Cervinia reviews

Nice slopes an allt of Netanyahu snowfields for lighter ”off-piste”

Feb 2023 living in Cervinia. Apt Montabel extremely run down and low standard. Slopes beaten up by high temperatures and no new snow for a while, so a bit unfair to say the are poor, but definitely not challenging. Sometimes long queues. Slope 85 back from klein Matterhorn a suicide mission for most and no other way to get back to Cervinia since blue slope was closed and the Swiss anchorlifts were closed all week for no apparent reason. Will not return, many better places to choose from.

Be there v2 2024 with the teenage kids. Large, wide pleasure pistes in blue and cautious red and not a lift queue in sight.
20-year-olds who want challenges in black and thundering après-ski will quickly get quite bored, Cervinia also targets +40 or families with children. The prices are high compared to Sweden, but you get good food for the money, if you want to hold back a bit, the pizzerias are fully approved.
Haven't been drinking alcohol myself for a long time but noticed that champagne seems to be a popular feature here and there. We (55-year-old man, a 17-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy) will definitely return.

Is there now v. 9 - 2024. The weather has not been with us at all (which may have influenced the review). We had sun and clear blue skies for 1 (!) day. 2 days, lots of fresh snow on the slopes, and that it snowed continuously all day, limited visibility and hard-to-ride slopes with a lot of loose snow in them. Like riding in powder.

Cervinia is suitable for families with children and intermediate skiers. A lot of Swedes here, Swedes are pouring in all the time and you hear Swedish everywhere. The area is 150 km long and has long, wide pistes. The lifts need to be upgraded and are worse than in Zermatt, Val d'Isere/Tignes, St Anton/Zurs/Lech. The new luxurious cable car that was operated this summer was unfortunately broken and not in operation.

The red slopes are very kind and correspond to blue slopes in Val d'Isere and St Anton. Virtually no lift queues throughout. Lifts sometimes stop, which has not happened in the other places in the Alps. Charlet Etoile was great, we went there at 2.30pm and had to wait until 3pm to get a table. It was worth it, best food I ate in the Alps. Worth every penny. Fully booked at lunchtime all week, it is recommended to book a table from home well in advance. Very beautiful in Cervinia without trees, cozy village, short transfer time 1.5 h to Turin airport.

We stayed at the White Angel hotel up in the mountains, direct ski-out / ski-out outside the door, 1 km to the village. Elegant hotel, nice design, excellent spa (at extra cost), but the food is not up to standard in general.

We went over to Zermatt for 2 days and I found the skiing to be better there, very lavish lifts and high standard throughout in Zermatt. If the goal is to go to Zermatt every day, I recommend staying on the Swiss side. It is not always open to Zermatt.

Was there week 2-2024 and had a great time with great skiing. Perfect place if you like long wide pistes at high altitude with a fantastic view of the Matterhorn. The majority of the slopes are nice red slopes, so if you want steeper slopes, just go over to Zermatt, which offers most of the best. Cervinia also has plenty of off-piste so no shortage of riding. The village is small and cozy with a few gems for restaurants but relatively quiet nightlife. Cannon place!

Lived there in my youth 1977-1980 and together with Staffan Holmqvist ran a ski school specializing in hump and ballet skiing.
Wonderful skiing both in Cervinia and Zermatt and many wonderful memories of course..

An all-round ski resort that has the most and is mainly aimed at families with children and those who enjoy blue slopes but want to experience the red slopes as well.
Part of the system congeals in the bowl in the middle, which makes skiing suffer when it sometimes gets crowded despite huge slopes.

Went down during the last pandemic rush but still found it to be a very nice ski resort. Bought a ski pass so we could go in Zermatt too which was a big plus. Good jaw and nice accommodation in Cervinia and above all good skiing!

I was in Cervinia week 15 2023 and thought the area was OK. The rumor of long, wide, well-groomed pistes is true. There are several very good blue/red pistes between 5-10 km that undulate a bit in difficulty on the way down. The skiing system is suitable for families, but those looking for more demanding skiing should look for eg Verbier, Chamonix or St Anton. The range of food was good with several good restaurants both in the village and on the hill. The lift system works and fulfills its purpose, but parts of the lift system need an upgrade. Without the possibility to get over to Zermatt, I would probably get tired in 2-3 days, but with Zermatt the area becomes powerful. We had great days on the Zermatt side. On the days it snowed in Cervinia, the opportunities to ski powder off the slopes were great. The powder snow was easily accessible next to the slopes and it was also untouched until late afternoon. Cervinia is said to be expensive but I didn't think it was that expensive. Prices were as expected. I'm glad I went there but will probably try other places in the future.

The best ski resort in the Alps and the world's highest lift-served. No lift queues and a 2000 meter drop, both on the Zermatt side and the Cervinia side. Nothing beats it.