Tre Nevi is one of the most important
ski area
A ski area is the terrain and supporting infrastructure where skiing and other snow sports take place. Such sports include alpine and cross-country skiing, snow boarding, tubing, sledding, etc. Ski areas may stand alone or be part of a ski resort.
...
s of
South Italy
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, located in the
Apennine Mountains
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or – a singular with plural meaning;''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which wou ...
, in
Abruzzo
Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy wi ...
. Created in 1997, it is made up of three
ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In North ...
s, hence the name of the area: the first two are
Campo Felice
Campo Felice is a karstic plateau in the central Apennines, included in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy.
Included in the communal territories of Lucoli and Rocca di Cambio, in the Sirente-Velino Regional Park, it is geographic ...
, with the two slopes of
Lucoli
Lucoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is one of the nearest communes to the Campo Felice plain and ski resort.
The epicentre of 2009 L'Aquila earthquake
The 2009 L'Aquil ...
and
Rocca di Cambio, and
Ovindoli
Ovindoli ( Abruzzese: ') is a village and ''comune'' of the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. Close to Rome, it is a resort for both summer and winter sports, including hiking, biking, equestrian activities and downhil ...
, both included between
Monte Velino
Monte Velino is a mountain (2,487 m) in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy, part of the Abruzzo Apennines. Located nearby the boundary with Lazio, between the Fucino plain and the Aterno, Salto and Velino rivers' valleys ...
, Monte Magnola and
Monte Sirente, within the
Sirente-Velino Regional Park
The Sirente-Velino Regional Park (Italian: ''Parco regionale naturale del Sirente Velino'') is a regional park in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy.
It is centered on the Monte Velino and Monte Sirente massifs, including also the ...
, while the third is the more distant station of
Campo Imperatore
Campo Imperatore ("Emperor's Field") is a mountain grassland or alpine meadow formed by a high basin shaped plateau located above Gran Sasso massif, the largest plateau of Apennine ridge. Known as "Little Tibet", it is located in Gran Sasso e M ...
, on the
Gran Sasso
Gran Sasso d'Italia (; ) is a massif in the Apennine Mountains of Italy. Its highest peak, Corno Grande (2,912 metres), is the highest mountain in the Apennines, and the second-highest mountain in Italy outside the Alps. The mountain lies wit ...
.
Ski areas
The area consists of three ski areas:
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Campo Imperatore
Campo Imperatore ("Emperor's Field") is a mountain grassland or alpine meadow formed by a high basin shaped plateau located above Gran Sasso massif, the largest plateau of Apennine ridge. Known as "Little Tibet", it is located in Gran Sasso e M ...
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Ovindoli
Ovindoli ( Abruzzese: ') is a village and ''comune'' of the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. Close to Rome, it is a resort for both summer and winter sports, including hiking, biking, equestrian activities and downhil ...
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Campo Felice
Campo Felice is a karstic plateau in the central Apennines, included in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy.
Included in the communal territories of Lucoli and Rocca di Cambio, in the Sirente-Velino Regional Park, it is geographic ...
Ski slopes and circuits
The district has 30 kilometers of slopes in Campo Felice, 15 kilometers of slopes in Campo Imperatore, 60 for cross-country skiing and 30 kilometers of slopes in Ovindoli served by important and varied infrastructures. Both in
Campo Felice
Campo Felice is a karstic plateau in the central Apennines, included in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy.
Included in the communal territories of Lucoli and Rocca di Cambio, in the Sirente-Velino Regional Park, it is geographic ...
and in
Ovindoli
Ovindoli ( Abruzzese: ') is a village and ''comune'' of the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. Close to Rome, it is a resort for both summer and winter sports, including hiking, biking, equestrian activities and downhil ...
there are also ring tracks for
cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
. The ski courses are managed by the ''Tre Nevi'' Ski Club, which is part of the homonymous sports center based in
Rocca di Mezzo Rocca di Mezzo (locally ''La Rocca'') is a ''comune'' and town in the Province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.
It is home to the seat of the Sirente-Velino Regional Park
The Sirente-Velino Regional Park (Italian: ''Parco regio ...
.
The consortium offers a single seasonal and multi-day ski pass.
For the two ski resorts of Campo Felice and Ovindoli, located a short distance away but separate, the will has been expressed several times to connect the respective ski lifts and
slopes
In mathematics, the slope or gradient of a line is a number that describes both the ''direction'' and the ''steepness'' of the line. Slope is often denoted by the letter ''m''; there is no clear answer to the question why the letter ''m'' is use ...
through an appropriate project, now decided to start with the
development
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Arts
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*Filmmaking, development phase, including finance and budgeting
*Development (music), the process thematic material is reshaped
*Photographi ...
protocol for Abruzzo after the
2009 earthquake.
References
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Ski areas and resorts in Italy
External links
Official Tre Nevi Skipass Site (Italian)