Abetone italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Abetone Italy.
Abetone Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1936 the Italian ski resort Abetone lies at 1900 metres altitude in the Toscana / Tuscany region of the Italian Apennines / Appennines. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Abetone ski area is not snow sure. Over 110 snow cannons ensure artificial Abetone snow making covers 24km of ski trails, which equates to around 40 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Abetone (Italy) is Florence / Firenze at a distance of 80km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Abetone ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
One of the longest established and best known ski centres in central Italy. The village itself has a wide range of facilities including typical Tuscan restaurants and pizzerias.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Abetone Italy
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 15 runs 22km |
53% |
Advanced Trails
 13 runs 25km |
46% |
Expert Trails
 1 runs 1km |
3% |
Abetone Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Snowboarders | |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Abetone Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 60km |
| total length of Abetone trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3.5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Abetone ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1900m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1400m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1400m |
| centre of Abetone ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 500m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 500m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Abetone
Skiing Abetone you'll enjoy 28 pistes and trails and that means approximately 60km of ski runs. Abetone lifts number 19 with the capacity to uplift 20000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Abetone is over 3.5km long. Ski Abetone summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Abetone.
Abetone Ski Area
Abetone ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 53% intermediate, 46% advanced ski slopes and 3% for expert skiers - the most difficult Abetone piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Abetone after dark.
Abetone for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Abetone
If you snowboard Abetone you'll want to know that, of the 19 ski lifts in total, 7 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Abetone snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Abetone snowboard facilities include 2 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Abetone for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Abetone Apres Ski
The apres ski Abetone scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
8 apres ski bars 30 restaurants 0 bowling 3 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 1 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 2 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 1 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Tennis.
SNO-man says
Abetone has typical restaurants, a cinema, sports centre, sauna and a skating-rink. There are several discotheques and paragliding is possible high above the slopes. The town has put together several very pretty nature trails (detailed maps and descriptions) for snow shoeing, and there are 15 km of cross country trails as well. Going slightly further afield, there is also Cutigliano, a mediaeval village with a beautiful town hall.
Abetone for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Abetone Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Abetone resort - ski Abetone by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Abetone ski resort is also known as Montana Pistoiese, Montagna Pistaiese and has the following common misspellings:
Abetone ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Abetone ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Abetone ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Abetone for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall