Ski in Valtournenche

Skiing in Valtournenche

Valtournenche, Italy (1610m to 3090m)

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.

Valtournenche

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Valtournenche Ski Facts

Valtournenche Ski Facts

		Expert Skiers
		Intermediate Skiers
		Beginners
		Snowboarding
		Snow
		Apres-ski
	7	Red Runs (30km)
	7	Blue Runs (15km)
60km		Downhill Pistes
11km		Cross Country Trails
9		Ski Lifts
1570m		Max Vertical
3090m		Highest Lift
1610m		Lowest Piste
1520m		Resort Altitude

Valtournenche

The Italian ski resort of Valtournenche has direct access to 60km of downhill skiing, with 13 individual pistes, served by 9 ski lifts.

The ski resort itself is above 1500m, so skiing or boarding back to the resort is usually possible. With pistes above 2500 metres, skiing and snowboarding is assured throughout the season.

Snowmaking :- Valtournenche is able to augment natural snow, on 16km of ski runs,.

Ski Lift Capacity :- The 9 Ski Lifts of Valtournenche are able to uplift 8,744 skiers / snowboarders per hour.

There are five airports within two hours drive, so ski weekends, snowboard breaks and short ski holidays to Valtournenche are perfectly feasible.

Skiing in Valtournenche

All levels of skier ability, from Beginner to Expert, are well-catered for in Valtournenche.

Snowboarding in Valtournenche

Valtournenche offers some good boarding.

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Valtournenche in brief

Valtournenche Ski Resort is:-
Very good for Expert Skiers.
Good for Intermediate Skiers.
Good for Beginners.
Good for Snowboarding.

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Map of Valtournenche