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Less carrying. More cruising.

Best blue runs in Livigno for cruising.

Start with a Bella Vista mountain lap above Costaccia, Cassana's blue village descent, or a separate Mottolino day. Here are four named choices, three matched video previews and the actual lift entrances to compare with your hotel. Amanti is a conditional choice: its final connection needs checking before you commit.

4 named blue choices · 3 video previews · 3 starting bases

Official Livigno overview · still the linked 2025–26 edition ↗
Livigno's snowy valley and village seen from above the Mottolino base, with mountains across the valley
Livigno from the Mottolino side in March 2014. The village stretches along the valley between two mountain sides; this archive view is orientation, not a named-piste photograph or current lift layout.3 March 2014 · Resort / sector viewqwesy qwesy / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · Full photo · Resized only

Pick the morning you want.

Choose the lift before the room.

These are separate local outings. A linked ski region does not establish an all-blue circuit, a walking route from every hotel or a lift ride down.

A higher Bella Vista lap with a gondola ride home

Livigno Centro · Tagliede / Costaccia

Morning access
Take gondolas 25 Livigno Centro–Tagliede and 27 Tagliede–Costaccia, then Valandrea–Vetta chair 28. Follow the signed blue Bella Vista bypass back towards Costaccia. Lift 28's other descents are not all blue.
The way home
Repeat Valandrea–Vetta chair 28 from Costaccia. To finish without the harder village descents, take gondolas 27 and 25 DOWN to your original Via Ostaria entrance. Descent-ticket points are published for both; confirm downhill boarding, your pass and the last service before skiing away from the hub.
Blue run

Bella Vista · Costaccia mountain lap

The operator identifies Bella Vista as blue from the Vetta chair area to Rifugio Costaccia; the detailed Sitas map supports the blue bypass.

Run video
Livigno, 28 🔵 BLUE - BLAU (Bella Vista, Sitas Area) #1 🇮🇹 — LazyBones TV 🎿 Original on YouTube ↗

Creator-labelled Bella Vista preview towards Costaccia. The title uses lift number 28; it does not establish a blue ski descent all the way to Livigno village. Published 2025-03-24; filming date not supplied. Video identity and embedding checked 2026-11-12.

Get to the run
Ride 25 → 27 → Valandrea–Vetta chair 28, then choose the signed Bella Vista blue towards Costaccia. Follow the piste name rather than treating 28 in the video title as a piste number.
Repeat or get back
Finish at Costaccia for another ride on chair 28. For the village, board gondola 27 DOWN, then gondola 25 DOWN. Red Costaccia, Natale and Le Zete are not part of this gondola-home plan.

Watch for. A panoramic blue can still have a pitch that feels demanding. This is a mountain progression choice, not a first-day practice slope. The creator's summit altitude is inconsistent with the lift information, so it is not used as route evidence here.

Official sources for this base · checked 2026-11-12
A separate blue descent back to its own valley entrance

Cassana · Via Domenion

Morning access
Take Cassana gondola 30 from Via Domenion, then follow the signed blue Cassana descent. This is a different outing from the higher Valandrea–Vetta / Bella Vista lap and has its own village finish.
The way home
Stay on the signed Cassana blue to the Cassana valley departure and repeat gondola 30. Follow local signs at branches for Botarel rather than assuming all lower lifts finish at the same place. Your final route from the lift to the hotel remains property-specific.
Blue run

Cassana · blue village descent

Cassana is blue in the current official slope inventory and on the detailed Sitas panorama; the table's 30 identifies its gondola.

Run video
Livigno Cassana blue run 20250217 — Liudvikas Media Original on YouTube ↗

The creator identifies a Cassana blue descent. This is a separate village-side outing, not a return from the Bella Vista summit or to Tagliede's entrance. Filmed 17 February 2025 (creator title and description). Video identity and embedding checked 2026-11-12.

Get to the run
Ride Cassana gondola 30 from Via Domenion and follow the signed Cassana blue. Keep this local descent separate from the upper chairlift routes.
Repeat or get back
Follow Cassana to the same valley base for another gondola ride or the walk to your accommodation. The nearby Botarel and central Tagliede entrances are different destinations.

Watch for. Review the bends, lower connections and traffic in the film, then check the surface on your date. Neither a blue grade nor a village address establishes an effortless ski-to-door route from every building.

Official sources for this base · checked 2026-11-12
A Yepi lap with a gondola finish; check Amanti separately

Mottolino · Via Bondi / HQ

Morning access
Ride Mottolino gondola 3 to the upper hub. For the Passo d'Eira–Yepi lap, use the upper blue 5 approach and branch onto blue 7 to the Yepi chair's bottom station. Amanti 5 is the longer separate choice; check its entire lower finish with staff before starting it.
The way home
After Passo d'Eira, ride Yepi chair 7 UP, return to the Mottolino upper hub and take gondola 3 DOWN. Blue 8 Ermellini ends at a different chair, Trepalle 8, so it is not the same repeat loop. A gondola ride down is a choice at the upper station before Amanti, not an escape midway through that descent.
Blue run

Passo d’Eira–Yepi · local blue lap

Blue 7 on Mottolino's current 2027 map, with the upper blue 5 approach. Yepi chair also carries lift number 7.

An exact run preview is not available here yet. Use the official piste map and the access and return notes below.

