Destination guide

Pila

Italy

Valle d'Aosta

Wooded, uncrowded skiing right above Aosta

Is Pila right for you?

  • A cable car straight from Aosta town makes it one of the most accessible resorts in the Western Alps
  • Wide, wooded pistes suit confident intermediates especially well
  • Noticeably quieter than Courmayeur or the bigger Aosta Valley resorts
  • Good value, with genuine Aosta Valley character in the town below
  • Heads up: The resort itself is fairly modern and functional, so most of the charm is down in Aosta rather than on the mountain.

Altitude range

1540–2740m

Season

Dec–Apr

Resort height

1800m

Claimed piste km

70km

Number of runs

38

'True' piste km

52km

Number of lifts

13

Kms linked area

km

Linked to

Terrain mix

Terrain mix: 16% blue, 73% red, 11% black

Who this resort is for

Best suited to your skiing style

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Beginners

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True blue skiers

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Intermediates

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Expert skiers

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Off-piste

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Terrain parks

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Convenience

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Families

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Village charm

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Escape the crowds

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Non-skiers

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Après ski

Mountain food

On-mountain restaurants and quality

14

mountain restaurants

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Quality

Variety

Price

“Pila's cable car access from Aosta makes it one of the easiest resorts in the Western Alps to reach, with wide, wooded pistes that suit confident intermediates well. Best for those who want quiet, uncrowded skiing paired with a proper Italian town at the base."

Getting there

TRN · Turin

1h20–1h45

MXP · Milan Malpensa

2h00–2h30

LIN · Milan Linate

2h20–2h50

Train · Aosta

5 min

Map showing Pila relative to Turin, Milan Malpensa and Milan Linate and the Aosta train station

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