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Airports Near Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche
Milan Malpensa 120mins
Milan Linate 150mins
Turin Caselle 90mins
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Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche Italy.
Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1934 the Italian ski resort Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche lies at 2050 metres altitude in the Aosta Valley / Valle d'Aosta region of the Italian Alps / Alpes / Alpi. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 3480m Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche ski area is snow sure. Over 40 snow cannons ensure artificial Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche snow making covers 41km of ski trails, which equates to around 45 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche (Italy) is Milan Malpensa at a distance of 160km or approximately 120 minutes driving time. Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche ski season runs from October to May.
SNO-man says
One of Europe's original purpose-built resorts, its name was changed from Breuil to Cervinia because the former "Sounded too French". Now the two are hyphenated. Lift link to Zermatt for a world-beating vertical and year round skiing.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche Italy
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 18 runs 41km |
31% |
Advanced Trails
 35 runs 98km |
60% |
Expert Trails
 5 runs 5km |
8% |
Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €190 - €190 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Oct 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 148km |
| total length of Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 15km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | W, NW |
| direction Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3480m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1524m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2050m |
| centre of Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1956m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1956m |
| 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 Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche
Skiing Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche you'll enjoy 58 pistes and trails and that means approximately 148km of ski runs. Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche lifts number 24 with the capacity to uplift 42669 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche is over 15km long. Ski Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche.
Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche Ski Area
Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 31% intermediate, 60% advanced ski slopes and 8% for expert skiers - the most difficult Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche piste is the 15km Ventina run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche after dark.
Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche
If you snowboard Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche you'll want to know that, of the 24 ski lifts in total, 5 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 1 boardercross courses.
Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche Apres Ski
The apres ski Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
23 apres ski bars 42 restaurants 1 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 2 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 1 hot tubs 1 solariums 2 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 2 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 1 golf 1 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Ice Hockey, Ski Bob.
SNO-man says
Cervinia has a reasonable range of alternatives when you're not skiing, boarding or enjoying the apres scene. Snowsports alternatives include snowshoeing, snow biking, snowmobiling, snow kiting, telemarking and air board or toboggan rental.
Off the slopes the options are bowling, skating on the natural rink which normally stays frozen up to March. You can also try paragliding . There's a cinema, squash court, and table tennis or pool are played at the bowling alley. Finally there's a small library with Italian literature, naturally enough in Valtournenche and two internet cafes.
Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche resort - ski Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche ski resort is also known as Cervinia Matterhorn, Monte Cervino and has the following common misspellings:
Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche ski area has ski slopes which face W, NW
The direction which the various Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche 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. Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche ski resort has ski slopes facing W, NW.
Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche for snow gets 5 stars out of 5 overall
Breuil - Cervinia Valtournenche reviews, 3.8 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.