Bormio Ski
Roman baths below, the World Cup's toughest downhill above.
Difficulty mix
On the mountain
- Night skiing — 7 floodlit runs
- 5 snowparks / fun zones
- 0.8 km cross-country trails
Bonvo Score breakdown
Computed from mapped terrain data — no editorial opinion, no pay-to-rank. How the score works
Skiing Bormio, told properly
Bormio has been a mountain crossroads since antiquity — Pliny the Elder wrote about its thermal springs, and medieval merchants crossing the Alps stopped in its cobbled centre, still guarded by the Kuerc meeting-place and stone towers. Few ski towns can offer a genuinely ancient old town at the bottom of the gondola.
The mountain is a single, magnificent wall of skiing: from Cima Bianca at 3,012 m the terrain drops nearly 1,800 vertical metres back to town. Down its spine runs the Stelvio, widely considered the toughest downhill on the World Cup circuit — a leg-burning plunge that decides races (and reputations) every December, and the stage for the men's alpine events at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Ski hard, then do as the Romans did: the Bagni Vecchi thermal baths cling to the hillside above town, where you can float in steaming outdoor pools watching the mountain you just skied turn pink in the evening light.
Signature runs
Pista Stelvio
The World Cup's most feared downhill — over 1,000 m of vertical, brutal compressions and the famous San Pietro wall. Skiing it groomed is a bucket-list day.
Cima Bianca to town
The full top-to-bottom: almost 1,800 vertical metres in one go, one of the longest lift-served descents in Italy.
Stella Alpina
Wide, confidence-building cruising mid-mountain with views across the Ortler group.
Local tips
- End the day at Bagni Vecchi or Bormio Terme — the outdoor pools at dusk are the best après in the Alps.
- The mountain is tall and narrow: on busy days start from Bormio 2000 to skip the first gondola queue.
- Pizzoccheri — the Valtellina's buckwheat pasta with cheese and cabbage — is the mandatory post-ski meal.
- Ride up in late June–October? The Stelvio Pass road above town is a cycling shrine with 40+ hairpins.
Good to know
- Bormio's thermal springs have been in continuous use for around 2,000 years.
- The Stelvio downhill drops about 1,010 vertical metres — one of the biggest verticals of any World Cup race.
- Bormio hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1985 and 2005, and hosts the 2026 Olympic men's alpine events.
Slope-by-slope analysis
Every run measured from elevation-aware map geometry: true length, vertical drop, average gradient and a 0–10 slope score that rewards long, sustained descents.
| Run | Difficulty | Length | Vertical | Avg grade | Slope score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallone | Freeride | 4.0 km | 1045 m | 26.5% | 7.9 |
| Bimbi al Sole 3 | Intermediate | 2.3 km | 559 m | 24.1% | 5.6 |
| Skiweg Palo 2 | Intermediate | 2.2 km | 306 m | 14% | 3.8 |
| Bimbi al Sole 1 | Intermediate | 1.6 km | 371 m | 22.7% | 4.2 |
| Bimbi al Sole 3 | Intermediate | 1.6 km | 563 m | 35.8% | 5.8 |
| Bosco Basso | Easy | 1.5 km | 321 m | 21.1% | 3.8 |
| Bimbi al Sole 1 | Intermediate | 1.5 km | 373 m | 24.9% | 4.3 |
| La Rocca | Easy | 1.3 km | 220 m | 16.7% | 3.0 |
| Betulle | Advanced | 1.2 km | 435 m | 35% | 5.0 |
| Bosco Basso | Easy | 1.1 km | 338 m | 31.2% | 4.2 |
| Betulle | Advanced | 1.1 km | 436 m | 40.8% | 5.2 |
