Ski in Prato Nevoso

Skiing in Prato Nevoso

Prato Nevoso - Ski Resort in Italian Alps - 100km of Piste (1500m to 2029m)

Created in 1965, Prato Nevoso has grown steadily and now offers a wide range of facilities including two discothèques and a cinema. All 13 lifts are drags.

Prato Nevoso

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Prato Nevoso Ski Facts

Prato Nevoso Ski Facts

		Expert Skiers
		Intermediate Skiers
		Beginners
		Snowboarding
		Snow
		Apres-Ski
	3	Black Pistes
	10	Red Pistes
	7	Blue Pistes
100km		Downhill Pistes
2km		Cross Country Pistes
27		Ski Lifts
529m		Max Vertical
2029m		Highest Lift
1500m		Lowest Piste
1500m		Resort Altitude

Prato Nevoso

The Italian ski resort of Prato Nevoso has direct access to 100km of downhill skiing, with 20 individual pistes, served by 27 ski lifts.

With skiing above 2000 metres, snow cover is generally reliable.

Snowmaking :- Prato Nevoso is able to augment natural snow, on 7km of ski runs, with 6 Snow Cannons.

Ski Lift Capacity :- The 27 Ski Lifts of Prato Nevoso are able to uplift 11,460 skiers / snowboarders per hour.

There are three Airports within two hours drive, so ski weekends, snowboard breaks and short ski holidays to Prato Nevoso are perfectly feasible.

Skiing in Prato Nevoso

There is plenty of skiing both above and below the tree line and the scope would not disgrace a much bigger resort. Piste maintenance is excellent. The lift company do a particularly good job, combing the pistes and making snow when necessary. The link between the two resorts has revolutionized the appeal of the area and the ski pass is very good value. On the Artesina side, the skiing is quite challenging whereas Prato Nevoso is easier for beginners and early intermediates.

The lift system still features quite a few drags (originally all lifts on the Prato side were drags) but new chairs are added all the time and everything links nicely. Prato Nevoso recently added three new chairlifts including a quad and the one outside the Hotel Capanna which replaced the long tow. The lift company are keen on a new moving carpet lifts for beginners.

Prato Nevoso is an excellent choice for beginners. There's minimal walking, easy runs both at village level and at altitude, and a caring ski school. Progression is great which means beginners can be doing quite long blue runs before the end of the week.

Intermediates are also well served. There are plenty of wide, long runs which invite ambitious skiers to work hard. For strong intermediates there are some tremendous reds, especially over the Artesina side where there's an FIS rated black and some exhilarating cruises in high bowls. Really tough skiing is limited however so devotees of death defying leaps and challenging moguls should look elsewhere. However heliskiing can be arranged locally to take you there!

Snowboarding in Prato Nevoso

Snowboarders are well catered for with a snow park (floodlit for nighttime use incorporating jumps and a rail), half pipe and boardercross course. Prato Nevoso was one of the early resorts to encourage boarders with one of the first parks in the country. Today it's a big snowboard venue with expert instruction. The hire shop doubles as a snowboard museum.

Prato Nevoso Aprés Ski

It's by no means busy and nightlife is limited but there's probably enough for a week unless you want to tear it up every night. Night owls should look elsewhere, but if you are a beginner or early intermediate who wants a quiet resort, with uncrowded slopes, good value, nice people, a good ski school and excellent hotels, this is the place!

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Prato Nevoso in brief

Prato Nevoso Ski Resort is:
Ok for Expert Skiers.
Good for Intermediate Skiers.
Excellent for Beginners.
Excellent for Snowboarding.
Opened : December 8, 2012
Closed : April 7, 2013
Opening Subject To Snow Conditions.

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