Livigno ski holidays

115km may not sound like a big area, but you won't be disappointed. Livigno is split into two separate ski areas on either side of the valley. The ski and snowboard school is award-winning and beginners will start out on the gentle nursery slopes at the base of the Carosello area.

Improvers will relish the endless wide cruising reds and blues, not to mention the lovely little refugios; perfect for lunchtime stops. Advanced levels will want to check out the slopes of Monte Della Neve to really push themselves or try the massive and accessible freeride areas. Freestylers will love the Mottolino Snow Park; it's enormous!

Mottolino mountain has two new lifts (a six-person chair and a J-Bar) as well as a new ski school beginner area and even a friendly, white, fury mascot for kids to give high fives to.

The duty-free shopping is almost as endless as the nightlife. Livigno has loads of it on offer, all along a gorgeous pedestrian shopping area. Stroll, shop, eat, repeat.

Biking on snow sounds silly, but fat biking is the way to do it. Take to the 20km of groomed trails on a mountain bike with some seriously fat, low pressure tyres. They're designed to make it easy to see the resort from a  different point of view.