Luigi Colturi, who comes from Bormio, took part in the Junior World Championships in Jasná in 1985 and just barely missed a medal in fourth place. On January 23, 1988, he made his World Cup debut on the downhill from Leukerbad and won points straight away with 14th place. Two years later, he finished sixth in the downhill from Val-d'Isère for the first time in the top ten. His only World Cup podium was on December 5, 1992 in the Super-G of Val-d'Isère as third behind Jan Einar Thorsen and Franz Heinzer . That season he finished eighth in the discipline ranking.
In 1994 Colturi experienced the peak of his career. Thanks to a fifth downhill rank in Chamonix at the end of January , he was included in the Italian squad for the Olympic Games in Lillehammer . There he prevailed against Werner Perathoner in the team's internal qualification as part of the final training , but did not get beyond a 21st place in the race. It was his only appearance at a major event. In the 1994/95 season he got three more top 10 placements, after which his performance stalled. After a long break he contested his last races at the World Cup and FIS level in 1996/97 , but could no longer build on earlier results.
Luigi Colturi died in his hometown on June 2, 2010 at the age of 43. The circumstances of his death were not disclosed. In an obituary, he was described as a lover of thrills and adrenaline . At the beginning of October 2011, a mountain bike race for children was organized in his honor .