Essential Info: This vacation resort is over the Italian side from the Matterhorn (or Cervino, in Italian). The high, sunny, snow-sure pistes are set out more than a valley head – wide runs that all head back down towards the village. The area links up with the pistes of Zermatt at the top, making a huge 350km of runs.
Good for: Delicious Italian food that will likely not break the bank at the mountain restaurants in eye-catching chalets (attempt the Chalet Etoile), and lots of great pizza joints, in addition to some treats like the Baita Cretaz restaurant – only accessible by skidoo as soon as the lifts are shut.
Benefit: Runs all remain wide, comfortable plus consistent right towards the base. And the village is compact sufficient to allow some older kids go visiting the shops on their own.
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