Bormio italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Bormio Italy.
Bormio Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Italian ski resort Bormio lies at 3012 metres altitude in the Lombardy / Lombardia region of the Italian Rhaetian Alps. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Bormio ski area is snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Bormio snow making covers 17km of ski trails, which equates to around 35 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Bormio (Italy) is Milan / Milano at a distance of 200km or approximately 180 minutes driving time. Bormio ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
One of Italy's top resorts, coming to world attention in 1985 when it hosted the Alpine Ski World Championships, which it did again in 2005. Originally a thermal spa town, Bormio now has a modern thermal baths as well as a wide variety of bars, restaurants, night clubs and a cinema. Excellent ski area with a huge vertical.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Bormio Italy
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 8 runs 20km |
44% |
Advanced Trails
 8 runs 25km |
44% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
11% |
Bormio Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €108.5 - €167.5 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Bormio Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 50km |
| total length of Bormio trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 14km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N NE NW |
| direction Bormio ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3012m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1225m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1225m |
| centre of Bormio ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1792m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1792m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Bormio
Skiing Bormio you'll enjoy 18 pistes and trails and that means approximately 50km of ski runs. Bormio lifts number 14 with the capacity to uplift 20554 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Bormio is over 14km long. Ski Bormio summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Bormio.
Bormio Ski Area
Bormio ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 44% intermediate, 44% advanced ski slopes and 11% for expert skiers - the most difficult Bormio piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Bormio after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Bormio for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Bormio
If you snowboard Bormio you'll want to know that, of the 14 ski lifts in total, 4 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Bormio snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Bormio snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Bormio for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Bormio Apres Ski
The apres ski Bormio scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
30 apres ski bars 17 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 2 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Massage, Thermal Baths.
SNO-man says
Bormio has first rate sporting facilities as a result of its significant role in winter sports competition and history. They include an Olympic sized indoor ice rink where hockey matches are staged, and a large indoor multi-sports arena where football and basketball matches are played. Of course a visit to the thermal springs is highly recommended, they range in temperature from 37 to 43 degrees centigrade, and the 'sweating grotto' by the spring at St Martino is unique to the Alps in being a natural therapeutic sauna. Massage and hydro-massage are among the many additional facilities on offer.
The library has a rather more interesting collection of books than those to be found in most ski resorts - they include a Latin bible dating back to 1498 and one in German dated 1527. Other documents dating back to the thirteenth century include details of the trials of witches. There are also several museums to visit including the Civic one, established in 1962, which has relics from battles fought in the area during the first world war along with other collections.
Outdoor sports available include ice climbing or parascending. Back indoors there's a cinema, body building club, table tennis and climbing wall.
Bormio for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Bormio Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Bormio resort - ski Bormio by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Bormio ski resort is also known as Bormio Monte Vallecetta and has the following common misspellings:
Bormio ski area has ski slopes which face N NE NW
The direction which the various Bormio ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Bormio ski resort has ski slopes facing N NE NW.
Bormio for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall