Pila Reviews & Ratings

I learnt to ski here, perfect for all abilities I would highly recommend to anyone, runs for all and the views are incredible

In February 2023, I had a fantastic time skiing in Pila, Aosta Valley. The resort has an excellent combination of terrain, ideal for intermediates with lots of wide, cruisy runs, and some challenging slopes for advanced skiers. The snow was brilliant, with fresh powder after a number of days of snowfall, and the weather was crisp and sunny.

Pros:

Stunning Views: Panoramic vistas of Mont Blanc elevate the entire experience.
Great for Intermediates: The resort caters well for intermediate skiers with a good mix of blue and red runs.
Easy Access: The cable car from Aosta is quick and offers breathtaking valley views.

Cons:

Limited Advanced Terrain: Advanced skiers might find the slopes a bit lacking in challenge.
Quiet Après-Ski: The après-ski scene is fairly low-key, not ideal for those looking for lively nightlife.
Lift System: While efficient, some lifts are a bit slower and could benefit from modernization.
Tips:

Early Start: Arrive early, especially on weekdays, to enjoy quieter slopes.
Snowboarders: The snowpark is well-maintained and fun for those looking to challenge themselves.

Pila is a hidden gem. Has the altitude for reliable snow. Is great for families. Food... it's Italy... it's amazing! It's a quiet resort which is great for beginner to intermediates. Advanced might find they've completed the resort after a few days, but even then it's got some great runs worth sessioning to find the best side hits and spots of powder off the sides. Not much apres but that's fine for my group at age 40ish. Pila has an amazing charm to it. Lots of locally family owned hotels.

An excellent resort to learn how to ski / snowboard. A great set of slopes of varying difficulty to take you from beginner to advanced in no time. Fantastic English language ski schools, and enough slopes to keep you excited for the whole week. Good food in the local area, and affordable accommodation and supermarkets. Very family friendly and not particularly busy.

Really enjoyed it, a really great energy to the resort and plenty for all ability levels.

Partner and I had plenty of fun and never found ourselves running out of piste to explore!

Have been skiing in Pila since I was 5 years old. Super family friendly resort with plenty of skiing if you know where to go. Perfect for a long weekend.
New lift going in next year which will make the whole resort run more efficiently.
Food and drink on the mountain and resort are super tasty and very good value for money.
I highly recommend Pila

Perfect piste skiing, with an excellent progression for all kinds of skiing. Enough for skiers of all abilities, from nursery slopes, steep black runs, off piste and purpose built ski mountaineering trails. Loads of on slope options for food, and food and drink is way cheaper than nearby Swiss and French resorts. Expect great views of the neighbouring Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, and grand Paradiso. Go mid week to avoid the crowds, its a local resort for Milan, Turin and Aosta, so it gets pretty busy on good weekends.

Great resort for beginners and intermediate skiers! Has had lots of runs added and more planned. Great mountain restaurants best is the Yeti! Best run for me is black 10 or red 3 both awesome ! Town of Aosta is lovely and traditional, lots of cafes and bars- gekoo is a fav of mine! Overall great resort

Great resort we had a good few powder days here and the snow was incredible. Slopes were quiet enough.

Great resort. Something for everyone. Want a bit more night life - Stay in Aosta. Great value for money

Lovely staff everyone super helpful. Slope range is big and quite a lot of space but i did go when it would have been less busy (23-29th of march)

Nice little area, can get busy at weekends and holidays and there's a bit of a bottle neck part way back to the gondola. A few nice little bars on the slopes and can walk over to the town of Aosta after which has some nice little restaurants and interesting museums/ Roman history.

Beautiful area with a splendid view on the high alpine region between southern Switzerland and the Aosta region. Great parking in Aosta next to the freeway, taking you up to Pila situated at 1900 m altitude. The terrain is wide open with some forestry further down, and as it is predominantly north facing, receiving plenty of snow. The village is not very lively, and not of interest for "Après ski". It's all about skiing.

Smallish resort but very well run lifts and pistes
Great value for money compared to other resorts visited

Fantastic resort for beginners to experts there is something for everyone with fantastic hotels and the most well groomed pistes I have ever skied on

Lovely small resort for most levels of skiing. Excellent lift system, which interconnects superbly well. Well groomed pistes and, almost without exception, staff everywhere were wonderful. Restaurants and bars sensibly priced.

The downside is that there's nothing to do when you're not skiing, unless you choose an hotel with pool etc. There are virtually no shops - not even a mini market or pharmacy.

However, the gondola lift takes you to Aosta Town in 20 minutes, with a 10 minute walk into the centre of this fabulous town. The lift does, however, closer at 5pm, so is restrictive if you want a full day's skiing as well as a visit to town.

Overall, I would give 5 stars for the skiing, but only two to three for the resort. Very good value for money, though

It's not my wording but "Pila is the Alps beat kept secret "The piste profile at Pila does favour the intermediate to advanced skier/snow boarder as the 2 blue to 15 red and 5 Black runs suggests. The use of the natural topography makes for fun runs of decent length and tree lines to add interest. The resort generally faces NE so hangs on to snow pretty well compared to other resorts even when temperatures rise. Highest runs start at 2770 metres.

Due to other high profile resorts in the Aosta Valley Pila remains quiet during weekdays so lift queues can be almost non-existant.; which helps for those wanting to max out their daily run count.

The village and resident population is small so the nightlife is near non existent and of the 4-6 restaurants only half of these are open 7 days. There are zero nightclubs or late bars which is a
bonus for me but maybe a negative for you.

The resort is being developed so will change and become busier; but as it is now it's a great destination for experienced riders wanting to focus on their riding rather than the apres- ski.

In resort accommodation is fairly limited but generally good value.

I'll be back next year.

05 - 10 March 2024

Stayed in Aosta and caught the telecabine up every morning

Easy, free parking with walk on access to the lift

The warm up beginner blue runs were fantastic, especially Blue 15

Fantastic grooming and uncrowded pistes all day

Great transitions from blue runs to red runs with plenty of easily accessible off-piste terrain beside the groomed pistes

Off piste areas off the Grimondet chair were perfect for aspiring powder skiers

Excellent terrain off the Couis 2 chair both on and off piste

Great food at Hermitage restaurant on mountain

Last run of the day was the magnificent red Du Bois piste (2) to red Plan Praz piste (26) where we caught the telecabine back to Aosta

Staying in the town made for a very different ski holiday experience

Had the opportunity to enjoy the evening passeggiata through the streets and side streets before enjoying apertivo at La Vineria, Eden Bistrot, the gin bar Baretto Di Sant'Orso Gintoneria e bottiglieria