Andalo italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Andalo Italy.
Andalo Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1960 the Italian ski resort Andalo lies at 2125 metres altitude in the Trentino region of the Italian Alpi. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Andalo ski area is not snow sure. Over 350 snow cannons ensure artificial Andalo snow making covers 45km of ski trails, which equates to around 100 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Andalo (Italy) is Verona at a distance of 140km or approximately 100 minutes driving time. Andalo ski season runs from December to April.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Andalo Italy
Beginner Trails
 4 runs 2.5km |
18% |
Intermediate Trails
 4 runs 7.25km |
18% |
Advanced Trails
 13 runs 38.25km |
59% |
Expert Trails
 1 runs 1km |
4% |
Andalo Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €132 - €165 |
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 Andalo Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 50km |
| total length of Andalo trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Andalo ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2125m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1040m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2125m |
| centre of Andalo ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1085m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1085m |
| 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 Andalo
Skiing Andalo you'll enjoy 22 pistes and trails and that means approximately 50km of ski runs. Andalo lifts number 18 with the capacity to uplift 27000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Andalo is over 3km long.
Andalo Ski Area
Andalo ski area has 18% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 18% intermediate, 59% advanced ski slopes and 4% for expert skiers - the most difficult Andalo piste is the ?km Olimpionica 2 run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Andalo after dark.
Andalo for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Andalo
If you snowboard Andalo you'll want to know that, of the 18 ski lifts in total, 4 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Andalo snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Andalo snowboard facilities include 2 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Andalo for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Andalo Apres Ski
The apres ski Andalo scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
15 apres ski bars 35 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 1 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 1 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
SNO-man says
Andalo's sports centre contains an indoor swimming pool, ice-rink and conference room. There's also a cinema. Outdoor activities include daytime and moonlit snow-shoe walk, sleigh rides, winter climbing, frozen waterfall climbing, snowmobile excursions, an Equestrian Center in Andalo, paragliding and hang gliding. A discount card scheme is operated through some accommodations.
Andalo for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Andalo Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Andalo resort - ski Andalo by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Andalo ski resort is also known as Paganella and has the following common misspellings:
Andalo ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Andalo 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. Andalo ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Andalo for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall