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Updated December 2024
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How Skiers Rate Cervinia - Breuil

Overall Rating
4.25
Value for Money
4.22
Quiet Slopes
4.16
Après-Ski
3.71
Accommodation Options
4.31
Family Friendliness
4.39
Groomed Runs
4.60
Powder Zones
3.40
Tree Runs
2.35
Mogul Fields
2.58
Off-Piste
3.36
Snow Parks
3.28
Lift Efficiency
4.39
Eating Out
4.20
Ski School Quality
4.27
Beginners
4.58
Intermediates
4.34
Advanced
4.14
Experts
4.25
Snowboarders
4.15

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What Skiers Say About Cervinia - Breuil

Cervinia attracts intermediate and advanced skiers drawn to high-altitude, snow-sure terrain with wide, well-groomed red runs and access to Zermatt via the lift connection. Reviewers consistently mention reliable snow conditions, quiet pistes, efficient lift systems, and good-value Italian restaurants both on-mountain and in the village. The resort suits families and those seeking relaxed skiing over lively nightlife, with après described as limited but friendly. Wind is frequently cited as an issue, often closing upper lifts and the Zermatt link. Most users note the resort is better suited to skiers than snowboarders due to flat sections, and some mention a lack of challenging terrain on the Italian side alone.

AI-generated summary based on verified skier reviews

  • snow reliability
  • wide groomed runs
  • lift system efficiency
  • Zermatt access
  • value for money
  • mountain restaurants
  • quiet pistes
  • wind and lift closures
  • limited advanced terrain
  • flat sections for snowboarders
  • limited après-ski
  • expensive Zermatt pass upgrade
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Jon
advanced snowboarder 🏂 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dec, 1 2024
A huge high altitude ski area with pretty much guaranteed skiing/snowboarding all season. Those that enjoy black runs may be disappointed as the one black on the resort is really no more than a tricky red. That being said there are lots of wide very long blue and red runs that are often pretty quiet for such a popular resort. Food and drink can be found at all price points from expensive gourmet to budget friendly but very good paninis for 8 ish on the mountain.
Top tips
Weekday skiing is much quieter especially over the lunch period from 12 - 2pm. Take an early or late lunch to enjoy almost empty pistes for a few hours.
- it's well worth heading over to the Valtournenche side of the resort. Generally quieter with lovely long wide piste and a couple of great restaurants.
- if Cervinia is windy or overly busy take the Bus to Chamois for the day. It's a small resort, only 5 runs, but stunningly beautiful and always extremely quiet and wind free. Great for off piste too. It's covered by the Cervinia pass.
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Jed
expert skier ⛷️
Nov, 25 2024
Very romantic resort, you can ski in and out of Switzerlands zermatt with views of the Matterhorn. Great for smooth piste runs and stopping off for some food.
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Adrian
advanced snowboarder 🏂
Nov, 14 2024
Cervinia is a small picturesque resort with views of the Matterhorn. There are plenty of accomodation options, mainly hotels catering to a wide range of budgets. The ski area is excellent with well maintained ski lifts and well groomed pistes. There is access across to Zermatt which extends the ski area, however the lifts can be affected during high winds.
After heavy snow there was a lot of easily accessible off piste powder terrain for all levels.
The apre was good, plenty of options for food and drink for all options.
All in all a good resort.
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Millie
intermediate skier ⛷️
Apr, 24 2024
Really good resort, with international ski pass allowing access to Zermatt lifts too! Absolutely incredible views across the resort, and a good mix for all abilities.
Very good value for money in Cervinia town, and even on piste restaurants/bars not bad either.
Apres let the resort down slightly as wasnt a huge atmosphere for it, and night skiing wasnt on offer but we werent too fussed for this so still 5/5!
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Marcus
expert skier ⛷️
Apr, 18 2024
Quality resort, receives good snow all season. Great food on the mountain and fun instructors. Good amount of terrain also valtourneche and zermatt nearby and easily accessible.
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Arkadiusz
advanced skier ⛷️
Apr, 15 2024
I loved my recent visit at Cervinia.
It's one of the biggest resorts around, even without considering it's connected to the huge Zermatt terrains, or Valtournenche (great mellow pistes).
Lines were groomed daily and conditions were great. This is a glacier, so you can be reasonably sure of the snow and long season.
Cervinia has a great choice of accommodation, both budget hotels a few minutes from the lifts, and ski in/out hotels. Ours provided on-demand shuttle to the village centre.
We'll be certainly coming back.
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Arkadiusz
advanced skier ⛷️
Apr, 15 2024
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Helen
intermediate skier ⛷️
Apr, 13 2024
As a family with three teenagers of varying standards this resort is amazing. Great value for money - lots of runs to explore and good variety for us. Good for us as intermediate skiers & boarders. As a UK family we have been twice the week before Xmas which was quiet and runs were never crowded (before Italian holidays start).
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Victoria
intermediate skier ⛷️
Apr, 13 2024
Nice wide blue and green runs, not too busy. Beautiful views of Matterhorn. Bit over priced compared to other ski areas nearby but has got the option to go over to swiss side as well.
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Alistair
expert skier ⛷️
Mar, 28 2024
Great piste skiing, the reds are all blues and so a lot easier than the corresponding French or Austrian ratings, great glacier runs on the zermatt side but cRe needed if the weather changes - you can get stranded quickly. Love the views and the brilliant long run down to valtournenche. Good eating in the village and on the mountain, lots of choice although the village isn't big. Good value for money, and I've been bCk 3x already. Lift system is generally quick and efficient. Weather can be the downside with high winds when storm fronts come through . Great resort.
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Mark
advanced skier ⛷️
Mar, 23 2024
I went in February , huge reort if you include Valtournenche and rhe Zermatt access. Snow was poor to start so stayed high, best skiing over at Val. Had a day in Zermatt and that was great, all the way from the top glacier to the bottom, quality skiing. Most of the runs in Cervinia would be Blue/ Red in France, some reds werr barely blue! Run 7 from the top was good, could be challenging at the top but was a great long run. Cervinia is a good option to stay cheap but ski Zermatt.
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ann
intermediate skier ⛷️
Mar, 18 2024
great places to eat on slopes. ski in/out hotels. lots of skiing. big pisted runs. Enjoyed my week there. Would go again.
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Andrew
advanced skier ⛷️
Mar, 17 2024
Excellent snow sure resort, the link to zurmat is great and offers some more challenging skiing and endless views of the Matterhorn.
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Iain
advanced skier ⛷️
Mar, 17 2024
Cervinia is the Italians secret. A stunning resort with something for everyone. Beautiful skiing with an unparalleled scenery, food and wine unmatched in the alps.
Equipment hire and sales in their abundance with a huge variety of brands being sold in resort.

This truly is a magnificent resort with one seriously huge benefit, its snow sure. You can ski in this resort for 6 months over the winter and again for two months on the glacier in the summer.

What is there not to love?!? ️
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James
advanced skier ⛷️
Feb, 10 2024
The people were rude unhelpful and pretty ignorant, the town is pretty ugly the roads are terrible homes everywhere, the skiing was good when the lifts were open, best thing to do is go over to zermatt much better skiing snow and the people are nicer.
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Euan
advanced skier ⛷️
Jan, 21 2024
At Cervinia, the value for money is great, as you can make it quite cheap and ski onto zermatt for relatively cheap, and the hotels and food options are decent to good for cheap compared to other resorts. The view of the Matterhorn is also amazing, however I found the pistes very boring, as they were just long wide runs with very little variation. Id suggest this place if theres a budget involved or if you want to ski zermatt for cheap, but on my limited time on zermatt I still didnt love the runs
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Oliver
expert skier ⛷️
Jan, 21 2024
Beautiful wide pistes, perfect for a novice/intermediate or those who like a quieter run. The lifts unfortunately let Cervinia down and the wind can sometimes leave the old lifts all closed, but when the weather permits its a stunning location. Mountainside restaurants are significantly cheaper than big French resorts (3Val, L2A, Espace Killy etc.) and the Italian food is to die for. And across the summit over to Zermatt has some seriously decent slopes for more of a challenge, as well as some of the most sophisticated lift systems Ive ever come across.
Overall Cervinia is an excellent resort - just hope to get lucky with the wind!
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Rob
intermediate skier ⛷️
Jan, 21 2024
My wife and I stayed in a cheap set if self-contained aoartments which we complained about. The electric sockets were hanging out of the walls. There was no kettle. We had to boil water in the one pan supplied. There was no corkscrew for wine bottles. The bes was a double pullout sofa bed, with inly a spring cover, providing no comfort and a miserable night's sleep. With the physical and mental stress of learning to ski, my wife was in tears. We were not the only guests who complained and it turns out that we had one of the better rooms.
Overall, Cervinia was a beautiful little place. The ski school were friendly and the terrain was perfect to learn on. The food in town was surprisingly mediocre and I expected a better standard, given the hype over Italian food. The scenery was stunning and every morning, we were treated to the view of the Matterhorn, bathed in orange light. Truly wonderful!
Overall, as birthday presents go, it was a lovely thought but I would select my accommodation more carefully.
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Loredana
advanced skier ⛷️
Jan, 19 2024
Cervinia ski is great for beginners and intermediate skiers. You will enjoy the link with Zermatt side if you are an advance skier. Cervinia is great for families and for kids. Is a little bit quiet than Zermatt. You can find best apres ski party at Love Cervinia.
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Mary
advanced skier ⛷️
Jan, 19 2024
Fab resort - you can link over into Zermatt which extends the ski area a lot. Amazing Matterhorn views too. Good apres scene, good food and nice people. The runs are all good, but there are no trees as the resort is high. Prices ok, however the zermatt-cervinia lift pass is very expensive.

Overall a great resort to explore.
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