Pila

Forte di Bard, a center for knowledge of the Alps

After the acquisition by the Région Autonome Vallée d'Aoste and a long decade of restoration work, now the Forte di Bard shines in all its grandeur.
Thick and bulky, the hill of Bard stands incongruously in the middle of a narrow valley, now recovered services and spaces make it a center of culture and traditions of the Alps, an important center in the panorama of the Western Alps.

Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc: Seven valleys, 71 glaciers, 400 summits around the Mont Blanc

Doing the Tour du Mont Blanc, from Chamonix to Courmayeur, allows one to discover an incomparable universe, the impressive and magical high mountains; it is sharing the eternal dream of the pioneers, crossing the magical gardens of Gaston Rebuffat and the stories of Roger Frison Roche and discovering the intimate geography of the summits: the roundness of the Mont-Blanc, the ridge of Bionnassay, the Noire de Peuterey, the Dent du Géant, the wall of the Grandes-Jorasses, the northern and southern peaks of the Aiguille du Tour,  the Aiguille Verte, the vertical of the Drus.

The Desarpa Bike, MTB race in Pila in the heart of the summer

Designed to celebrate the end of the summer season Desarpa the bike reaches its 4th edition and grows level by joining the National circuit DH Marathon. The mountain bike race takes its name from the traditional drop-down herd after the long summer holiday in the mountain pastures. Event to which the organizers were inspired to celebrate the end of the summer season and cycling in the basin. The reference to an important time and rooted in tradition and culture of the Valley is also evident in the prize given to winners instead of the discounted Cup will bring home a bell specially coined.

Mezzalama trophy, the pure ski alpinism

On 19 April 2009 will be disputed, the 17th edition of the Trofeo Mezzalama, beginning at Breuil Cervinia, through the Val d'Ayas and ends in Gressoney Valley. A marathon with classic equipment, whether international, starting in line open to teams of three athletes / and roped. A challenge along a difficult path that winds especially over three thousand meters, passing in two even four thousand. The pre-enrollment for the year 2009 came to 397 teams, compared with 260 two years ago to 115, 2005. Each team has three athletes. A contract is regulated by FISI (Italian Federation of Winter Sports) and the 'ISMF (International Ski Mountaineering Federation).

Pila Race in the sky at night - 2nd edition

Sulle piste del comprensorio sciistico di Pila, il 10 gennaio prossimo si disputerà la seconda edizione della Pila Race in the sky. Una gara di sci alpinismo in notturna che per complessità, lunghezza e per l’impegno tecnico richiesto ai partecipanti può essere paragonata alla SellaRonda Skimarathon, dalla quale si differenzia solo per avere un tracciato leggermente più breve.