Can be done in 3 days, no black is a black amazingly quiet, friendly resort v reasonable restaurants. If no new snow/ powder will not be challenged even as an intermediate. Also pretty poor for beginners no green and only 3 blues (via gondolas/ cable cars).
Quite advanced skiing (all red and black runs)...excellent conditions. Great mountain food. Sign posting on the mountain a bit sketchy at times...probably not a resort for beginners or young children.Not a huge number of bars in Gressney la trinitie...but worth checking out Gordons pub
Nice enough ski area but affected by wind when we were there then they just close the lifts - people were stuck in other valleys for hours. Needs some investment now
Plenty of off-piste but for me, a piste skier, the resort is very well presented. The food and drink on the mountain is great value for money but not a lot to choose from
We arrived with the snow. Stayed at Gressoney-la-Trinite, at bottom of the middle of the 3 valleys. Enough tree lined skiing so we could see enough while it snowed.The resort is ideal for reasonable intermediates. There are beginner areas but few blue runs for practice. The grading of the runs is higher than normal. The Black runs down to Stafal and Alagna would probably be Reds at most French resorts.Piste map is not clear but you quickly learn to find your way around. There are a number of slow fixed 2 man chairs which could do with upgrading. But this is compensated for by the quietness of resort. As few people as we found in North America. Runs are longer than they look on map. Run from Passo Salati to Alagna is 7 km long and drops over 1750 meters. The vertical drops are impressive.Resort is high enough to be snow sure on the tops, although it was green at the bottom 2 days before we arrived. Plenty of snow making. Wind can be a problem causing linking lifts to be closed. Pistes are not tough enough for experts but the off piste possibilities are huge, amongst the best in Europe. Go to the Alagna side.Mountain restaurants are lovely and very good value. It is in a lovely setting with the redness gleaming in the afternoon sun.Only negative would be the walks needed at bases in Alagna and Stafel and some flatter areas around Gabiet. Balanced by 20 meter walk to lift from our hotel.90 minute transfer from Turin. In 25 years of skiing we have never returned to a resort. The warmth and welcome and the special hotel that we found means this may change.
I visited Gressoney in the first week of March with my partner and 9 year old son. With it being during school term I expected it to be reasonably quiet on the slopes, but we were blown away by just how few skiers there were. It meant we could cruise the beautifully groomed red and easy blacks with a wonderful sense of freedom. The ski area is not particularly extensive, but the selection of long reds is ideal for the improving beginner or intermediate, and ideal for kids who have progressed to parallel skiing, it suited us down to the ground.The piste side huts were really great, very traditional Italian, and incredibly good value, 9 Euro's for a pizza main course ! I would particularly recommend the restaurant at the top of the punta jolanda chair lift for lunch.....wonderful. The ski area covers three valleys, Gressoney, Champoluc and Alagna, and my recommendation for the best runs are over the Champoluc side.....stunning.A few draw backs to consider......firstly, the lifts crossing over into the other valleys close at the slightest sniff of a breeze, this means that you can easily get trapped in a relatively small ski area, it happened to us and was quite frustrating. Secondly, there is no night life in gressoney village, so don't expect to be participating in any traditional style après ski......it doesn't exist. Thirdly, not great for beginners, no blues to speak of.All things considered, a little gem for intermediate skiers. Worth a visit, at least for a long weekend.
Skiing from Gressoney la Trinite, we found this ski area to be fantastic. Slope are fairly quiet with locals coming out on weekends and when sun is shining. Great skiing across via Stafal lifts to Champoulac and also other way to Alagne. Loads of good cafes, restaurants etc. Good off-piste too!
wonderful ski area and not so much people. The lifts are in good condition and well prepared for the season. Sufficient restuarnat and cafe spots. a good place for family holidays !
Great place for skiing. That´s why we keep coming back. Best location is Gressoney la Trinité. If you want more nightlife, choose Champoluc.
I'm writing this review through slightly rose tinted spectacles as in all my years skiing I've had so much snow in a given weeks trip. 2 days of sunny skys, then snow, snow and more snow capped off with a sunny day.I stayed in Gressoney La Trinite, if I were to return I'd maybe consider staying in Stafal as my only gripe about the area is the slow 2 man chair lifts which get you from La Trinite into the wider area, while Stafal has a gondola and Telecabine which gets you into the Champoluc areas reasonably quickly or up and over to Alagna. The area in general isn't really suited to absolute or early beginners IMO. Champoluc probably has the best terrain for beginners but the area is generally made up of red graded runs. As an advanced skier I was here for the off piste and had a guide for the week. There are several classic off piste routes, a couple we did on the first 2 days when the weather was good when the snow arrived stuck to skiing in the trees which was just awesome. Due to the areas proximity to Turin it got relatively busy at the weekend with day trippers but not on the same scale as the big/famous resorts in Europe.The mountains are high and beautiful, and eateries on the mountain and in the valley are great value with warm and friendly service. If you want an alternative to the mass market resorts and don't need lots of non-ski amenities Monte Rosa is ideal