Get to the run
From the top of Mottolino gondola 3, follow the upper blue 5 connection towards Passo Eira, then the signed blue 7 to Yepi chair's lower station. Keep to this branch rather than following Amanti into the woods or blue 8 towards Trepalle.
Repeat or get back
Ride Yepi chair 7 UP to repeat the local lap. To finish, return to the Mottolino gondola's upper station and ride 3 DOWN. The Passo Eira road entrance is not Mottolino HQ in Livigno village.

Watch for. An exact, clearly identified video is not available for this lap here yet. The official map supports the plan; unrelated Mottolino footage is not substituted for it. Ermellini blue 8 needs Trepalle chair 8 up, a different return chain.

Blue run

Degli Amanti · check the final connection

Degli Amanti is blue in the official inventory and numbered 5 on the 2027 operator map. That does not resolve the grade of its shared final approach to HQ.

Run video
20260307 143119 Mottolino Pista Degli Amanti — B. H. Original on YouTube ↗

Creator-labelled Degli Amanti descent. The film does not establish the grade of every lower connection or the current final approach to Mottolino's valley station. See the 2027-map warning below before choosing this descent. Filmed 7 March 2026 (creator title). Video identity and embedding checked 2026-11-12.

Get to the run
Take Mottolino gondola 3 and ask staff about the complete current valley finish before following blue 5 Degli Amanti via the Passo Eira side and the wooded section. If avoiding every red is essential, choose the upper Yepi lap and the gondola down before starting this descent.
Repeat or get back
The 2027 map shows blue 5 joining the red Mottolino 3 corridor before HQ. We have not established a separate all-blue final connection. Confirm that last stage before committing; the gondola DOWN alternative is at the upper station, not a rescue option midway down Amanti.

Watch for. Treat this as a conditional outing, not a guaranteed all-blue ski home. The creator filmed in March 2026, before the freshly linked 2027 map. Older beginner descriptions and the video's blue label do not settle the shared lower corridor.
Check the lower Amanti / Mottolino junction on the current map ↗

Official sources for this base · checked 2026-11-12

Before you book.

Is Livigno good for blue-run cruising?

There are useful local choices, but plan by area. Bella Vista makes a higher outing with gondolas home; Cassana gives a different blue village descent. Mottolino offers a Yepi lap, while the full Amanti finish needs checking. A large total ski area does not mean every link or home run is gentle.

Where should I stay in Livigno for blue runs?

For the Bella Vista plan, compare central accommodation with Tagliede gondola 25 on Via Ostaria. For Cassana's own blue descent, use gondola 30 on Via Domenion. For Mottolino, compare Via Bondi properties with HQ at 473. Ask about the exact ski-room exit, winter walk and MyLivignoPass. A generic Livigno map pin is too broad to establish that morning journey.

Can I ski between Mottolino and Carosello without a bus?

The two mountain sides are separated by the village and roads. Plan a road transfer if changing sides. The current Italian SkiLink page says that service is suspended and directs skiers to local public transport. Check the current route and MyLivignoPass entitlement with your accommodation rather than relying on older free-shuttle claims.

Is Bella Vista piste 28?

The selected creator title uses 28, the Valandrea–Vetta chair number. Our plan follows the operator's named blue Bella Vista back to Costaccia, then uses gondolas 27 and 25 down. The other routes served by that chair include harder pistes. Mottolino's separate map also has piste numbers, so identify the named run and the right map rather than treating every number as the same kind of marker.

Can I ski Amanti all the way to Mottolino HQ on blue runs?

We cannot promise that from the current evidence. Amanti itself is blue, but the freshly linked 2027 map shows it joining the red Mottolino corridor before HQ. Ask about that complete finish before leaving the upper station. If avoiding a red is essential, choose an upper local lap and ride the gondola down before starting Amanti.

Why not use Valandrea as the Bella Vista route home?

The overall inventory calls Valandrea blue, but the detailed Sitas map does not establish the complete blue connection from Costaccia to the central Tagliede entrance. That conflict remains unresolved here. The Bella Vista plan therefore keeps both gondola descents, rather than using an older named-run video as proof of a blue village finish.

Is San Rocco the same start as Carosello 3000?

No. The short local learning lifts 17a and 17b are near Via Saroch 822/P. The main Carosello 3000 gondola is farther south at Via Saroch 1242/G, with predominantly harder upper routes. Doss, Palipert and the village practice lifts are other options for early lessons; they are not interchangeable with a high-mountain cruising day.

Are these first-day slopes or flat-free snowboard routes?

No first-day or flat-free claim is made for these mountain outings. Start lessons in a suitable dedicated learning area. Skiers and snowboarders should review each video and ask locally about connecting tracks, snow and visibility. We have not measured widths, pitches or runouts, and no creator film establishes today's conditions.

Are the maps all for winter 2026–27?

The currently linked whole-resort and Sitas PDFs are still labelled 2025–26. Mottolino has a newer 2027 map, which we use for its junctions. Live opening dates are a separate source; an area's planned season does not mean every named piste, chair or downhill gondola service is operating on your date.

Maps, footage & review notes.

Official maps and local access information support the named pistes and starting areas. Photos retain their authors, dates and reuse licences. Videos preview a creator’s visit; they do not establish today’s conditions or an unshown return route. First turns belong in a dedicated learning area; these blues assume controlled turns.

Regional planning sources · checked 2026-11-12