Ski area Bormio

The lift pass "Bormio" is further also valid outside Bormio in the ski areas Valdidentro/Cima Piazzi-San Colombano and Santa Caterina/Valfurva, for a total of 31 lifts and 110 kilometres of piste. In addition to the ski area’s altitude (1,225 – 3,012 m), various snow-making machines provide snow security. From Bormio you can take the two fast cable cars to the Cima Blanca (3,012 m) the regional mountain. Wonderful pistes, wide and almost free of any fauna in the upper part, lead you down to the valley, including the world cup descent "Stelvio".

A particularly beautiful route is the 7.2 km long "Bimbi al sole", which is somewhat off the beaten track, a real goody for ski cracks is the 2 km long, black piste "Betulle". Another highlight is the longest slope in Bormio, the "Cima Bianca - Bornio", which has a total altitude of 1,787 m and is 8 km long. Fantastic free rider possibilities can be found in the areas "Ortler" and "Cevedale" and boarders can run riot in the "Snowpark Bormio 2000" at the middle station with super pipe, rails and jumps. The flood-lit piste "Stelvio" is 3 km long, but does require some experience. The ski area Valdidentro offers mainly easy to intermediate pistes, while Santa Caterina, home base of the Olympic champion Deborah Compagnoni, mainly offers red and black pistes.

Rules of conduct on ski pistes in Italy

To ensure safety on the ski slopes in Italy, stricter safety regulations have been in force since 2022. In order to use the ski areas, everyone must have liability insurance that covers damage to third parties. It will also be possible to take out this insurance on site for individual days. Drunken skiing is prohibited and punishable by heavy fines, with a maximum of 0.5 mg of alcohol per litre of blood. To reduce the risk of injury, helmets are also compulsory for all minors when skiing, snowboarding or tobogganing.

Night skiing Bormio

Winter sports enthusiasts can look forward to night skiing in Lombardy, as the ski are Bormio also offers a night ski piste. Night skiing in Bormio in the Italian region Sondrio takes places on a very special piste: the famous World Cup piste "Stelvio", where ski races are held all year, is illuminated for night skiers. The steep piste is one known as one of the most difficult pistes in the World Cup. For regular winter sports guests the route is not quite as difficult as for the professional skiers, however, only experienced skiers should use the red piste.

The piste is approx. 3 km long and offers a lot of diversity. On Thursdays the 8-person gondola Bormio extends its operation hours so that night-time skiing fun on the "Stelvio" piste lasts from 20:00 - 23:00.

Après ski Bormio

Snowpark: Snowpark Bormio Bormio

With its three different lines, the "Snowpark Bormio" has something to offer for every ski/snowboard level. The easy line, with 2, 3 and 5 m long fun boxes and a 1 m kicker, is perfect for newbies to get going. First tricks and jumps can be practised here perfectly. The medium and rails line is better for the more advances riders or even the experts on this terrain. Various obstacles, beginning with a step-up, via a 3 m bonk ball and a 9 m box can be combined with 2 kickers with 5 and 10 m tables, and really can get you flying high.

A park-own shaping team is on the go daily to maintain the standard of the obstacles and is the heart and soul of the creative set-up. Sounds good? Yes, we think so, too.

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