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Skipass Livigno 2011
The New Ski pass rates for WINTER 2011-2012. The full list of prices for Skipass Livigno in winter season 2010/11. A- Adult B- Baby – Children born after 01 January 2003 R- (Ridotto) Children born in 1995 and after and Seniors born in 1946 and before. Free Ski Terms Livigno Baby Free
Livigno Mottolino
Last year funivie Mottolino entered its 50 year of existence, during which they witnessed the first ski lift in Livigno, the first refugee and snowpark. The ski area serves the slopes of Monte Sponda, Monte della Neve, and Mottolino, which is named after. Some elevators have their starting station in Livigno, and the other in [...]
Livigno Carosello 3000
The slopes of the mountains located south of Livigno are served by lifts of ski resort Carosello 3000. Although the peak Carosello itself is only 2749 m a.s.l. the ski resort bears the name Carosello 3000 to stress the location of the slopes on the level ‘just around’ 3 000 m above sea level. The [...]
Cima Piazzi Happy Mountain
Between two famous ski resorts Bormio and Livigno in heart of Valtellina lies the ski resort Cima Piazzi. The mountain from which the area takes its name is also often referred as ‘Happy Mountain’ as the sun visits its slopes for the whole day long. The sunny slopes with magnificent Alpine views around, and the [...]
VALCHIAVENNA
The Valchiavenna Ski Area includes Madesimo, Campodolcino, Motta, Montespluga e la Val di Lei. It is situated several kilometers from the Swiss border in Val San Giacomo , better known as Valle Spluga, or in local dialect – val di Giüst between Lepontine and Retiche Alps, and then the valley river Liro marks the border [...]
Chiesa in Valmalenco
The Valley of the river Malenco in bordered from one side by Switzerland and area of town Sondrio from the other. The river is squeezed between two mountain groups : 27 km long the Bernina range with highest peak 4049 m, which descents on the Swiss side to Upper Engandine and St.Moritz, and range Disgrazia [...]
Santa Caterina Valfurva
Famous for its fairy-tale landscape Santa Caterina (1.730 m) is the perfect place for a family holiday, good both for skiing and walking in the picturesque coniferous woodlands of Stelvio National Park. With the blue sky and the white snow on the woods make the small village really a ‘white paradise’ with tranquility and barely [...]
Bormio
It is most probable that the town Bormio got its name from old Gallic god Borvo, or Bormo (Bormanus ) who had the power to heal with the help of hot mineral springs. The god later on has been identified by Romans with Apollo, and although it it hard to find his presence nowadays, his [...]
