Alto Campoo is a

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in the

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of northern Spain. The resort is located in the

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n comarca of

Campoo Campoo (formally Campoo-Los Valles) is a ''comarca'' of Cantabria ( Spain) located in the High Ebro, with a surface little bigger than 1,000 km2, and including the municipalities of Hermandad de Campoo de Suso, Campoo de Enmedio, Campoo de Yu ...

. The

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of the river

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is near the resort in the town of Fontibre.

Resort

With of marked

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s, it is one of the biggest resorts of the Cantabrian Mountains. The highest point is ''Cuchillón'' peak, at above

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, with a vertical drop of . The base of the resort is a purpose-built town called Brañavieja which includes several apartments and is situated at above sea level. From there a four-seat

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provides the main access for the resort. The resort itself occupies a high mountain valley. The valley is accessible by car, with a parking and service area at its base from where the lifts depart.

Lifts

Many of the resort's lifts are modern and of high capacity. The resort has: * 5 chair lifts. * 8 ski tows.

Pistes

The resort offers 23 pistes of different difficulties: * 4 beginners. * 9 easy. * 10 intermediate.

Services

* 2

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. * 1 skiing school. * 1 snow gardens for children. * 1

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* 1 ski hiring stores.

Vuelta a España

The Alto Campoo climb has been used in four stages of the

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and the Colombian rider José Antonio Agudelo Gómez was the first man to climb the mountain in the Vuelta.

Appearances in Vuelta a España (since 1985)

References

External links

* http://www.altocampoo.com - Official resort site.

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