La Thuile or Livigno?
Livigno takes 6 of 9, with 2 too close to call. That still does not settle it — only the categories you care about count.
Italy
La Thuile
North-facing, tree-lined and empty on a Wednesday, linked over the col to La Rosière in France. The best-value way into a 160 km area anywhere in the western Alps.
Worth knowing. Quiet to the point of empty. Very little happens at night.
Choose it if
Off-piste
About £1,039 a week from London
Italy
Livigno
A duty-free enclave at 1,816 m where the beer, fuel and gear are genuinely cheap and the snow record is excellent. The long transfer over the Foscagno pass is the price of admission.
Worth knowing. The transfer over the Foscagno pass is long and closes in bad weather.
Choose it if
Budget and après
About £986 a week from London
Side by side
| La Thuile | Livigno | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 55/100 | 65/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 160 km linked | 115 km |
| Top lift | 2642 m | 2900 m |
| Cost before travel | €965 | €865 |
| Families with young kids | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Snowboarders | 7/10 | 9/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 4/10 | 6/10 |
| Budget and après | 5/10 | 9/10 |
| Off-piste | 8/10 | 7/10 |
Bold marks the winner. Rows where neither is bold are close enough that the difference would not change a decision. Cost excludes travel, which depends on where you leave from.
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.