Skiing in Abruzzo

On the desk beside me is The Guide to Cross-Country Skiing, published by Abruzzo Promozione Turismo Regionale.  It’s written by Stefano Ardito who appears to have written many books on mountaineering (assuming it is the same Stefano Ardito).

Confession time: I know very little about skiing.  OK, I know what it is, and I remember watching Alberto Tomba win at least one of his gold medals, but I have never skied.  Many of my friends have skied, and they love it.  I just haven’t tried it yet.  Maybe I will, maybe I won’t, who knows.

The odds have swung in favour of my giving it a go, because Abruzzo is full of opportunities to ski.  Just look at this snow bulletin site and see the number of resorts listed.  When I think of skiing in Italy I think of the Alps and Northern Italy.  It turns out that Abruzzo has 21 ski resorts. 

Now most of what I’ve posted so far and the photos that go with it point to a very sunny region.  That’s because that’s my main experience of Abruzzo.  Liane Katz writing for The Guardian in 2006 got it right saying “it’s often possible to combine a morning’s skiing with an afternoon at the coast” (read full article here). 

But skiing has helped me make a fortunate discovery!   While I was trying to find out more information about skiing in Abruzzo I stumbled across a post written by Alex Roe back in November 2007, describing how his Italian friend learned to ski in Roccaraso.   This introduced me to Alex Roe’s Blog From Italy, which I’m enjoying very much indeed.  It is written in English and covers all things Italian.  Go on, give it a go.

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