Piancavallo italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Piancavallo Italy.
Piancavallo Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Italian ski resort Piancavallo lies at 1815 metres altitude in the Friuli - Venezia Giulia
region of the Italian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Piancavallo ski area is not snow sure. Over 150 snow cannons ensure artificial Piancavallo snow making covers 21km of ski trails, which equates to around 95 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Piancavallo (Italy) is Venice at a distance of 90km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Piancavallo ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
A purpose-built resort but constructed in a tasteful traditional 'giant chalet' style, which opened in 1968. It has become a traditional December location for Women's World Cup Alpine and Freestyle stages and boasts excellent sports facilities.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Piancavallo Italy
Beginner Trails
 3 runs 0km |
20% |
Intermediate Trails
 4 runs 9.2km |
26% |
Advanced Trails
 5 runs 9.2km |
33% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
20% |
Piancavallo 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 Piancavallo Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 23km |
| total length of Piancavallo trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | NW |
| direction Piancavallo ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1815m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1260m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1200m |
| centre of Piancavallo 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 Piancavallo
Skiing Piancavallo you'll enjoy 15 pistes and trails and that means approximately 23km of ski runs. Piancavallo lifts number 13 with the capacity to uplift 6000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Piancavallo is over 3km long.
Piancavallo Ski Area
Piancavallo ski area has 20% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 26% intermediate, 33% advanced ski slopes and 20% for expert skiers - the most difficult Piancavallo piste is the 1.8km Sauc Buddia run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Piancavallo after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Piancavallo for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Piancavallo
If you snowboard Piancavallo you'll want to know that, of the 13 ski lifts in total, 8 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Piancavallo snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Piancavallo snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Piancavallo for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Piancavallo Apres Ski
The apres ski Piancavallo scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
5 apres ski bars 4 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Canoeing.
Piancavallo for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Piancavallo Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Piancavallo resort - ski Piancavallo by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Piancavallo ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Piancavallo ski area has ski slopes which face NW
The direction which the various Piancavallo 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. Piancavallo ski resort has ski slopes facing NW.
Piancavallo for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall