Mottarone

Codelago parco Alpe Devero

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Mottarone, situated between Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta at 1491 m altitude, is considered one of the most beautiful natural balconies of the Piedmont region and beyond.
Although not among the highest peaks of the Alps, its rounded summit dominates over a landscape that is unique to say the least; from the Maritime Alps to Monte Rosa massif, with imposing Swiss peaks, passing through the Po Valley and the region of the Seven Lakes (Orta, Maggiore, Mergozzo, Biandronno, Varese, Monate, Comabbio).
The ski resort can be reached either by car or via a cable car that starts from the hamlet of Carciano Stresa, and leads to the summit of the mountain itself.

The district offers 25 kilometers of slopes, especially suitable for beginners. There is a more technical track, known as the' Alpe Courts, which starts from the top of Mottarone and winds for 2.5 km before arriving at a scenic area on the seven lakes.
The resort also boasts a good snow-making system, able to cover 5 km of slopes.

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Mezzalama trophy, the pure ski alpinism

di Francesco Macchi
on Thursday 19 March 2009

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Alagna Valsesia Winter Mystic Xperience 2009

di Gianandrea Lecco
on Tuesday 24 February 2009

Three days of competition in order to define the best Freeriders among the 132 riders from over 10 Countries, which arrived at Gressoney to race the third edition of Winter Mystic Xperience Monterosa 2009, included in the Freeride World Qualifier Calendar. The Monterosa Ski Resort showed its huge potential as Freeride playground, offering a limitless numbers of faces to race. Mysticfreeride staff with the precious cooperation of Monterosa Ski Area Patrol chose the best ones to let the rider showing their skills on the best snow. The hard wind of the previous days transformed the snow pack from deep powder to stucked surface in many faces.