• Cogne pistes

    Cross-country skiing

Cogne pistes

Resorts: Cogne

09:00  17:00

Rates

  • Daily ticket: € 12,00
  • reducted ticket: € 7,00
  • 0/5 years old: free
  • Cogne seasonal ticket € 90
  • Regional seasonal ticket € 105

Contacts

Funivie Gran Paradiso - Pila spa
Address
Rue Lay-de-Tré 11012 COGNE (AO)
Telephone
0165.74008
E-mail
info@funiviegranparadiso.it
Web Site
www.scinordicovalledaosta.it

Among the large Sant'Orso meadow and the coniferous and birch woods, here is the Aosta Valley queen of cross-country skiing: Cogne.

The trails run under the peaks of the Grivola and Gran Paradiso for 80 km, passing through the villages of Epinel, Lillaz and Valnontey in the heart of the Gran Paradiso National Park.
The variety of runs of different lengths offer something to suit skiers of all levels.

Cogne (1534 m.)

  • 1.5 km loop (KO Sprint) World Cup - easy
  • 2 km loop - easy
  • 3,300 km loop - easy
  • 3,750 km loop World Cup - easy
  • 5 km loop - medium
  • 7.5 km loop - medium
  • 15 km loop - difficult
  • 40 km loop - difficult (Marciagranparadiso)

Lillaz (1617 m.):

  • 1,5 km loop - easy
  • 3,5 km loop - medium
  • 5 km loop - medium

Valnontey (1666 m.):

  • 5 km loop - easy

Epinel (1452 m.):

  • 3 km loop - easy
  • 5 km loop - medium

Grooming: classic or skating

Foyer de fond c/o Maison de la Grivola: equipment hire, changing rooms, showers, waxing room, sauna.

Signs: boards at start/end of runs, signs where the trails fork and arrows indicating direction.

Ticket sales:
Daily and weekly passes can be purchased from:

  • Cogne: automatic ticket office (only daily ticket near the roundabout at the entrance of the village), ticket office at the cross-country center, Consorzio Operatori Turistici.
  • Lillaz: automatic ticket office ( only daily ticket near the cross-country slopes, near to the chapel.)
  • Valnontey: automatic ticket office ( only daily ticket near to the parking.)
  • Epinel: automatic ticket office only daily ticket near to the sport area).

Season tickets: (photo ID required) are on sale from the ticket office at the cross-country ski centre (near the children’s park in Cogne) and at the Consorzio Operatori Turistici.

First aid/rescue service on the runs: Gran Paradiso- Pila spa Cableways tel. 0165.74008 and 112

 

Consult  the snow report to find out which cross-country trails are open.

Prato di Sant'Orso (Sant'Orso Field)

See also

Snow fun parks
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Baby Snow Park

Cogne

The playground is equipped with a magic carpet, an easy slope for beginnersand funny equipment such as the downhill slopes with rafts (snow tubing) and bob, trampolines and inflatables.Deckchair included in the ticket price.

Downhill skiing
Cogne ski resort

Cogne ski resort

Cogne

In the heart of the Gran Paradiso National Park, Cogne (1534m) is situated around the edges of the famous Sant’Orso Meadow, with the glaciers of the Gran Paradiso in the background. Famous for cross-country skiing in particular, Cogne also has plenty to …

Note - this information is not directly connected to the Cammino Balteo path but it is part of the Aosta Valley tourist offer.