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skiing around Lake Como

Lake Como is not too far away from some of the world's top skiing spots. St. Moritz is only a mornings drive away and although quite pricey well worth a visit and a coffee if nothing else. Otherwise we would recommend Madesimo, which is used by locals and as a top destination for Italy.

Skiing around Lake Como
Madesimo

Madesimo is in the Province of Sondrio and about 110KM north of Milan and borders Switzerland. It is about and hours easy drive from Menaggio or Varenna on Lake Como. Bergamo is the closest airport and used most frequently.

- Madesimo is a small family resort. Many skiers return year after year to enjoy the resort's unpretentious and friendly atmosphere, it has good frequent snow conditions and good variety of well groomed pistes.

Madesimo is a well organised small resort with modern chairlifts and gondolas and the ski school are all in easy walking distance of the hotels. Runs are uncluttered mid-week even completely vacabt and skiers will appreciate Madesimo’s excellent value mountain restaurants and bars.

The village has a number of activities: ice skating, a sports centre, cross country skiing and a 69km panoramic skidoo trail that leads as far as the swiss border. Après-ski is low key and family style, centering around the hotels and some bars that are popular with italians during the weekends. Not for the crazy and all nighters.....

Madesimo Slopes

Family Style and Italian

The resort is best suited to intermediates, although with around 50km of runs, it won't take too long to cover all that's on offer. For experts, there is the Canalone piste. Boarders have a specialist park but this is a better place for intermediates than beginners.

Resort attractions:
Outdoor ice skating, panoramic walks, mountain restaurants, some smart shops, 3 supermarkets; pizzerias, a selection of good restaurants; bars; “Tender” disco bar; kit surfing at nearby Montespluga. Après-ski activities include skidoos safaris, tubing, fondue evenings, Alpine ski lodge dinner and a St. Moritz excursion.

Facts Figures and Links

Resort Altitude 1550m
Highest Lift 2880m
Longest Run 3km
Kms of piste 51km
Snowboard Parks 2
Total Runs 25
Advanced Runs 3
Intermediate Runs 11
Beginner Runs 11
Total Lifts 11
Gondolas/Cable Cars 2
Chairlifts 9
Direction of slopes W, NW, N, N/E
Madesimo Piste Map is shown below:

Pistes at Madesimo

Then there is St. Moritz click the link to see more.

Or for close to Lake Como please click here


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