A NEW MTB TRAIL IN LIVIGNO

After the opening of the flow country trails "Coast to Coast" and "Roller Coaster", Carosello 3000 Livigno is preparing to cut the ribbon on a third trail designed exclusively for mountain biking. Friday, August 14 the curtain opens on a trial of a different kind, very fast and flowing,  distinguished by wide  banked turns  and large rounded bumps that will ensure the great air-time to more experienced bikers.

Some features? The new trail starts as an offshoot of the “Coast to Coast”,  and, developing over a length of 4.4 km, reaches the middle station of the gondola Carosello 3000 of St. Rocco. The vertical drop is 400 m, and the average gradient is once again less than 10%, in order to ensure the safety and  fun even to amateur bikers and sportive families.

And the name?  Bikers themselves will decide it. Thanks to the initiative “Name this trail”  on the website of the Mountain Park Carosello 3000 (http://carosello3000.com/en/name-the-trail) you can watch the  action-cam video  of the new trail in order to understand better its features, and you can vote for your favourite name among a series  of proposals till the midnight of Wednesday, August 12. Not only, but  you can also submit your proposal that will be included in the voting.

During the first part of the summer many famous riders have already tested  the new trails : Xco  Champion Marco Aurelio Fontana (the first biker to ride down the entire "Roller Coaster", even before the official  opening), Hans “No Way” Rey,  pioneer in mountain biking and spokesperson for Livigno, Danny MacAskill,  phenomenon generated through YouTube,  Vittorio Brumotti, astonishing trial-biker,Gioele Bertolini, young promise of Xco from Valtellina, and finally, 13-time Italian Downhill Champion Alan Beggin. And Alan is also a pro-rider to be chased during the competition 3K Up&Down on August 2, organized together with the  Advenure Awards and CrankBrothers.

The mountain bike project of Carosello 3000 envisages a riding concept that is never extreme and is suitable for those who want to experience the mountains and mountain biking in a free and relaxed way. The project aims  to make Livigno a full spectrum MTB location, but also to bring a growing number of people closer to MTB, contributing  considerably to the tourism and bike industry. With the new one,  there will be 15 km  of trails opened  by Carosello 3000 this  season, in addition to the existing network (cross-country style) of the same length  and to the numerous trails reserved exclusively for hikers and runners. It is a further confirmation that Carosello 3000 has become  one of the Italian and European mountain areas with ski lift system  which is  more organized for summer and winter outdoor sports.