Garessio 2000. Le piste sul mare del colle Casotto

Garessio

photo by Fabiano Cannizzo

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The ski resort of Garessio is 12 Km from the center of Garessio Casotto on the hill at an altitude of 1370 mt. It's dominated by two valleys of Tanaro Casotto and from the Berlin summit of the mountain the view toward the sea includes the Riviera di Ponente.
On clear days you can see the outline of Corsica.
Since 2001, its ski area is run by a cooperative made up of former employees of companies within the previous management structure. The new management seems determined to revive the resort of Casotto, which today offers five lifts serving about 30km of slopes.

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