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Livigno, Italy

Introduction

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.

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 lift system is modern, with high-speed quads and gondolas servicing the majority of slopes, the passes are the new electronic style (which means there’s no wasting time fumbling around in pockets), and free ski buses run up and down the length of the town every fifteen minutes or so, connecting the valley together.

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