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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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Package operators
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Cervinia
The upside
- Miles of long, consistently gentle runs – ideal for intermediates wary of steep slopes or bumps
- Slopes are sunny, but high and snow-sure
- Impressive scenery
- Excellent village nursery slope
- Link with Zermatt in Switzerland provides even more spectacular views and good lunches
The downside
- Very little to interest good or aggressive intermediates and above
- Little to do in bad weather
- almost entirely treeless, and lifts prone to closure by wind
- Not particularly attractive village
- Few off-slope amenities
- Steep climb to main gondola
- though there is a chairlift alternative
Latest user reviews
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
Spent 29th Dec to 4th Jan in Cervinia. I travelled…
Peter Donaldson 10 Jan 2008
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Summary
If there is a better resort than Cervinia for those who like cruising 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 linked by lift and piste.
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 staying there, not here. The link is prone to closure by bad weather (especially in early season) and, despite major lift improvements in Zermatt, access to its best slopes is still a time-consuming business.
The village was branded Cervinia when it was developed for skiing, but these days harks back to its roots by prefixing that with its original name, Breuil.
News
For 2009/10 a covered six-pack replaced the slow chairlifts above Plan Torrette, removing the one remaining weakness in the lift system.
For 2008/09 more snowmaking was added in the Valtournenche sector, particularly on the home run to the village. A children’s area opened at Plan Maison. The gondola up to Laghi Cime Bianche was revamped, though without increasing its capacity.
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