31 July 2026

The passion for snowboarding is growing amongst winter sports enthusiasts, including at Valandrea

The Winter Olympics in Livigno have brought the Valtellina ski resort worldwide fame and sparked enthusiasm for certain winter sports, which have attracted an ever-growing audience and established themselves alongside classic alpine skiing. One of these is snowboarding: the Olympic snowboarding events in Milan-Cortina were among the most spectacular and widely watched, attracting enthusiasts and inspiring many people to give the sport a go. And there’s no better place in the Alps to do so than Livigno, which has been an international hub for snowboarding for many years.

Where to go snowboarding in Livigno

Livigno hosted the Olympic snowboard events at the Livigno Snow Park, situated within the Mottolino ski area, where an impressive halfpipe – over 7 metres high – was erected for the event and has since been dismantled. The snowparks in Livigno that remain available to snowboarders even after the Olympics are those at Mottolino, at the top station of the Trepalle chairlift, and The Beach snowpark at Carosello 3000. Both offer fun areas for snowboarders, featuring trails, features, jumps, obstacles, banked turns and other elements designed specifically for freestyle snowboarders and those who love stunts and jumps.

Those who prefer to hit the slopes on a snowboard, however, are spoilt for choice: all the runs in the Livigno ski area are also suitable for snowboarding, but it’s always best to stick to the easier runs (marked in blue and red) and avoid the black runs, or practise in the beginners’ areas in the centre of Livigno.

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Learning to snowboard in Livigno

For those trying this sport for the first time and wanting to take up snowboarding, the best option is to join a beginners’ snowboarding course in Livigno. The town’s ski schools offer a range of options and have numerous ski instructors dedicated to teaching the basic techniques of snowboarding. With your first snowboarding lessons – which can also be one-to-one sessions – you can get to grips with the board and learn the fundamentals of balance and posture on a snowboard, as well as how to tackle turns and control your speed.

Snowboard courses for children and adults are available in Livigno: just as with learning to ski, there’s no age limit on when to start. The best slopes for beginner snowboarders are those in the centre of Livigno, which are not very steep and are served by ski lifts suitable for everyone, such as magic carpets and chairlifts. The Valandrea Ski Area is ideal thanks to its gently sloping runs and the chairlift, which is very convenient for snowboarders (find out more about the lifts in the Valandrea Ski Area).

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Snowboard equipment: board hire in Livigno and personal lockers

Anyone trying snowboarding for the first time will need to hire a snowboard in Livigno, as well as boots and a helmet, and a place to store them at the end of the day’s skiing, ready for the next session. Here too, Valandrea offers the best solution: a ski and snowboard hire shop right next to the slopes, where you can hire everything you need for winter sports, and a locker hire service to store your personal belongings and sports equipment at the end of the day.

Each locker is for personal use, and access is via a single card (find out more), which can also be used to pay the car park fee for skiers who park their car right in front of the ski area.. What’s more, you can book a locker for several consecutive days, so you can use it throughout your stay in Livigno and always leave your snowboard and boots safely stored and ready for your next day on the slopes.

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This winter, indulge your passion for snowboarding: come to Valandrea in Livigno and discover the thrill of snowboarding combined with the convenience of our ski area’s facilities.

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