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Livigno is een klein, gezellig gebied. Ideaal voor een gezin. Bijzonder gezellig dorpje, zonder overdreven apres-ski zoals in Oostenrijk. Zeer vriendelijke mensen daar. Het skigebied is sneeuwzeker, het wordt ook wel aangeduid met Picollo-Tibet. Vooral voor beginners en gevorderden een prima plek. Kilometerwreters zoeken beter een ander gebied. Ongelooflijke tax-free shopping mogelijkheden bijv. sterke drank, parfum, benzine, maar ook levensmiddelen. Tips: Daphne´s Irish Pub en de bar…

Skiing was limited for us - we skied every run by 2nd day lunchtime! However, this would be a fab resort for beginners with wide open runs well groomed. The "black" runs there would get a dark blue in most French resorts! Sun shone every day which was nice but more snow was needed by end of week. still very well maintained though. A few of the runs need some more thought as there are a number of bottlenecks where large queues build up although generally the lifts are not bad…

We are just back from Meribel Mottaret where we stayed at the Mont Vallon with our teenage+ son and daughter. I can't fault the hotel although it is very expensive - the staff were fantastic and the food delicious. The pool sauna and steam were nice and seemed to be well used. Our rooms faced the slopes (ski in and ski out.) but we met a couple whose room faced the road and said it had been very noisy. We are inexperienced skiers but had a fantastic time on the large number of blues…