Skiing in Piedmont: an experience not to be missed.
There are many adjectives that could be used to
describe the mountains of Piedmont in the winter: from “white galaxy” to
“skiers’ paradise” or “a sight unrivalled in the whole world”.
Skiing in Piedmont means being able to chose from
about fifty resorts and over 1300 kilometers of skiing slopes,
which wind through a pristine, pollution-free, natural environment where
both beginners and expert skiers can enjoy themselves and never get
bored.
One of the landmarks of alpine ski in Piedmont, highly
regarded also at an international level, is the Val di Susa (Susa
Valley) with the Comprensorio della Via Lattea (Milky Way
District) that comprises renowned skiing resorts such as Sestriere, Sauze
d’Oulx, Cesana Torinese-Sansicario-Monti della Luna, Claviere, which
connects with Monginevro (France). Other landmarks are: Pragelato, which
is linked to the Milky Way District via a modern cableway, and
Bardonecchia.
The “Riserva Bianca” (White Reserve) is also an
interesting tourist resort, and its Skiing-Area is equipped with around
thirty ski-lift facilities with about eighty kilometers of slopes, that
start from Limone Piedmont, Limone 1400 and Limonetto.
In the Provincia “Granda”: the Cuneo province,
Artesina and Prato Nevoso stand out, which are part of the “Mondolè
Ski” skiing District.
In East Piedmont, the word ‘skiing’ is linked to
Alagna, with its ski-lift
facilities that scale the mountain as far as Punta Indren at the foot of
Monte Rosa, as well as to Macugnaga, the resorts of the
Val d’Ossola (Ossola Valley), and Bielmonte, where we
can find one of the few Italian centers for speed skiing.
To round off what Piedmont can offer to sport-loving
winter tourists are hundreds of courses for ski tourism and for
cross-country skiing: slopes that glide through woods and plains,
surrounded by an amazing natural environment and by silence that reigns
supreme, where mountains such as Monviso and Monte Argentera stand out
in all their magnificence.
The Valle Stura (Stura Valley) is a cross-country
skiing paradise in Piedmont; here the international champion Stefania
Belmondo was born. The Val Vigezzo (Vigezzo Valley), Val Formazza (Formazza
Valley) and Pragelato, in Val Chisone (Chisone Valley), on which slopes
the greatest ski champions faced each other during the 2006 Winter
Olympic Games of Torino.
Mountains and snow are a winning combination,
especially if you add to them the warm welcome of the hotels’
facilities, the cultural events and the many bars and restaurants where
you can enjoy your evening before another day on the slopes.
Skiing in Piedmont: an experience not to be missed.
Sestriere - Photo (c)
Capanna Margherita Alagna