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Ski Accommodation Cervina
Book Cervina ski accommodation direct with owners chalet apartment.
With Cervina Skiers find an unusual combination: slopes that are gentle as well as extensive, and sunny as well as snow sure. For skiers who like to cover the miles without worrying about the slopes being too steep, there is nowhere like it. But better skiers should steer clear. They'll find the slopes tame and the link with Zermatt disappointing because it doesn't access Zermatt's best skiing. When the old climbing village of Breuil made the transition to international ski resort sixty years ago, it boasted smart hotels and equally impressive lifts.
- Extensive ski area with miles of long, gentle runs, usually with excellent snow
- Ideal for early intermediates and skiers who aren't looking for steep challenges or nasty surprises
- High, sunny and snow sure slopes amid impressive scenery
- Link with Zermatt in Switzerland provides more of the same type of skiing and some spectacular views.
Cervina centre is pleasant and traffic-free. But the surrounding apartment blocks and hotels, some quite a hike up the hill above the cable-car, make the village feel less friendly and welcoming. The resort fills up with day-trippers and weekenders from Milan and Turin at peak periods. There is a lively clientele, and a high proportion of Brits. It has Italy's highest skiing and some of its longest runs (13km from Plateau Rosa down to Valtournenche - with only a short drag-lift part-way). Nearly all the runs are accessible to all standards of intermediate skier. More of a problem for skiers than steepness is the weather. If it's bad, the top lifts often close because of high winds.