| Stelvio 2 | Intermediate | 1.0 km | 343 m | 33.6% | 4.3 |
| Genziana | Intermediate | 1.0 km | 304 m | 29.8% | 3.9 |
| Stelvio 2 | Intermediate | 988 m | 341 m | 34.5% | 4.4 |
| Stelvio 3 | Intermediate | 931 m | 288 m | 30.9% | 3.9 |
| Stella Alpina 4 | Intermediate | 915 m | 300 m | 32.8% | 4.0 |
| Stella Alpina 4 | Intermediate | 909 m | 297 m | 32.7% | 4.0 |
| Sant'Ambrogio 1 | Intermediate | 890 m | 199 m | 22.4% | 3.0 |
| Genziana | Intermediate | 874 m | 145 m | 16.6% | 2.3 |
| Sant'Ambrogio 2 | Intermediate | 868 m | 211 m | 24.3% | 3.1 |
| Stelvio 3 | Intermediate | 861 m | 287 m | 33.3% | 4.0 |
| Stella Alpina 1 | Intermediate | 820 m | 209 m | 25.5% | 3.1 |
| Stelvio 1 | Intermediate | 774 m | 203 m | 26.2% | 3.1 |
| Genziana | Intermediate | 758 m | 217 m | 28.6% | 3.3 |
| La Rocca | Easy | 741 m | 220 m | 29.7% | 3.4 |
| Stella Alpina 1 | Intermediate | 704 m | 194 m | 27.6% | 3.1 |
| Ermellini 1 | Easy | 695 m | 131 m | 18.8% | 2.3 |
| Stelvio 1 | Intermediate | 650 m | 207 m | 31.8% | 3.4 |
| Ermellini 1 | Easy | 640 m | 135 m | 21.1% | 2.4 |
| Sant'Ambrogio 2 | Intermediate | 636 m | 201 m | 31.6% | 3.4 |
| Nevada | Easy | 631 m | 141 m | 22.3% | 2.5 |
| Praimont 3 | Intermediate | 615 m | 206 m | 33.5% | 3.5 |
| Sant'Ambrogio 1 | Intermediate | 604 m | 209 m | 34.6% | 3.6 |
| Skiweg Pian dei Larici | Intermediate | 596 m | 81 m | 13.6% | 1.7 |
| Praimont 3 | Intermediate | 569 m | 206 m | 36.2% | 3.6 |
| Nevada | Easy | 562 m | 142 m | 25.3% | 2.7 |
| Bimbi al Sole 2 | Intermediate | 554 m | 176 m | 31.8% | 3.2 |
| Stella Alpina 3 | Intermediate | 542 m | 213 m | 39.3% | 3.9 |
| Stella Alpina 2 | Intermediate | 538 m | 140 m | 26% | 2.7 |
| Stelvio 4 | Intermediate | 537 m | 136 m | 25.3% | 2.6 |
+ 48 more mapped runs and connectors — all of them in the free 3D map in the Bonvo Ski app.
Lift network
14 mapped lifts, moving up to 15,830 skiers per hour.
| Lift | Type | Capacity/h | Ride time | Length | Vertical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bormio - Bormio 2000(bubble) | Gondola | 2,800 | 9 min | 2.3 km | 744 m |
| Valbella - Bormio 3000(bubble) | Chairlift | 2,400 | 6 min | 1.8 km | 468 m |
| Fontanalonga - Valbella(bubble) | Chairlift | 2,400 | 7 min | 1.8 km | 652 m |
| Ciuk - Laghetti | Chairlift | 2,400 | 8 min | 860 m | 318 m |
| Bormio 2000 - Cimino(bubble) | Chairlift | 2,000 | 6 min | 1.8 km | 685 m |
| Bormio 2000 - Pian dei Larici | Chairlift | 1,800 | 9 min | 915 m | 300 m |
| Nevada Ovest | Platter lift | 900 | 6 min | 581 m | 145 m |
| Nevada Est | Platter lift | 810 | 3 min | 263 m | 53 m |
| Bormio 2000 - Cima Bianca | Cable car | 320 | 7 min | 3.1 km | 1058 m |
| Lepre Bianca | Magic carpet | — | — | 43 m | 14 m |
| Marmotta | Magic carpet | — | — | 105 m | 18 m |
| Gipeto | Magic carpet | — | — | 84 m | 19 m |
| Baby 2000 | Platter lift | — | — | 350 m | 96 m |
| Trudi Park | Magic carpet | — | — | 70 m | 7 m |
Bormio Ski — quick answers
How many ski runs does Bormio Ski have?
Bormio Ski has 88 mapped downhill runs totalling about 54 km of pistes, with the longest single run measuring 4.0 km.
What is the vertical drop at Bormio Ski?
The mapped skiable terrain spans 1804 m of vertical, from 1197 m at the base to 3000 m at the top.
How many lifts does Bormio Ski have?
Bormio Ski operates 14 mapped lifts moving up to 15,830 skiers per hour.
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