Roccaraso italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Roccaraso Italy.
Roccaraso Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Italian ski resort Roccaraso lies at 2140 metres altitude in the Abruzzo region of the Italian Apennines / Appennines. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Roccaraso ski area is not snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Roccaraso snow making covers 82km of ski trails, which equates to around 80 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Roccaraso (Italy) is Naples / Napoli at a distance of 153km or approximately 150 minutes driving time. Roccaraso ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
A traditional hillside village with three separate ski areas in the mountains above together providing a good mix of ski conditions and gradients. There is a huge modern hotel complex at Aremogna (1625m) with doorstep skiing.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Roccaraso Italy
Beginner Trails
 4 runs ?km |
6% |
Intermediate Trails
 28 runs ?km |
43% |
Advanced Trails
 26 runs ?km |
40% |
Expert Trails
 10 runs 10km |
15% |
Roccaraso 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 Roccaraso Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 110km |
| total length of Roccaraso trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Roccaraso ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2140m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1240m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1236m |
| centre of Roccaraso ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 860m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 755m |
| 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 Roccaraso
Skiing Roccaraso you'll enjoy 64 pistes and trails and that means approximately 110km of ski runs. Roccaraso lifts number 29 with the capacity to uplift 32040 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Roccaraso is over 5km long.
Roccaraso Ski Area
Roccaraso ski area has 6% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 43% intermediate, 40% advanced ski slopes and 15% for expert skiers - the most difficult Roccaraso piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Roccaraso after dark.
Roccaraso for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Roccaraso
If you snowboard Roccaraso you'll want to know that, of the 29 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 Roccaraso snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Roccaraso snowboard facilities include 2 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Roccaraso for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Roccaraso Apres Ski
The apres ski Roccaraso scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
23 apres ski bars 28 restaurants 1 bowling 2 night club 2 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 4 saunas 1 hot tubs 3 solariums 6 masseurs 2 indoor ice skating 0 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 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Hydro Massage.
Roccaraso for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Roccaraso Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Roccaraso resort - ski Roccaraso by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Roccaraso ski resort is also known as Toppe del Tesoro and has the following common misspellings:
Roccaraso ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Roccaraso 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. Roccaraso ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Roccaraso for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall