Aprica italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Aprica Italy.
Aprica Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1947 the Italian ski resort Aprica lies at 2309 metres altitude in the Lombardy / Lombardia region of the Italian Rhaetian Alps. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Aprica ski area is not snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Aprica snow making covers 32km of ski trails, which equates to around 80 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Aprica (Italy) is Milan / Milano at a distance of 160km or approximately 150 minutes driving time. Aprica ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
An excellent resort for beginners who have a 1.5km wide village-side area served by a good range of lifts.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Aprica Italy
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 7 runs 26km |
33% |
Advanced Trails
 10 runs 14.5km |
47% |
Expert Trails
 4 runs 4km |
19% |
Aprica Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €100 - €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 Aprica Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 50km |
| total length of Aprica trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 6km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | E W |
| direction Aprica ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2309m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1180m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1180m |
| centre of Aprica ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1129m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1128m |
| 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 Aprica
Skiing Aprica you'll enjoy 21 pistes and trails and that means approximately 50km of ski runs. Aprica lifts number 16 with the capacity to uplift 22000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Aprica is over 6km long.
Aprica Ski Area
Aprica ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 33% intermediate, 47% advanced ski slopes and 19% for expert skiers - the most difficult Aprica piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Aprica after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Aprica for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Aprica
If you snowboard Aprica you'll want to know that, of the 16 ski lifts in total, 10 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Aprica snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Aprica snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Aprica for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Aprica Apres Ski
The apres ski Aprica scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
13 apres ski bars 19 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 2 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 1 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 2 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 1 golf 1 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Archery, Torchlit Descent .
SNO-man says
As it's quite a large resort, Aprica has above average facilities, including a large indoor swimming pool, indoor sports hall - the Palazzetto dello Sport - which includes a climbing wall and there's a big outdoor ice rink. There's also a cinema and look out for murals around the resort depicting local tradition, animals and flowers.
Outdoor alternatives include ice climbing and snow shoeing.
Aprica for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Aprica Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Aprica resort - ski Aprica by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Aprica ski resort is also known as Aprica Aprica, Corteno and has the following common misspellings:
Aprica ski area has ski slopes which face E W
The direction which the various Aprica 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. Aprica ski resort has ski slopes facing E W.
Aprica for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall