Foppolo italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Foppolo Italy.
Foppolo Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Italian ski resort Foppolo lies at 2160 metres altitude in the Lombardy / Lombardia region of the Italian Dolomites \ Dolomiten. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Foppolo ski area is not snow sure. Over 0 snow cannons ensure artificial Foppolo snow making covers 0km of ski trails, which equates to around 0 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Foppolo (Italy) is Milan / Milano at a distance of ?km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Foppolo ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Foppolo's altitude ensures that the wide open nursery slopes normally have good snow cover. The modern resort complex is built above the old village with most rooms giving slope-side lodging.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Foppolo Italy
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 10 runs ?km |
47% |
Advanced Trails
 5 runs ?km |
23% |
Expert Trails
 6 runs 6km |
28% |
Foppolo 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) | €? - €? |
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 Foppolo Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 35km |
| total length of Foppolo trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Foppolo ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2160m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1610m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1610m |
| centre of Foppolo ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 550m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 550m |
| 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 Foppolo
Skiing Foppolo you'll enjoy 21 pistes and trails and that means approximately 35km of ski runs. Foppolo lifts number 9 with the capacity to uplift 8500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Foppolo is over 4km long.
Foppolo Ski Area
Foppolo ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 47% intermediate, 23% advanced ski slopes and 28% for expert skiers - the most difficult Foppolo piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Foppolo after dark.
Foppolo for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Foppolo
If you snowboard Foppolo you'll want to know that, of the 9 ski lifts in total, 6 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Foppolo snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Foppolo snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Foppolo for snowboarding gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Foppolo Apres Ski
The apres ski Foppolo scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
0 apres ski bars 8 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Curling, Games Room, Torchlit Descents.
Foppolo for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Foppolo Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Foppolo resort - ski Foppolo by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Foppolo ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Foppolo ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Foppolo 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. Foppolo ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Foppolo for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall