Pila

Pila ski resort dominates the city of Aosta, to which it is linked by a scenic road 18 km long, or by a modern cable car Pila is in the township of Gressan, which forms part of the Monte Emilius area, Pila dominates the city of Aosta, to which it is linked by a scenic road 18 km long, or by a modern cable car (2400 p/h capacity and 2 mid way stations) which means you can leave your car and be on the pistes in just 17 mins. A 'ski on feet' resort, Pila gives direct access to the pistes from all its hotels and residences. I 70Km of piste (80% of which are covered by snow cannons), wind between 1800m up to 2750m at Couis, where you can enjoy a breathtaking 360° of Mont Blanc, the Grand Combin, the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa. 15 lifts with an hourly capacity of 19.700 persons supply a variety of pistes suitable for all, from beginners to experts. Pila is loved by snow boarders, hard and soft, as here they'll find groomed and ungroomed pistes, smooth or with moguls, off piste in the woods where you can zig zag past natural obstacles. The new FREESTYLE AREA "Areaeffe Snowpark" is able to satisfy even the most demanding riders along the 600 metres for performing jumps and tricks on rails. The new "Pila Fun Park" is a “sloping” amusement park where children and adults can have fun together with no age limits The resort has 2 Ski & snowboard Schools with more than 180 ski instructors. Pila has hotels and blocks of service flats for an amount of 2000 bed places and many restaurants and pizzerias. It can be reached from Italy by the A5 motor-way Turin-Aosta, exit Aosta-Est. Follow the Pollein-Charvensod-Pila direction on the regional road.From Aosta it is possible to reach the ski resort directly by the cableway Aosta-Pila. From abroad: through the Gran San Bernardo Tunnel or the Mont Blanc Tunnel on the SS26 or SS27 in the Aosta direction and after the centre follow the Gressan-Pila direction. By train: From Turin or Milan to Aosta via Chivasso. The cable car to Pila is joined to the station by a short pedestrian subway.