Livigno.......any good ?

hey
was there this morning-the snow was fantastic, good coverage and much like bormio the sun isnt hitting it much which means it doesnt have the feeze/thaw thing going on to make it dead icy

we are also due snow this week so should be awesome by next week

Go for it you will enjoy the place 8)

Great place if you like nice and cheap Italian food and some really nice and easy slopes.

Livigno is some sort of special enclave which is tax-exempt, so not only is it cheaper by virtue of being in Italy, but additionally so. My kids learnt to ski and snowboard there and the learner slopes are great, as they comprise a series of graded pistes separate from the main ski runs, but adjacent to them, so it's easy for you to ski round and meet-up with the learners. There are also day-trips available to St.Moritz for serious skiers. The other upside is the altitude: In a bad year it's high enough to guarantee good snow but distant enough for it not to be flooded by visitors from elsewhere. In a good year, the snow is stupendous - the only European resort I've been to that reminded me of skiing in the Rockies.

The Main downsides are (a) the split into two areas, linked by buses (b) the long transit-time from Bergamo airport and (c) Bergamo often gets fog-bound and you have to re-route to Milan.

Went there in 2007.
From what I can remember the skiing was good. BEst for intermediates I think.
The food and the prices are amazing though

im going up in middle of next week for another booze run and to look at cameras, mine bloody broke two days ago!!

worst time of my life ever for it to break! raging

rossyhead wrote:im going up in middle of next week for another booze run and to look at cameras, mine bloody broke two days ago!!

worst time of my life ever for it to break! raging

Watch the prices they are not always cheaper in Livigno 8)

Ian Wickham wrote:

rossyhead wrote:im going up in middle of next week for another booze run and to look at cameras, mine bloody broke two days ago!!

worst time of my life ever for it to break! raging

Watch the prices they are not always cheaper in Livigno 8)

I have to agree with that. I was in Livigno earlier this year (last Ski season) and I waited till I went because I wanted a new camera. :( The one I wanted was actually quite a bit dearer than back at home, so I ended up not bothering.

The good news is that I have just purchased one for the coming season, and by waiting most of the year I have saved another £100.00 :D