Cervinia
Also known as: Breuil-Cervinia, Cervino Ski Paradise
Matterhorn (Italian side); glacier
Can the whole group come?
Who in your group gets a good week at Cervinia - the terrain split, the ski school, and what the people not skiing do.
Beg 26 / Int 61 / Adv 13 (19 blue/44 red/9 black)
Gentle wide Plan Maison; nursery areas; regroup
Village shops/spas, glacier cable-car sightseeing, Zermatt excursion
Ski-school mini-clubs (details -)
Multiple (Scuola Sci del Cervino) + rentals
Very snow-sure gentle cruising; excellent for improvers/families
Snow & season
Very high (altitude + glacier); snowmaking ~35-50%
Winter ~late Nov/Dec to early May; summer glacier ~25 km
Dec-Apr (peak Feb-Mar); summer glacier Jun-early Sep
Peak Christmas/New Year, Feb half-terms; quieter Jan and late Mar
Wide gentle high-altitude pistes
High-altitude cold/wind; wind holds on high lifts
The mountain
~150 km Italian / 360 km intl
~150-160 km Italian; ~360 km combined w/ Zermatt
Limited marked off-piste; long gentle glacier runs
Busy; cross-border traffic
Getting there & lift pass
Cervinia-Valtournenche ~EUR 60-68; International (incl. Zermatt) ~EUR 120-126 high (dynamic)
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Turin (TRN) ~2-2.5 h / ~118 km; Milan Malpensa ~2.5-3 h; Geneva ~2.5-3 h
Road; transfers
Numerous mountain restaurants/rifugi
Full resort village services
Cervinia / Aosta hub; cross-border Zermatt (CH)
Patrol & safety
Cervino S.p.A. + Soccorso Alpino
Piste km/lift counts vary; prices dynamic
Umberto Parini, Aosta (~50 km)
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand ski resort report. Coordinates are approximate.