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Adrian

Sun 23 January 2005 Adrian
Pila is an excellent free riding resort. Not too crowded either but enough to keep things lively.

well kept secret

Tue 7 September 2004 jambo
I have been riding in the aosta valley for 8 seasons most of that time at pila, and I keep going back. For those who keep their eyes open there is plenty to do in pila and now that they are putting more permanent park fixtures it only gets better. It's not huge, but there is every type of riding you could wish for and it's rarely crowded.

Great for a cheeky weekend

Tue 6 January 2004 Guy DeGryffes
Stay in Pila (slopeside) or Aosta town, and get the gondola to the resort each day. Very good snow mid December, and enough runs to keep you happy for 3 or 4 days, with plenty of off-piste, and good value food & drink.

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Dec to April

Lifts

Total Lifts: 14
Cable cars: 1
Gondolas: 3
Chair lifts: 9
Drag lifts: 1
Max people per hour: 18,900
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 21
Total ride area: 70km
Longest run: 4.75km

Top lift: 2752m
Vertical drop: 1505m
First lift: 570m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 11%
Red runs: 73%
Black runs: 16%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:
Half-day 20 euros
1 day ?29
6 days ?162
Lift times:[No information]

Snowfall

Artificial snowmaking coverage: 30%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: Pila ski school:
5 day snowboarding lessons (20hrs total) 145 euros
Private lessons 30 euros per hour
Guide 100 euros per day
Snowboard Hire: Board & boots 18 euros per day
Night Riding: : No