Sprite Beginners
5-9 years
Ideal if your child is a complete beginner or cannot do a basic snowplough turn yet. The ski classes are in the morning for 2-2½ hours tuition.
Champoluc - in Italy's 'Three Valleys'
The Monterosa ski area is one of the largest ski areas in Italy, covering a large network of pistes and lifts linking Italy's Three Valleys. Here, you'll feel like you're discovering something unspoilt every day as the pistes are so varied and generally uncrowded.
The key attraction of our accommodation, Hotel de Champoluc, is the proximity to the skiing with the Crest Gondola right next door. From here you can head up to the beginners' area at the mid station, rise up 2,7028m to the runs above Frachey and take an additional lift to Col Le Betteforca into the Gressoney Valley to Stafal, the Punta Indren and Alagna.
The area is becoming more popular with British skiers due to the range of skiing, but also the value for money on the slopes. The scenery is simply stunning and the pistes are long with many being tree-lined as well as great off-pistes and even heli-skiing available. As you would expect in Italy the mountain restaurants offer great food and places for lunch with prices much lower than in other ski areas of this size.
Ski information
| Mountain facts | |
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| Resort height: | 1,568m |
| Ski area: | 180km |
| Ski range: | 3275m |
| Ski runs | ||
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| Green | 26 | |
| Blue | 26 | |
| Red | 55 | |
| Black | 10 | |
| Piste map | |
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| Good for | |
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| Beginners | 3 stars |
| Intermediates | 5 stars |
| Advanced | 4 stars |
| Lift information | |
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| Total no. of lifts: | 56 |
| No. of cable cars/gondolas: | 9 |
| No. of chair lifts: | 14 |
| No. of drag lifts/magic carpets: | 2 |
| Piste information | |
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| Snow cannon coverage: | 96% |
| Longest run: | 9km |
| Mountain restaurants: | 32 |
Resort facilities
- Ski Guiding Service available on the first morning
- Spa and wellness centre at the Monterosa Spa
- Overnight stays in mountain huts
- Ice skating
- Spa
- Heli-skiing
- Toboggan run
- Ski touring (guided)
- Ski mountaineering
- Snow walking
- Cross Country Skiing
Resort map
Resort map
Close| Typical prices | |
|---|---|
| Pint of lager | 4€ |
| Pizza | 9€ |
| Coffee | 2€ |
Childcare & ski lessons
Accommodation
Travel information
- Departure airports:
- Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh
- Arrival airport:
- Turin(TRN)
- Transfer time:
- 1hrs 45min from Turin
- Departure day:
- Sunday
- Flight time:
2 hours
Ski Essentials
We recommend pre-booking all lift passes, skis and boots and any tuition. Book tuition early to secure your ski school place, especially in high season. Our partner ski hire shops are all conveniently located and all pre-booked lift passes are ready for you when you arrive.
Child ski hire offer
Don't forget our child ski hire offer with one free child skis and boots for every adult pre-booking Red or Black category skis/snowboard and boots (available if booked 6 weeks before departure). Child helmets are also included free of charge.
| Equipment Hire 6 days | Description | Blue | Red | Black |
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| Adult 13+ | Skis & boots | £88 | £110 | £127 |
| Skis | £60 | £83 | £99 | |
| Snowboard & boots | - |
£110 |
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| Snowboard | - |
£83 |
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| Child 6-12yrs | Skis, boots & helmet | - | £66 | - |
| Snowboard, boots & helmet | - | £66 | - | |
| White | ||||
| Child 3-5yrs | Skis, boots & helmet | £66 | - | - |
Free helmet included with child ski/snowboard hire
- Free child skis and boots for each adult pre-booking Red or Black category skis and boots (and must be booked at least 6 weeks before departure
Group lessons are currently not available to pre-book for adults as the ski school does not have enough numbers to run the classes.
There is a Ski Guiding Option on the first morning in resort which is an excellent way to get to know the area with a qualified guide. Groups are for up to 12 adults and the cost is just £20 for 3 hours of guiding. You need to be an intermediate skier, confident of skiing on red runs. The guide is from the ski school and he or she will give up to date information on the best runs as well as giving any hints and tips on improving technique.
Call our reservations team to book this.
We can also offer private lessons for adults with the ski school. Bookings are on request and are usually in the mornings. Prices depend on the number of people in the group and length of lesson. Skiers must be of similar levels to get the most benefit from of the tuition. Call reservations for a quote.
Levels of tuition:
- Beginner = never skied before
- Level 1 = advanced beginner; can control speed, snowplough and change direction on gentle slopes
- Level 2 = low intermediate, snowplough turns and start to ski parallel
- Level 3 = Good intermediate, Parallel turns
- Advanced = Fully confident on all slopes, looking to improve technique
Please ensure you pre-book any tuition for high season dates early to avoid the ski schools being fully booked.
| Lift Pass 6 days | |
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| Adult (19-64 yrs) | £303 |
| Senior (65+ yrs) | £271 |
| Teens (15-18 yrs) | £271 |
| Child (8-14 yrs) | £216 |
| Child (3-7 yrs) | Free |
- Area lift pass includes Champoluc, Gressoney, Alagna & 2 days skiing in Courmayeur, La Thuile, Pila, or Cervinia (transport extra)
- The lift pass does not include the Salti-Punta Indren lift and there is a local charge for using this lift of €2 per day
