Mottolino Bikepark Livigno
- Location
- Livigno, Lombardy — Italian Alps near Swiss border
- Season
- Mid-June to mid-September
- Lift access
- Yes — Mottolino gondola + chair (separate Carosello 3000 park across the valley)
- Trails
- ~20+ graded lines on the Mottolino side plus separate Carosello bike park
- Easiest grade
- Blue flow
- Hardest grade
- Pro Line / DH World Cup track
- Day pass
- Day pass ~€42, week ~€185 (Livigno combo passes exist) (~£36 day / ~£160 week)
- Nearest airport
- Bergamo (BGY) / Milan Malpensa (MXP) / Innsbruck (INN)
Mottolino sits high in the Italian Alps in the Livigno valley — duty-free, surrounded by mountains, and one of the leading bike parks in Italy. It hosts Crankworx Slopestyle events and a UCI DH World Cup, and the gondola-served network combines polished freeride and slopestyle features with proper alpine descents.
Intermediates and up will get the most. There's good blue terrain for confident beginners but the rep of Mottolino rests on its bigger features. Across the valley the separate Carosello 3000 park adds more variety — many trips do both.
Enduro or DH bike. Full-face. Layers — Livigno sits at 1,800m so mornings are cold even in summer. Bring your appetite: the town is full of Italian food at duty-free prices.
The slopestyle culture. Mottolino has invested heavily in shaped features — perfect jump lines, wall-rides, hips — that you usually only see at FMB World Tour stops. The Livigno valley vibe is Italian-alpine-relaxed and the food alone justifies the trip. The high-altitude setting also means dirt stays in great condition through the summer when lower parks get dusty. Pair it with a couple of days in Bormio or Aprica down the valley for a longer Italian Alps loop.
Why two parks in one trip: Mottolino and Carosello 3000 sit on opposite sides of the Livigno valley, both gondola-served, and a combined pass typically covers both. The variety is real — different trail builders, different angles of mountain, different conditions through the day. Livigno is duty-free, which means food, drinks, kit and bike parts are noticeably cheaper than surrounding Italy or Switzerland — many riders bring a half-empty bag and fill it on the way home. Altitude (1,800m) means easy fatigue on day one; build sensibly.
Top trails to ride
- Bull (Mottolino) Blue/Red flow
The headline flow trail — long, fast, perfect berms. - Pro Line Black/Pro
Slopestyle-grade jump line — large gaps. - Bullskin Red
Tech variant alongside Bull — natural feel.
Getting there from Ireland
Fly Dublin → Milan/Bergamo/Verona. ~3.5–4hr drive into the high Alps. Innsbruck is a closer fly-in if you can get the connection.
Where to stay
Hotels in Livigno town — many bike-friendly. Apartments work well for groups; the town is walkable.