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TheAostaValley isoneofthemostbeautiful
regions intheAlps. It’salsooneofthesmallest,
whichmeansyoucaneasilyvisitafewdifferentski
resorts inoneweek.Wesuggestyoupickupahire
caratTurinairportandgetexploring...
Start inCervinia.Parkyourcarandhead
straightfortheBontadinichair liftwhichwill take
youtothetopofthe3,295mTheodulPass.Here
thepremier leagueof4,000m-highEuropean
peaksspreadoutformilesandmilesbeforeyou,
includingMontBlanc,MonteRosa,Liskamm,
Breithorn,Dentd’Herensand,ofcourse, the
Matterhorn itself. Youdon’tgettheclassic
viewoftheMatterhornfromCervinia–that
honour isheldbyZermattoverontheSwiss
sideofthemountain–butskidownthePlateau
RosatoZermattfortheToblerone-wrapper
image.Travellingbetweenthetworesorts is
straightforward,andyouwillsavemoney ifyou
buyyourCervinia/Zermattcard intheformer.
Runs inZermatttendtobebusierandmore
challengingthan inCervinia,butthey’reworth it
fortheviews.TrytheStafelalprun,whichcurves
roundthebaseoftheMatterhorn– it’sguaranteed
tomakeyoufeelsmall. Justdon’tforgettotake
yourcreditcard;notonly isSwitzerlandmore
expensivethanItaly,butyoumaynotbeabletouse
euros inthebarsandrestaurants.
BackinCervinia,followthesunaroundthe
west-facingslopesonaselectionofblueandred
runs(includingtheresort’sclassic12kmVentina).
Ormaybeyou’lltrytheIndianterrainpark,rightby
theFornetchairlift.It’soneofthelargestandbestin
Italy,withagoodmixofkickers,railsandwalls.
Theaprèsski isn’texactlybanging inCervinia,
but forawell-earnedpintorgrappa, there’s
plenty tokeepyouentertained.Enjoyhappy-hour
at theYeti (
yeticervinia.it
)or try theAprèsSki
BaratHotelPrincipedelleNevi (
principdellenevi.
com)
forcocktailsand livemusic.
Views,boozeand
easyblues inCervinia
