Livigno or Sestriere?
Livigno takes 3 of 9, with 4 too close to call. That still does not settle it — only the categories you care about count.
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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
Snowboarders
About £986 a week from London
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Sestriere
400 km of Milky Way skiing running into France, from a high, purpose-built base with a 95 km transfer from Turin. Snowfall is less reliable this far south-west than the altitude suggests.
Worth knowing. This far south-west the snowfall is less reliable than the altitude suggests.
Choose it if
Families with young kids
About £994 a week from London
Side by side
| Livigno | Sestriere | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 65/100 | 74/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 115 km | 400 km linked |
| Top lift | 2900 m | 2823 m |
| Cost before travel | €865 | €880 |
| Families with young kids | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Snowboarders | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 6/10 | 4/10 |
| Budget and après | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Off-piste | 7/10 | 6/10 |
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.