Cogne is a stone-built Aosta Valley village at 1,534 m, set on a wide meadow under the Gran Paradiso, and the nordic-skiing capital of Italy. The 80 km of cross-country tracks on the Sant'Orso meadows draw the cognoscenti, while the modest 9 km alpine area keeps the village blissfully unrushed.
Cogne is a ski resort in Italy, in the Italian Alps. The village sits at 1534 m and the lifts top out at 2252 m, with 9 km of pistes and 4 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 76/100, and the season usually runs Dec 7 → Mar 31.
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Run counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 609 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Cogne, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.8/5 from 609 reviews). A mid-range option for Cogne, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 599 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Cogne, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 753 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Cogne, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 547 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Cogne, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 524 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Cogne, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 458 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Cogne, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Very good · 143 reviews
Strong value for Cogne, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 106 reviews
Strong value for Cogne, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
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Cogne is a nordic village more than an alpine one, so true ski-in/ski-out is rare; many hotels open straight onto the Sant'Orso cross-country loops a few steps from the door.
Cogne earns its reputation on the strength of its setting: a south-facing village at the head of a wide alpine basin, with the snowfields of the Gran Paradiso filling the skyline. The 80 km of nordic loops on the Sant'Orso meadows run flat and tree-lined past the hamlet of Lillaz, and the network reaches Valnontey, Gimillan and the higher Vallone dell'Urtier for skating and classic styles alike. The downhill area on Mont Sery is small at 9 km and squarely intermediate, useful as a warm-up day or for kids learning, not a destination in itself. The village is one of the Aosta Valley's best preserved, with a Walser-influenced wood-and-stone vernacular and a food scene built on Fontina, lardo d'Arnad, mocetta and the local seuppa à la valpellinentse soup. Plenty of guests come simply for the eating, the Bisses irrigation walks frozen white in winter, and the access to Gran Paradiso National Park on snowshoes. Hotels skew toward small, owner-run properties with serious tables.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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Cogne offers 9 km of pistes across 4 lifts, from 1534 m to 2252 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 7 to Mar 31, with a snow score of 76/100. Snow is usually most reliable in the heart of that window, deep in winter, while the closing weeks bring longer days and softer afternoon snow.
Cogne is a nordic village more than an alpine one, so true ski-in/ski-out is rare; many hotels open straight onto the Sant'Orso cross-country loops a few steps from the door.
Cogne has 9 km of marked pistes served by 4 lifts, between 1534 m and 2252 m of altitude.
Cogne counts about 9 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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