Join the crew from Blackcrows Skis as the explore the once thriving slopes of Super Saint-Bernard Ski Resort in Switzerland. The ski company’s founders have an intimate connection with the resort as it was their preferred destination when it was in operation due to its excellent off-piste access and extended snow season.
Five blackcrows’ skiers, including co-founder Camille Jaccoux, set off to explore the small resort that lies on the border between Switzerland and Italy which spun lifts from 1963 until it was permanently closed in 2010.
For 47 years the small north-facing ski area was considered as “The Powder Eldorado” for several generations of freeskiers before it closed due to its isolated location and its size being too small for investors to modernize its facilities. Incredible place to explore. Enjoy.
“A relic of a world that was not yet super-connected or super-tracked, the Super Saint-Bernard station was born of a simple vision: to link the road from Bourg Saint-Bernard, at 1932 meters, to the Col de Menouve, at 2,775 meters. Inaugurated in 1963, a year before the opening of the Grand Saint-Bernard tunnel, the station benefited from this new crossing point between France and Italy. As such, it represented the first Swiss infrastructure for motorists arriving from Italy. For 47 years, the small resort of Super Saint-Bernard became Le Super, delighting families on both sides of the border. Its small north-facing ski area was a gateway to numerous off-piste itineraries, making it a powder Eldorado for several generations of freeskiers. Unfortunately, despite its altitude and excellent snow conditions, the resort was too isolated and too small to modernize its facilities, and was forced to close in 2010.”