Piancavallo

Infobox ski area
name= Piancavallo

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location= Dolomites, Italy
nearest_city= Venice
lat_degrees= 46
lat_minutes= 5
lat_seconds= 19
lat_direction= N
long_degrees= 12
long_minutes= 35
long_seconds= 44
long_direction= E
vertical= m
top_elevation= m
base_elevation= 1267m
skiable_area= km²
number_trails= 18
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Piancavallo is a ski resort in the Dolomites of northeast Italy. It is a "frazione" of the "comune" of Aviano, in the province of Pordenone in Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

Geography

Piancavallo is situated at 1267 meters above sea level, at the foot of Monte Cavallo (2,251 m).

History

Piancavallo was created in the late 1960s, and was the first Italian ski resort with snowmaking facilities. Sine the 1990s it has hosted several women's events in the alpine skiing World Cup, and a stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race.

Skiing

There are 24 kilometers of alpine ski runs and 26 kilometers of cross-country ski trails. There is an Ice Palace, sled dog trails, a snow park for children, and snowtubing.

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.piancavallo.info/eng/index.htm www.piancavallo.info] Consorzio Piancavallo Turismo Alpenski