Livigno - Skiing in Italy

Nestled in a beautiful valley between the Stelvio National Park and the Engadine, Livigno is to meet the needs of the discerning tourists: snow, sports, major events, shopping, nature is capable, walks in the fresh air and folklore, all in a unique and magical reality.

The success is determined by an inseparable binomial between nature and sport, that the Little Tibet in Lombardy, the perfect synthesis between rest and dynamics make determined thanks to a perfectMicroclimate ensure heavy snowfalls on during the entire winter season and perfect snow covered slopes from November to May. In summer the climate is pleasantly mild, with air that is fresh and crisp for the entire season.

It is then an ideal climate for the exercise of any kind of sport, whether its summer or winter. Despite the development of accommodation and skiing facilities, Livigno yet managed to save over the years, the typical environment,natural, cultural and architectural features of the alpine culture that make up its valley of Livigno and the best in the world.

During the winter of Livigno with its 74 pistes with a total area of 115 kilometers between the towns and Mottolino Carosello 3000 split, is prepared on average 9 thousand people per day hosts. Recently, the resort has a majority of the tows with six seats covered chairlifts to renew automatic hitching. They allow a combinedOutput per hour of all the installation of more than 47.000 people per hour, thus making queues for the resurgence non-existent.

Livigno, as well as for skiing, is the undisputed home of the modern disciplines with the means snow telemark and snowboarding are connected, in this latter case primarily due to a snow park, one of the largest in Italy, which for all lovers of the tenders' board "fixed structures the half-pipe jump, and one of the best runs forBoardercross.

But there's more, for the more daring, Livigno accompanied us into the new "alternative" trends. The protagonist is free riding, the art of off-piste skiing, which Livigno, and ensuring well-trained mountain guides, inserts, courses which fall on the use of ARVA, basic nivology and the investigation of the stability of snow - mountain slopes.

Also for the 2009/2010 winter season will be all the major events: from the traditional and SkiedaSgambeda, now of international renown, the special events like the Ice Party, an end of season event with a concert at a great height. Livigno offer more than 250 shops, the benefits of belonging to a duty-free area, so there is the possibility of acquiring any type of product at reasonable prices.

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