J2Ski Holiday 2014

Far Queue wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

felthorpe wrote:Livigno was one of the areas I also looked at to put on our todo list. Hmmmmmm too many choices.

Things to remember with Livigno, fly to Innsbruck to avoid the 4 hour transfers from the Milan airports 8)

Or drive :P It only took us about an hour longer than driving to Val D'Isere, and it is a pretty drive through Switzerland and up past Klosters etc.

I normally go Stuttgart into Austria and turn at Landeck and up the Inn valley into Switzerland, it a beautiful drive :thumbup:

Ian Wickham wrote:

Far Queue wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

felthorpe wrote:Livigno was one of the areas I also looked at to put on our todo list. Hmmmmmm too many choices.

Things to remember with Livigno, fly to Innsbruck to avoid the 4 hour transfers from the Milan airports 8)

Or drive :P It only took us about an hour longer than driving to Val D'Isere, and it is a pretty drive through Switzerland and up past Klosters etc.

I normally go Stuttgart into Austria and turn at Landeck and up the Inn valley into Switzerland, it a beautiful drive :thumbup:

Sounds like it is definitely one to do then, as we usually drive and I love that mountain scenery.

I was rather put off by the long transfer from Milan. So it may not be the place for a J2Ski group in light of that, as many prefer to fly. Unless Innsbruck is as cheap to fly to as Milan?

felthorpe wrote:I would quite like to go to Switzerland or Italy in 2014. but I have no idea which resorts are good ones?

St Moritz is the best skiing I have ever had. Amazingly quiet pistes, wonderful snow, varied terrain, 2 mountains locally to ski, lots to go at......


....however its horribly expensive to go there. We did it with Club Med for under £1000 each which included BA scheduled flights T5 to Zurich, private transfers, lift passes, lessons/guiding if you wanted it, all food and drink (and I mean ALL - breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, wine with dinner, unlimited soft and alcoholic drinks).

Stunningly beautiful as well. Just dont eat out or buy drinks in the bars in town.

Maybe if we put St Moritz down on our list of potential resorts we should put a 'very expensive' warning next to it :D

AllyG wrote:Maybe if we put St Moritz down on our list of potential resorts we should put a 'very expensive' warning next to it :D

If you have a Livigno lift pass you get a a days skiing at St Moritz :thumbup:

Thanks for that Ian :D

I didn't even know that Livigno was anywhere near St Moritz!

What did you think of Livigno? Do you think it's good enough to go on our list of potential group holiday resorts?

AllyG wrote:Thanks for that Ian :D

I didn't even know that Livigno was anywhere near St Moritz!

What did you think of Livigno? Do you think it's good enough to go on our list of potential group holiday resorts?

I love Livigno ........ but the skiing is over graded and you really do need after a couple of days to jump on the bus to Bormio or St moritz.
A great Village and friendly people and of course excellent food ...... not a lot of catered chalets in Livigno but prices are pretty good in the restaurants.

Thanks Ian :D
What do you mean by the pistes in Livigno are overgraded?