Sansicario italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Sansicario Italy.
Sansicario Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Italian ski resort Sansicario lies at 1350 metres altitude in the Piedmont / Piemonte region of the Italian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2700m Sansicario ski area is snow sure. Over 950 snow cannons ensure artificial Sansicario snow making covers 40km of ski trails, which equates to around 100 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Sansicario (Italy) is Turin at a distance of 104km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Sansicario ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
A modern, low-level and tasteful purpose-built complex just over the border from lift linked France and in the middle of the Milky Way circuit. A monorail in Sansicario connects the upper, lower and middle levels of the resort so that visitors do not need to use their cars and do not have to walk up and down stairs.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Sansicario Italy
Beginner Trails
 12 runs 12.55km |
30% |
Intermediate Trails
 6 runs 5.85km |
15% |
Advanced Trails
 13 runs 13.2km |
33% |
Expert Trails
 8 runs 8km |
20% |
Sansicario Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €125 - €180 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Sansicario Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 40km |
| total length of Sansicario trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 8km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Sansicario ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2700m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1350m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1350m |
| centre of Sansicario ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1500m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1350m |
| 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 Sansicario
Skiing Sansicario you'll enjoy 39 pistes and trails and that means approximately 40km of ski runs. Sansicario lifts number 11 with the capacity to uplift 9000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Sansicario is over 8km long.
Sansicario Ski Area
Sansicario ski area has 30% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 15% intermediate, 33% advanced ski slopes and 20% for expert skiers - the most difficult Sansicario piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Sansicario after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Sansicario for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Sansicario
If you snowboard Sansicario you'll want to know that, of the 11 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 Sansicario snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Sansicario snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Sansicario for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Sansicario Apres Ski
The apres ski Sansicario scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
3 apres ski bars 3 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 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 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Darts, Exchange Office, Helisking .
Sansicario for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Sansicario Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Sansicario resort - ski Sansicario by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Sansicario ski resort is also known as Sansicario and has the following common misspellings:
Sansicario ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Sansicario 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. Sansicario ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Sansicario for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Sansicario reviews, 3.5 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.