The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Livigno

From the top of Mottolino mountain (Valfin lift) ski on the ridge piste for 100 metres. Then get out the groomed piste and start descending the slope towards east and the evident valley called Vallaccia....

From the top of Costaccia cablecar follow the "Costaccia" piste for 500 metres, then leave the piste just before the crossroad with the blue "Valandria" piste. Go left off the piste and find the best way through the trees, staying skiers right if in doubt....

From the top of the Carosello 3000 II gondola follow the right-hand branch of the "Polvere Sinistra" piste until the crossroad where this piste meets the "Federia Polvere Sinistra" piste ....

From the top of M. Sponda chairlift, take the blue "Delle Cime" piste that follows the ridge leads to the Mottolino gondola top station. Once below 2500 metres, you can decide to leave the piste wherever the skiing looks best and start heading down the open slopes of the Colombina....

From the top of Valfin Monte Neve chairlift, head towards the black piste of Valfin and keep traversing to the the information board with a beacon check and freeride rules. You can traverse more to the first rocks exactly under the Monte della Neve top....

From Passo d'Eira draglift go up the groomed road that leads under the Monte Crapene. You can either walk or ski tour up the track (100 vertical metres, 20 minutes) but also take advantage of a skidoo service located right at the beginning of the track....

From Costaccia top station head left to the wooden cross facing the valley of Livigno. Descend just under it and at first keep to the right above a shoulder with some bigger trees....

From the top of Valfin Monte Leve chairlift take your skis off and start hiking up to the top of Monte della Neve (80 vertical metres, 15 minutes). Once on the top follow the large ridge with skis on, heading south....

From the top of Fedaria chairlift start skiing right on the "Federia Sinastra" piste towards Pizzo Cantone peak. Before the piste starts turning right, get off piste and put skins on....

From top of the Federia chairlift follow the "Federista Sinastra" piste for 300 metres, then head left off the piste towards the meteorological instruments, then climb up easily to the top of the small hill by walking or sidestepping for around 10 minutes....