Claviere italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Claviere Italy.
Claviere Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1920 the Italian ski resort Claviere lies at 2840 metres altitude in the Piedmont / Piemonte region of the Italian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Claviere ski area is snow sure. Over 0 snow cannons ensure artificial Claviere snow making covers 40km of ski trails, which equates to around 60 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Claviere (Italy) is Torino at a distance of 104km or approximately 104 minutes driving time. Claviere ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Italy's oldest resort has a border post at one end of the village and is a ten minute walk from Montgènevre, France. The resort is very relaxed, with friendly and hospitable residents and some lovely hotel bars. It is on the long and interesting Milky Way circuit.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Claviere Italy
Beginner Trails
 7 runs 7km |
3% |
Intermediate Trails
 54 runs 54km |
24% |
Advanced Trails
 118 runs 118km |
53% |
Expert Trails
 42 runs 42km |
19% |
Claviere Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
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 Claviere Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 400km |
| total length of Claviere trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 6km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N W |
| direction Claviere ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2840m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1357m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1350m |
| centre of Claviere ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1466m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1466m |
| 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 Claviere
Skiing Claviere you'll enjoy 221 pistes and trails and that means approximately 400km of ski runs. Claviere lifts number 80 with the capacity to uplift 110000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Claviere is over 6km long.
Claviere Ski Area
Claviere ski area has 3% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 24% intermediate, 53% advanced ski slopes and 19% for expert skiers - the most difficult Claviere piste is the 3km Kandahar Banchetta run, with a steepness/slope angle of 35%. You can't ski Claviere after dark.
Claviere for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Claviere
If you snowboard Claviere you'll want to know that, of the 80 ski lifts in total, 36 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Claviere snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Claviere snowboard facilities include 4 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Claviere for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Claviere Apres Ski
The apres ski Claviere scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
14 apres ski bars 8 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 0 hot tubs 2 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Climbing.
SNO-man says
Sestrière has a cinema and a games room. Health and beauty services are available in abundance with several saunas, solariums and massage professionals and beauticians available. Indoor sports on offer include aerobics , basket ball, body building and indoor tennis. Outdoors there's a 500 metre toboggan run, winter hiking, or try para-gliding or snowmobiling.
Sauze has a natural ice rink, skittles alley and a games hall as well as a cinema. The Cristina Beauty Centre offers hairdressing and beauty treatments. There's also Mina Beauty Center, sauna and jacuzzi.
The other resorts have only basic facilities.
Claviere for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More Claviere Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Claviere resort - ski Claviere by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Claviere ski resort is also known as Claviere (Milky Way) and has the following common misspellings:
Claviere ski area has ski slopes which face N W
The direction which the various Claviere 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. Claviere ski resort has ski slopes facing N W.
Claviere for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall