Valmalenco The downstream side is the larger of the Valtellina. It is placed north of Sondrio, leaving behind the typical terraces of vineyards that surround the province Lombarda. The Valmalenco is a beautiful valley which has preserved the ancient values and has not sold its natural environment to the proliferation of second homes which have damaged the landscape of many mountains. The Valmalenco is a paradise of snow where you descend around 40 km of ski slopes, between 2336 m. altitude and 1000 m. The slopes are loved especially by families but they can satisfy even the most expert skiers, for whom the Thoeni piste is not to be missed, with walls along it this piste is very challenging and exciting. Excellent lifts serve 40 km of pistes, part of which is covered by snow cannons. Alpe Palùbe, reached by cable car Snow Eagle, is one of the most capacious in Europe, with cabins capable of carrying 160 people. CaspoggioChurch and ski resorts are established by tradition. There are excellent opportunities for students of Ski Mountaineering, for example, that lead to Pizzo Scalino. You can make fascinating excursions along the tracks of the Lanzada, the Palù where a ciruit runs around the frozen lake, and between the villages of St. Joseph and Chiareggio. In summer, the cross-country skiing routes become used for mountain biking.
Stelvio Pass: White Feeling inaugurates the season of summer skiing
on Monday 21 May, 12:49
'' The winter is over, but for those who still want to ski and snow from Friday, May 25 open slopes of the Stelvio Glacier for the great summer season 2012. To usher in the great age of Skiing at high altitude, from Thursday, May 31 to Sunday, June 3,'' the hotel organizes White Feeling Pirovano, an event dedicated to freeride and downhill skiing, you can discover the fantastic area of ​​Stelvio in the company of the masters of the School of Ski Pirovano.
Summer skiing at Presena today also Thoeni, Ghedina, Zorzi and Claudia Morandini on track
Presena the conditions on the glacier snow'' of the tracks are still excellent and the weather these days is giving beautiful sunny days with temperatures in the maintenance of good snow. Today on the track there were four Skiers exception: Gustav Thoeni, Kristian Ghedina, Claudia Morandini and Cristian Zorzi, who made some recordings for the preparation of the Trentino region of Rai.
'' Tour of Italy: Thousands of enthusiasts to the mountains, Cervinia, Cortina, Pampeago, Aprica and Stelvio
Giro d'' Italy has arrived. The image of our mountains a few months ago were the domain of sports fans inrvernali, for the next three weeks will become the hub for fans of the event in pink. That of cycling enthusiasts is a public area and contested by the operators tourism, which in the months prior to start of the race'' have developed great preparations for the grand finale that promises to be very uncertain and exciting.
Carousel 3000, to May you can ski for free
on Thursday 26 April
Given the exceptional snowfalls in recent days, the ski-area Carousel 3000 Livigno has decided to extend the ski season by giving to all skiers skied for two weeks for free May 2 to 13.
Skiers will relive the emotions of an entire ski season reaching the top of the ski area through cable Carousel 3000 S. Rocco and then along different tracks using the Lac Salin chair Baby and Federia. You can also ski on powder, one of the smoothest tracks and appreciated, certainly up to the middle station of the gondola.
Livigno Nine Knights 2012: Kai Mahler is the king of the castle
Top Freestyler met in Livigno for this end of the season. Saturday, April 14th, some of the world's leading Freerider took part at the Suzuki Nine Knights; they battled to the sound of tricks, backflip, double cork on a majestic castle-like structure, prepared by the shaper of the Mottolino Fun Mountain. The champion of last season, the Italian Markus Eder, left the throne to sixteen Swiss Kai Mahler, who has conquered the jury with the most spectacular developments. On the podium the American Gus Kenworthy and the Swiss team Nordica, Jonas Hunziker.
Passo Tonale - Presena: you wake up to the June 3
di Rino Galeno on Friday 13 April 2012
The ski season in
Pontedilegno and Temù ended, but heavy snow this week has colored the Passo del Tonale in white, where he continued to ski until the first week of May. This week, the Passo del Tonale is presented in the classic winter look and this will close a season that will be remembered as one of the most niggardly of snow.
The winter season is now winding down and, despite not been exciting from the point of view runs like last year due to low abundance of snow, many ski areas are still open where you can spend the holiday of Passover " white. " From the Dolomiti Superski, where scierà until late April due to snow on the mountain on Sunday and Monday.
We leave behind one of the most miserly winters of snow and satisfaction for the mountains of Bergamo, and the small Montecampione comes news of removal camuno entrepreneur Carlo Gervasoni, who at first had taken charge of 'burden of revitalizing the area. In a letter to the mayors of Artogne, Pian and Camuno Gianico entrepreneur throws in the towel after he left believing that he could enter as a majority shareholder in the company plant management and resolve the problems of the locality.
Fischnaller closest to you: but he won the Cup in Valmalenco Prommegger
on Monday 19 March 2012
Roland Fischnaller comes one step by the company: he won the last race of the season in Valmalenco, winning the parallel giant but in the final of the Snowboard World Cup is very small below 20 points by the Austrian Andreas Prommegger, who graduated winner of the 2011/12 season.
Aprica, the reconstruction of the Refuge is to Valtellina
Valtellina Caregia of Palabione, destroyed in a fire in'' Autumn of 2010, will be rebuilt. was announced by the president of the CAI in Aprica, Marco Negri, after formally receiving funding to Region Lombardy and had received a refund of insurance'' for'' fire.
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