Montecampione ski holidays
Established in 1970 the Italian ski resort Montecampione lies at 1200 metres altitude in the Lombardy / Lombardia region of the Italian Alps. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2000m the area is not snow sure. Over 270 snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers 22km of trails, which equates to around 70 of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Montecampione is Milan / Milano at a distance of 100km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Their season runs from December to March.
SNO-man says
Major regional ski area including purpose built centre La Baite, at 1800m.
Alpine Downhill Runs
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 4 runs 4.6km |
20% |
Advanced Trails
 12 runs 20.7km |
60% |
Expert Trails
 4 runs 4km |
20% |
Resort and Holiday Stats
| Beginners |  |
| Intermediate | |
| Advanced/Expert | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family/child Friendly | |
| Snow-Sure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Lift Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Resort Opens | Dec 2013 |
| Resort Closes | Mar 2014 |
| (snow conditions often influence opening/closing) |
Mountain and Slopes
| Downhill Runs | 31km |
| total length of Montecampione trails |
| Longest Lift-Served Run | 4km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by lift |
| Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Montecampione area faces |
| Top Altitude | 2000m |
| top station of highest lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1200m |
| bottom of lowest run |
| Resort Altitude | 1200m |
| centre of Montecampione ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 800m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 800m |
| can include extra hike up above top lift |
Skiing in Montecampione
20 pistes and trails means approximately 31km of runs. 11 Montecampione lifts have capacity to transport 10000 per hour. The longest run in the Italian ski resort is over 4km.
The mountain has 0% beginner runs or nursery slopes, 20% intermediate, 60% advanced slopes and 20% for experts - the most difficult piste is the 2.7km Secondino Nord run, with a steepness/slope angle of 16%. There is no night skiing.
Rating for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Montecampione
Of the 11 ski lifts, 3 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives an indication of how modern the lift system is and how good Montecampione is for snowboarding - especially for beginners learning to board. Facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Rating for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Montecampione Apres Ski
Off-Slope activities include:
4 apres ski bars 12 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 10 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Tennis.
Rating for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
"Montecampione" by any other name
The Italian resort is also known as and has common misspellings:
The direction which the various Montecampione slopes face can make or break your ski holiday. To guarantee good snow conditions, choose a resort with piste which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February pick a resort with sunny south facing 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 resort with cool and shady north facing trails will ensure you're not riding on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best destinations have areas which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating conditions whatever the weather. Montecampione has slopes facing ?.
Rating for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Montecampione reviews, 3.5 star rating and information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.