Valtournenche italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Valtournenche Italy.
Valtournenche Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Italian ski resort Valtournenche lies at 3090 metres altitude in the Aosta Valley / Vallee d'Aoste region of the Italian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Valtournenche ski area is snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Valtournenche snow making covers 16km of ski trails, which equates to around 8 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Valtournenche (Italy) is Turin / Torino Caselle at a distance of 110km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Valtournenche ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Best known as having (unofficially) the second greatest vertical drop in the world, after Chamonix, but that involves using Zermatt's lifts and there is a drive to the lifts outside the village in the first place.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Valtournenche Italy
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
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Intermediate Trails
 7 runs 15km |
50% |
Advanced Trails
 7 runs 30km |
50% |
Expert Trails
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Valtournenche 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) | €190 - €190 |
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 Valtournenche Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 45km |
| total length of Valtournenche trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 14.8km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Valtournenche ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3090m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1562m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1524m |
| centre of Valtournenche ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1420m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1420m |
| 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 Valtournenche
Skiing Valtournenche you'll enjoy 14 pistes and trails and that means approximately 45km of ski runs. Valtournenche lifts number 8 with the capacity to uplift 12904 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Valtournenche is over 14.8km long. Ski Valtournenche summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Valtournenche.
Valtournenche Ski Area
Valtournenche ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 50% intermediate, 50% advanced ski slopes and 0% for expert skiers - the most difficult Valtournenche piste is the 15km Gran Pista di Valtournenche run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Valtournenche after dark.
Valtournenche for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Valtournenche
If you snowboard Valtournenche you'll want to know that, of the 8 ski lifts in total, 3 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Valtournenche snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Valtournenche snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 1 boardercross courses.
Valtournenche for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Valtournenche Apres Ski
The apres ski Valtournenche scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
7 apres ski bars 10 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 2 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Snow Fun Park, Turkish bath.
Valtournenche for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More Valtournenche Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Valtournenche resort - ski Valtournenche by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Valtournenche ski resort is also known as Valtournenche Matterhorn / Monte Cervinio and has the following common misspellings:
Valtournenche ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various 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. Valtournenche ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Valtournenche for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall