Schools:
around 30 euros /hour less for group lessons
Snowboard Hire:
around 150 euros a week
Night Riding: :
No
Other activities
Heliboarding: :
www.heliskicervinia.com run day trips for 360 euros for 3 drops. They also do 1 drop tasters for 100 euros.
Snowmobiles:
Not available
Further information
Amazing views of the Matterhorn and plenty of long easy and intermediate pistes but nothing hardcore, and mostly above tree level. Links up to Zermatt so plenty of terrain to explore.
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MONEY WISE: ok, with affordable food & accommodation options.
HALFPIPE:
No
TERRAIN PARK:
Yes - 1
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:A bit
TREE RUNS:A few
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