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Essentials
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Resort Height
1,312m (4,304ft)
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Transfer time
Turin 1hr 15 mins
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Typical costs
• small draught beer €2 • bottle of house wine €7 • glass of coke €2 • cup of tea/coffee €1.50 • pizza €7
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Glacier High Altitude Guaranteed Snow
high altitude skiing
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Fly from
Gatwick; Stansted; Birmingham; Doncaster/Sheffield; Manchester; Bournemouth; Bristol; Newcastle; Glasgow
Good for...
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Advanced Ski Rating
2
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Intermediates Ski Rating
5
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Beginners Ski Rating
4
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Snowboarding Rating
2
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So what's it like?
A friendly, traditional Italian resort with a surprising ski area
Bardonecchia is located in a sunny valley right on the border with neighbouring France. Two of its three ski areas are interlinked providing an enormous ski area with an amazing 100kms of marked piste with a variety of skiing. It has grown from an authentic Italian town with tree lined streets to a bustling ski resort and combines minimal weekday lift queuing with a lively weekend atmosphere.
Ski information
Beginners
Melezet and Campo Smith both have extensive beginners areas and with guidance from the friendly ski school first time skiers are soon progressing to the higher long blue runs at Colomion and Melezet.
Intermediates
The ski areas of Melezet and Colomion are linked by a series of magnificent long red and blue runs with several blacks to get the blood racing. The Fisi 50 from Colomion is a World Cup race run and was also an Olympic run in 2006! Take the free ski bus to the Jafferau area where a long double chairlift rises to 1922 metres.
Advanced
Excellent off-piste skiing for the more experienced skier. High on Jafferau there are wide open bowls with bumps, jumps and gullies above the treeline. Heli-skiing is available for off-piste skiing behind Melezet.
Nightlife
Nightlife is busiest at weekends with several bars are open 'til late. Try: • Bar Colomion • Igloo Bar • Playtime Disco (Fri & Sat)
Activities
Indoor swimming pool (discount on entrance fee with lift pass) with sauna and fitness room, sports centre, cross-country skiing, ice skating (natural rink), cleared paths for pleasant walks, snowshoe walks
Eating out
Bardonecchia has many restaurants and pizzerie. Pizzas from €6, 3-course meal with wine from €19.
· La Baita for tasty pizzas, or La Filanda in the centre of town for delicious grills.Private Transfer
From Turin
One-way (arrival) from £41 pp.
Return from £78 pp.Other information
A ski holiday needn't be all about skiing! Try some of our other pre-bookable activities too:
Starlit Descent - a traditional raclette meal in a mountain location followed by a torchlit descent under the stars guided by experienced instructors. Adult £33 Child £17
Snowcat Safari - get the chance to explore the mountains without your skis on this exciting snowcat adventure. Adult £19Pre-bookable Extras
A ski holiday needn't be all about skiing! Try some of our other pre-bookable activities too:
Starlit Descent - a traditional raclette meal in a mountain location followed by a torchlit descent under the stars guided by experienced instructors. Adult £33 Child £17
Snowcat Safari - get the chance to explore the mountains without your skis on this exciting snowcat adventure. Adult £19Money Savers for the winter 2011/12 season
Kids ski free: FREE lift pass for children born after 01/12/04 when accompanying parent buy the same pass. FREE helmet hire for child aged 11 years and under when hiring skis/board and boots. FREE 6 day ski school for 1 child aged 11 years and under (not beginners) when accompanying 2 adults pre-book ski school.
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| Leaves | From | To | Board | Price | |
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| Sun 27 January 2013 | London Gatwick | Bardonecchia in Italy | Half board |
£504 based on 4 sharing |
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| Sun 6 January 2013 | London Gatwick | Bardonecchia in Italy | Half board |
£537 based on 4 sharing |
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| Sun 17 March 2013 | London Gatwick | Bardonecchia in Italy | Half board |
£565 based on 4 sharing |
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| Sun 17 March 2013 | London Gatwick | Bardonecchia in Italy | Half board |
£604 based on 4 sharing |