Italy Ski Resort Towns of the Apennines

This area is still little known to the international skiing fans but offers great slopes and perfect snow.

The main ski resorts of Le Marche are Sarnano and Frontignano with kilometers of good ski slopes for alpine skiing, a snow park, facilities for nordic skiing and an olympic sized ice rink.

In the Abruzzi region, are more famous ski resorts like Rivisondoli and Roccaraso.

We spent a week in Roccaraso and even my restless husband and kids were kept busy exploring over 100 km of of perfectly maintained slopes.

The ski slopes of Aremogna, Monte Pratello and Monte Pizzalto are all connected by ski lifts and offer days of snow fun. They are easily reached from the villages of Rivisondoli and Roccaraso.




Many hotels offer skiing packages that include the equipment rental and Monday-Friday specials.

For the cross country aficionados there are 11 ski rings and there is an ice rink for skaters.

How to get there

This area can be reached with an easy two hours drive from Rome and in little over one hour from Naples and Pescara.

Roccaraso is also a railway station on the Roma-Pescara line.

When to go

The best time to go skiing in Italy is the end of January and February.

There is plenty of snow and the days are getting longer and warmer.

Also, it is a good time for shopping, should you need any ski supplies. At this time of year shops have the best prices on the winter clothing and ski gear and equipment.

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