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Equity run hotels and chalets
This amazing medieval town is regularly voted the most beautiful ski resort
in the world and offers a unique combination of character, style and good skiing.
It's the only ski resort we know with genuine Roman thermal baths! They are
fully functioning and one of the essential visits during your stay.
As a serious skiers' resort, Bormio is up there with the best in Italy and regularly
hosts World Cup races. In 2005 they hosted the World Championships and the whole
town got a facelift in preparation for the big event. We recommended it unreservedly
for traditionalists who demand character with their skiing. The ski area is
tall and snow-sure, good for intermediates and advanced, who revel in long runs
through trees and high speed cruises. The Men's Downhill course is a treat.
After a steep start, it's a fantastic red, over every kind of mountain terrain,
right to the bottom of the village gondolas. Beginners can relax in the gondolas
before enjoying fantastic conditions on the high but manageable blues and nursery
slopes at 2000m. Experts don't have much piste skiing, just a couple of good
Blacks, but they do have some of the best powder and off-piste in Italy, and
they can buy an extension lift pass which includes Livigno and Santa Caterina.
Most Alpine villages were established well before skiing was invented but this
one is very convenient for the skier. The World Cup Downhill arrives right in
the centre of the village near our hotels. Most of which are only a minute or
so from lifts and slope but still only 4 or 5 mins from the centre. If you take
our ski hire equipment there is free storage opposite the village gondola.
Some of the best skiing here is at Valdidentro, which is 10 mins by free skibus.
The skiing here is North-facing and varied with lots of long runs through trees,
and because there's no adjacent village, it's rarely crowded. Santa Caterina
is 15 mins and included on the pass.
Bormio is almost unique in the ski world and anyone who loves Italian life and
atmosphere won't need the skiing! The narrow cobbled streets are pedestrianised
and filled at night with a colourful crowd enjoying the lively cafes and immaculate
shops. The après ski is excellent.
Village Facts
Amazing medieval town. Often voted the most beautiful ski resort in the world.
o Bars
o Restaurants
o Pizzerias
o Ice rink
o Thermal baths
o Swimming pool
o Shops
o Good public transport to Sondrio
o Good local wines
o Weekly concert in town