Valmalenco Bernina

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: not really

About the area

Valmalenco Bernina offers about 22 km of pistes, split roughly into 2 km green, 8 km blue, 8 km red and 4 km black. With 46% of the terrain green or blue (10 km) and two magic carpets for first turns, it works well for beginners, and there are 12 short easy runs right next to a lift base. Families are also well served: the two carpets plus a cable car mean small children can avoid chairlift loading. Committed experts will find it limited — only 16% is black or freeride terrain, and the longest single descent gives 470 m of vertical.

Ten lifts serve the area: one cable car, one funicular, six chairlifts and the two carpets. Skiing runs between 1,525 m and 2,350 m, so the upper slopes hold snow better than the base. The longest run measures 2,132 m, and cross-country skiers have about 6 km of trails.

At a glance

Pistes
23 km
Lifts
10
Altitude
1525–2350 m
Vertical
825 m
Runs
44
Longest run
2.1 km
Biggest vertical on one run
470 m
Cross-country
6 km
Magic carpets
2
Gondolas & cable cars
1
Bubble/heated lifts
3
Nursery runs at lift bases
12

Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.

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Pistes by difficulty

  • Green2.1 km
  • Blue8.4 km
  • Red8.4 km
  • Black3.7 km
  • Unclassified0.1 km

Lifts by type

  • 6Chairlift
  • 2Magic carpet
  • 1Cable car
  • 1Funicular

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 46% of pistes are green/blue (10 km)
  • · 16% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 2 magic carpets for first steps
  • · 12 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

  • · 2 magic carpets
  • · 1 gondola/cable-car lift (no chairlift loading for small kids)
  • · a base within walking distance of the lifts

Experts

not really

  • · 4 km black/expert/freeride (16%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 470 m

Best forbeginnersfamiliescross country

Where to stay

Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.