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Skiing
Le
Marche offer many structures and modern ski-lifts allowing skiing
enthusiasts to reach various ski slopes as for length and difficulty.
Slopes are suitable for all kinds of skiing activities, skiers can follow
wonderful pathways for excursion-skiing or decide to do some meditative
and invigorating long-distance skiing, matching sports activities with an
environment full of history, typical of all the villages and towns of the
region.
An
example is Villagrande di Montecopiolo,
which, from its natural terrace (witnessing historical events that
involved earls, dukes and lords), offers three ski-lifts (one of which is
located in Eremo di Montecopiolo). They can be accessed through a
single ski-pass. Its wide ski slopes pass through the beautiful fauna park
of Mount Montone and have become one of the most appreciated places
for skiers, who enjoy a warm welcome in the hotels.
The
charming and rough Sibillini Mounts
offer many splendid places for skiing, such as Bolognola,
an ancient town which is renowned both as a health resort and as a skiing
resort (thanks to its location). In Pintura
(located at more than 1,300 meters of altitude) skiers can use seven
ski-lifts taking to exciting slopes, suitable to all levels of experience.
It is also possible to improve skiing skills by attending the courses
organized by various skiing schools.
Other
places to visit in the Sibillini area are Castel
Sant’Angelo sul Nera (close to Mount
Prata, with five ski-lifts that may be used also having
seasonal ski-passes), the medieval village Sarnano,
from which it is possible to drive through a scenic road towards Sassotetto
and La Maddalena. There
skiers will find nine ski-lifts, a chair-lift and 19 km of
medium-difficulty slopes. The ancient Ussita
deserves a visit, as well as the picturesque Frontignano,
whose numerous ski-lifts in Mount Bove,
the qualified skiing schools and the modern ice-skating rink (in Ussita)
make it one of the best equipped skiing resorts of central Apennines. All
these places are ideal for winter sports, but they also offer magnificent
landscapes, a perfect organization and a warm and pleasant hospitality, so
that it is possible to enjoy a nice skiing holiday.
Long-distance
skiing enthusiasts may choose among the excellent permanent slopes of Prati
di Ragnolo (near Acquacanina)
and various excursion tracks proposed by the different offices of the
Italian Alpine Club in the region. Examples are the tracks crossing the
charming Mounts della Laga,
those bordering the magic Pilato Lake or those approaching Mount
Puzzillo.
Every
day spent in the glittering glare of snow will certainly give skiers great
emotions, pleasantly amplified by the views of this region, which slope
down from the Apennines towards the placid calmness of the sea.
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Liberation Ventures Ltd.
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