If you are looking for some serious off-piste skiing, the Alta Valtellina territory is among the best ski resorts in Italy but it surprisely remains one of the least inflated on the Alps. Sign up to Bormio Freeride Festival from 16 to 24 March 2019 to get an amazing powder skiing experience.
It’s a nind-day festival organized by the local mountain guides and it’s a tribute to skiing, in its most free and emotional expression. The freeride spots will be selected with maximum attention within unexplored environments of Bormio and its valleys.
Bormio Freeride Festival: 9 amazing powder days!
The festival includes several fun activities for riders of every level and it’s a nice opportunity to become more aware about powder skiing. Here are some examples of what the skiers (we specifiy, both skiers and snowboarders 😊) will be doing:
- course for kids (8-16 ages) with specialist ski instructors
- guided tours with mountain guides for intermediate/pro level
- snow yoga
- sunrise experience
- skimountaineering tours
- snowshoeing tours
- heliskiing
- ski and snowboard testing
What is heliskiing?
Heliskiing (or heli-skiing) is off-trail, downhill skiing or snowboarding that is accessed by a helicopter, as opposed to a ski lift. [from Wikipedia]
How to join the Freeride Festival
Bormio Freeride Festival is open to all, but in orden to participate to the guided excursions it is necessary to be registered at the event. The cost of the registration is only € 10!
You can sign up directly online or at Frideday shop, Via Vittorio Veneto 2, located in Bormio.
For further information: Signing up to Freeride Festival
The schedule of the Bormio Freeride Festival 2019
- 08:30 – 16:30 | Freeride Festival Village at Bormio’s cableway
- 09:00 – 12:00 | Guided excursions with snowshoes
- 09:00 – 15:00 | Guided ski mountaineering
- 09:00 – 16:00 | Junior Freeride Course (8-16 years old)
- 16:00 – 22:00 | Opening party at Ski Stadium
- 22:00 – 02:00 | Zeta pub night party
- 08:30 – 16:30 | Freeride Festival Village at Bormio’s cableway
- 09:00 – 11:00 | Snow yoga at Ciuk apres-ski (open to all with breakfast included)
- 09:00 – 15:00 | Guided excursions with lifts
- 09:00 – 16:00 | Junior Freeride Course (8-16 years old)
- 15:00 – 18:00 | Ciuk Apreski – open to all
- 20:30 – 23:00 | Special Dinner at Steak House Braulio – Open to all
- 08:30 – 16:30 | Freeride Festival Village at Bormio’s cableway
- 09:00 – 12:00 | Guided excursions with snowshoes
- 09:00 – 15:00 | Guided ski mountaineering
- 09:00 – 15:00 | Guided excursions with lifts
- 20:30 – 23:00 | Special Dinner at Cristall Bar – Open to all
- 06:30 – 08:30 | Sunrise Experience – Breakfast at Heaven 3000 Bormio
- 08:30 – 16:30 | Freeride Festival Village at Bormio’s cableway
- 09:00 – 12:00 | Guided excursions with snowshoes
- 09:00 – 15:00 | Guided excursions with lifts
- 15:00 – 17:00 | Apreski at Ciuk – Open to all
- 20:30 – 21:30 | Trento Film Festival – Priority to the registered (MAX 250 SEATS)
- 21:30 – 23:00 | Special Dinner at Oliver – Open to all
- 08:30 – 16:30 | Freeride Festival Village at Bormio’s cableway
- 09:00 – 15:00 | Guided ski mountaineering
- 09:00 – 15:00 | Guided excursions with lifts
- 18:00 – 22:00 | Pizzoccheri at Piazza del Ginnasio – Open to all
- 08:30 – 16:30 | Freeride Festival Village at Bormio’s cableway
- 09:00 – 12:00 | Guided excursions with snowshoes
- 09:00 – 15:00 | Guided ski mountaineering
- 09:00 – 15:00 | Guided excursions with lifts
- 17:00 – 19:00 | Ski mountaineering to Baita del Al (or Perego’s buses) – Priority to the registered (MAX 90 SEATS)
- 20:00 – 23:00 | Traditional dinner at Baita del Al – Priority to the registered (MAX 90 SEATS) – Way back with Perego’s buses for all
- 08:30 – 16:30 | Freeride Festival Village at Bormio’s cableway
- 08:30 – 13:00 | Heliski
- 09:00 – 12:00 | Guided excursions with snowshoes
- 09:00 – 15:00 | Guided excursions with lifts
- 14:00 – 16:00 | Helicopter panoramic flights – open to all
- 15:00 – 19:30 | Bormio Terme Day – 20% of discount for Bormio Freeride Festival members
- 20:30 – 02:00 | Special Dinner at Clem Pub – Open to all
- 08:30 – 16:30 | Villaggio Freeride Festival presso l’Ovovia situata a Bormio
- 08:30 – 13:00 | Eliski
- 09:00 – 12:00 | Guided excursions with snowshoes
- 09:00 – 15:00 | Guided excursions with lifts
- 09:00 – 16:00 | Junior Freeride Course (8-16 years old)
- 10:00 – 16:00 | Patagonia Worn Wear Tour
- 14:00 – 16:00 | Helicopter panoramic flights – open to all
- 16:00 – 18:30 | Apreski at Bewhite – open to all
- 19:00 – 20:00 | Patagonia Film Festival at Bewhite – open to all
- 20:30 – 02:00 | Special Dinner at Rebel8 – Open to all
- 08:30 – 16:30 | Freeride Festival Village at Bormio’s cableway
- 08:30 – 13:00 | Heliski
- 09:00 – 12:00 | Guided excursions with snowshoes
- 09:00 – 14:00 | Junior Freeride Contest – 1 round: Search / 2 round: Ski race
- 09:00 – 15:00 | Guided excursions with lifts
- 10:00 – 16:00 | Patagonia Worn Wear Tour
- 14:00 – 16:00 | Helicopter panoramic flights
- 16:00 – 16:30 | Prize-giving and lottery for all the registered
- 16:00 – 18:30 | Apreski at Bewhite – open to all
Info and registration
- Via Vittorio Veneto 2 – 23032 Bormio (SO)
- info@bormiofreeridefestival.it – tel.0342 011851
