Roccaraso – Rivisondoli (Alto Sangro)

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: not really

About the area

Roccaraso - Rivisondoli spreads 66 km of pistes across the Central Apennines, and just over half of it — 34 km, or 51% — is green or blue. That, plus 17 short easy runs sitting right next to a lift base, makes it a sound choice for beginners, while 4 magic carpets cover genuine first steps. Families are well served: 6 gondolas or cable cars mean small children never have to load a moving chairlift. Experts will find less to hold them: 13 km is graded black or freeride (20%), and the biggest vertical on a single run is 660 m.

The area runs from 1,297 m up to 2,128 m and is served by 28 lifts in total, including 10 chairlifts, 3 T-bars, 4 drag lifts and a platter. The longest descent measures 4,875 m, with 18 km of red pistes for intermediates working up from the blues.

At a glance

Pistes
67 km · official 140
Lifts
28 · official 30
Altitude
1297–2128 m
Vertical
831 m
Runs
108
Longest run
4.9 km
Biggest vertical on one run
660 m
Magic carpets
4
Gondolas & cable cars
6
Bubble/heated lifts
6
Nursery runs at lift bases
17

Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.

Official site

Pistes by difficulty

  • Green0.1 km
  • Blue33.5 km
  • Red18.6 km
  • Black13.0 km
  • Unclassified1.3 km

Lifts by type

  • 10Chairlift
  • 6Gondola
  • 4Drag lift
  • 4Magic carpet
  • 3T-bar
  • 1Button lift

Official facts

Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.

Official piste km · 2026/27
140
Official lift count · 2026/27
30
Official piste map · 2026/27
PDF / map
Day pass (adult) · 2025/26
58 EUR
Season opens · 2025/26
2025-12-03

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 51% of pistes are green/blue (34 km)
  • · 20% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 4 magic carpets for first steps
  • · 17 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

  • · 4 magic carpets
  • · 6 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
  • · bases reached by car

Experts

not really

  • · 13 km black/expert/freeride (20%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 660 m

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Where to stay

Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.

Cheaper, down the valley

Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.