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Key facts
| Resort | 2050 m |
|---|---|
| Slopes | 1525-3480 m |
| Lifts | 24 |
| Pistes | 150 km |
| Blue | 30 % |
| Red | 59 % |
| Black | 11 % |
| Snowmaking | 38 % |
| Price index | 90 |
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CerviniaItaly
The upside
- Miles of long, consistently gentle runs – ideal for intermediates wary of steep slopes or bumps
- Slopes are sunny, but high and pretty snow-sure
- Impressive scenery
- Excellent village nursery slope
- The link with Zermatt in Switzerland provides more great runs, views and lunches but ...
The downside
- Bad weather can close not only the Zermatt link but most of the higher lifts, severely limiting your options
- Very little to interest those looking for challenges
- Not a notably attractive village
- Few off-slope amenities
- Steep climb to the main gondola, though there is a chairlift alternative
Latest user reviews
About the village: visitors from Zermatt, skiing down…
RSimpkinuk57 29 Jan 2011
We (a party of seven) went to Cervinia from 17 to 24…
Michael Prestwich 4 Mar 2008
We skied in Cervinia for the second time this Jan 13th…
Art and Jeannie 23 Jan 2008
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Summary
If there is a better resort than Cervinia for those who like cruising on motorways in spring sunshine, we have yet to find it. And then there’s the easiest of Zermatt’s slopes just over the Swiss border.
And for the rest of us? Well, to be frank, the rest of us are better off elsewhere. In particular, those with an eye on bumps or powder over in Zermatt should probably think about residing there, not here. Despite major lift improvements in Zermatt, access to its best slopes is still a time-consuming business. And that’s assuming the exposed, 3300m-high link is open.
The village was branded Cervinia when it was developed for skiing, but these days harks back to its mountaineering roots by prefixing that with its original name, Breuil. Ever heard of that? No, quite. So we’ll stick with Cervinia.
News – this season 2011/12
Work to renovate the Plateau Rosa cable car is due for completion. More snowmaking is also due to be installed.
News – last season
A short new black run (59) was created from the Pancheron chair above Plan Torrette. Below it, red run 9 has become a designated ‘slow ski’ zone. And red run 24 from the same lift was remodelled, with a short new black variant. At Plan Maison a boarder-cross course and a new children’s area with moving carpet lift opened.
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