Where to go in Italy

Juddernaut, where exactly in the valley did you ski because pretty much every resort has an un-comparable run:-
Aguille de Midi:- VB, ski touring, more options than can be noted.
Grand Montets:- Pas De Chevre
Le Tour:- Trient.
Brevant/Flegere:- Run over top to Le Buet.

Massive vertical, can ski N/S/E/W facing slopes in valley. No where can compete with this variety. Now if you want motorway piste skiing, absolutely better places to be. Does not affect statement about best terrain of any ski resort in world though.

Ranchero_1979 wrote:Juddernaut, where exactly in the valley did you ski because pretty much every resort has an un-comparable run:-
Aguille de Midi:- VB, ski touring, more options than can be noted.
Grand Montets:- Pas De Chevre
Le Tour:- Trient.
Brevant/Flegere:- Run over top to Le Buet.

Massive vertical, can ski N/S/E/W facing slopes in valley. No where can compete with this variety. Now if you want motorway piste skiing, absolutely better places to be. Does not affect statement about best terrain of any ski resort in world though.

I have skied Argentiere and La Tour Balme. I haven't skied Flegere or Brevent cuz people rave about Argentiere. It is good, but it is not earth shatteringly better than other places I have skied (I.e. Monte Rosa, Dolomites, ADH, Davos, Verbier). In fact the queue to get up from Argentiere is absurd. Food quite good and reasonably priced for France though.

I'm going to Livigno, its has good range of slopes, apres ski and its tax free resort.
Downside is the 4/5 hour transfer time.

melski wrote:I'm going to Livigno, its has good range of slopes, apres ski and its tax free resort.
Downside is the 4/5 hour transfer time.

If you fly to Innsbruck and hire a car Livigno is an easy 2.5 hour drive and also it is a beautiful drive, well it is when get out Austria :P

Only Joking before "It is the only place to ski Brigade start complaining" -)

I'm not sure why you want to go to Italy, I'm assuming it's for the Italian feel and the food?
If that's the case I'd question going to the Sella Ronda - Selva, Arraba etc. because they aren't very Italian. Up until the end of the First World War they were Austrian and still have more of an Austrian feel than Italian. Same goes for the local food.
Fascinating place nevertheless and an amazing ski area. Spectacular scenery.

andyhull wrote:I'm not sure why you want to go to Italy, I'm assuming it's for the Italian feel and the food?
If that's the case I'd question going to the Sella Ronda - Selva, Arraba etc. because they aren't very Italian. Up until the end of the First World War they were Austrian and still have more of an Austrian feel than Italian. Same goes for the local food.
Fascinating place nevertheless and an amazing ski area. Spectacular scenery.

He will be fine then he loves Austria 8)

But they want to try something different.

La Thuile is a good place nice skiing resonable resort and you also get a free day in Pila and Courmayeur with the lift pass, nice little restaurent on petit st bernard pass :thumbup: