Piancavallo is a ski resort in the Dolomites of northern

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Aviano Aviano ( fur, Davian; cim, Pleif) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Pordenone at the foot of the Dolomites mountain range in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northern Italy. Aviano is home to the C.R.O. (Oncological Referral Center), a cancer rese ...

, in the province of Pordenone in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Piancavallo is situated at above sea level, at the foot of Monte Cavallo (). The nearest railway station is that of

, to which it is connected by regular bus services.

History

Piancavallo was created in the late 1960s, and was the first Italian ski resort with snowmaking facilities. Since the 1980s it has hosted several women's alpine skiing events in the

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, and a stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race.

Winter

There are of alpine ski runs and of

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trails, of which are illuminated. There is an Ice Palace for hockey and ice skating, a roller coaster in the snow, a snow park for children, Nevelandia with inflatable castles and snowtubing.

Notes and references

External links

https://www.turismofvg.it/montagna365/piancavallo

Consorzio Piancavallo Dolomiti Friulane {{authority control Frazioni of the Province of Pordenone Ski areas and resorts in Italy