Situated in the extreme north-west of Italy, Valle d'Aosta lays at the feet of the southern side of Mont Blanc: to the west is the French border and to the north, the Swiss border.
Valle d'Aosta is easily reached from the following international airports- it is approximately 1 hour fromTurin ( Caselle) airport , 1 hour 30 minutes from Milan Malpensa and via the newly re-opened Mont Blanc Tunnel, it is about 1 hour 30 minutes from Geneva Airport.
878 km of downhill slopes, 300 km of cross-country slopes , 166 cable car facilities, 1234 ski instructors ( 144 snowboarding instructors, 54 telemarking instructors, 133 instructors specialised in teaching handicapped adults and children), 185 Alpine guides, 105 Alpine refuges and bivouacs. These numbers guarantee the best in winter sport: from traditional sports such as downhill and cross-country skiing to ski mountaineering and heliskiing.
Not to be forgotten are the wonderful walks with snow shoes, glacier climbingand why not a balloon flight ?…
With 178 Alpine guides and its wild habitat, Valle d'Aosta is a reference point for Ski Mountaineering. Routes of various difficulty are accessible from all resorts.