Cervinia (Breuil-Cervinia)
Linked with Zermatt, offering cross-border skiing with reliable snow and impressive glacier terrain.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
Best For
When to go
Average monthly snowfall and snowpack depth, with the typical operating window shaded.
Cervinia (Breuil-Cervinia)'s heaviest snowfall lands in May; the snowpack peaks in April.
- Snowfall
- peaks May
- Snowpack
- peaks Apr
- Typical season
- Oct – Jun
Snowfall: SLF IMIS, nearby station (1994–2023).
Snow depth: SLF IMIS, nearby station (1994–2023).
Location
Cervinia sits at the head of the Valtournenche in Italy's Aosta Valley, high in the Pennine Alps directly below the Matterhorn on the Swiss border. The setting is firmly high-alpine, with much of the terrain well above the tree line.
Getting there
Fly into Turin (TRN), about 1.5 hours from the resort by road.
- Turin (TRN)1.5 hoursDirections
- Milan Malpensa (MXP)2 hoursDirections
- Geneva (GVA)3 hoursDirections
- Lift-linked with Zermatt (Switzerland) — Lift-linked on snow across the Plateau Rosa glacier — same pass crosses the Matterhorn ridge from Valais into the Aosta Valley. (via the International Ski Pass / Matterhorn Ski Paradise)
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