Alagna reviews (Page 4)

A special round you can do is a helicopter ride on Monte Rosa, then go down to Zermatt, cabin up to Klein Matterhorn and then down to Alagna again. Takes a whole day and guarantees all types of ride - and much more.

Agrees with Mountain man that Alagna is difficult to rate. But there is good off-piste around the corner in more traditional ski resorts too and in that comparison, Alagnas disadvantages can bring down the rating

In Alagna there is always the possibility of skiing even the days when the cab is closed for bad weather. Take a guide, knock up in the woods and test the old runway's hill. Got a half-meter pillows when everyone else sat at the pub and complained. A trained guide is strong to recommend since it is a high-heeled area few have seen. But if you want to enjoy a high mountain mountain and its oak-bound skiing in varied snow conditions, do not hesitate without strolling down to Alagna and enjoying. Should you come there do not forget to greet Paulo at Hotel Monte Rosa and Roberto Valzer Valley Guide No. Uno.
Mvh U2 Alpine

Place three Åreskutor on top of each other. Pick up all lifts apart from three tow lifts and the cab lane. Shrink the village to the 60's size. Consumption, four hotels and one hundred fixed living ... Alagna!

Alagna is a very special place. A small town far up in a valley where the road is over. A cabin lane which, through two cabins and a tow lift, lifts up to 3550 m and which directly gives over 2200 vertical meters down to the village ... But the magnitude is not in the fall height but in the absence of slopes, lifts and people. Unlike, for example, Grand Monté in Chamonix, the mountain does not grow up in the morning, but you can calm down your trails along the mountain slopes. Since the cabin pathway can not transport more than about 100 people per hour, it will never be crowded ...

All skiing is done in a high-heeled environment, therefore, low-igniter, shovel and probe are self-evident equipment. Without local knowledge it can be hard to find, yes, very dangerous, so the mountain guide is highly recommended.

The entertainment is about as awesome as in a small Swedish town. Ie almost nonexistent ... but that's not why you go to Alagna.

On skis you can reach the more normal ski resorts Gressoney and Champoluc and have access to a large system with modern lifts and well-tended slopes. However, the systems are not directly connected with Alagna and it is important to keep track of the lifetime so as not to stay on the wrong side of the mountain ...

It is difficult to rate Alagna because it is not a normal ski resort. If you value offpiste skiing in the Alpine environment, the score is a clear five. But comparing to a modern ski resort, it's hard to motivate a top rating ... I give a total of four. Anyway, I recommend all off-road riders with off-road ambitions to visit Alagna.

MVH / Mountain Man