Skiing southern Italy

And now for something completely different...I am living in Brindisi and am searching for info on skiing in Calabria. A colleague of mine that lives in Taranto told me that there is skiing in Calabria. The info I have found on searches is very sketchy. Anyone out there with first or even second hand knowledge about these areas? I already have determined they are quite small and not challenging, but figure that it will take care of my ski jones until I have time to head north. I would like general info such as crowds, accomodations, ummm...names of towns, accessibility etc. etc. If there is no one out there with any knowledge to share, then I promise to report later this winter on what appear to be somewhat obscure ski areas.

There is some skiing in Calabria in the Monti della Sila, but all reports I have heard are pretty discouraging. From Brindisi I would recommend you drive up the Adriatica as far as Termoli, then turn along the Bifernina, then towards Isernia, then left at San Massimo and drive up to Campitello Matese. The runs are not very long but the scenery is wonderful and the Molisani are a nice crowd. The place is good for a week-end of skiing. For a long week-end of skiing you could head a little further north still and ski at Roccaraso, which has more and longer runs than Campitello but does get crowded with folk from Naples and Rome. Let's hope it's another snowy winter in the Centro-Sud :-)