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Valmalenco resort profile
Lombardia · Italy · 1527–2353 m
Altitude1527-2353 m
Vertical drop826 m
Slopes21.3 km
Lifts9
- Altitude1600 mStateLombardiaCountryItaly
Valmalenco ski area
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Valmalenco is part of this ski area.
Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.
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Mountain rangeWalliser AlpenVertical drop1527 - 2353 metersDescent826 meters
Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Valmalenco.
This profile covers the Valmalenco ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 21.3 km of slopes, 1527-2353 m altitude, 9 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 57%.
Ski areaAltitude range1527–2353 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix21.3 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network9 lifts97% confidence
Compact ski areaHigh-altitude terrainIntermediate focus
Ski-area scale
21.3 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
Terrain character
The terrain is clearly weighted toward intermediate skiing. The largest share is about 57%.
Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.
Useful upper altitudeDense lift accessHigh published capacity
Altitude resilience
The upper mountain has a useful altitude advantage in warm or marginal snow periods.
Lift infrastructure
About 2.4 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 14,520 persons, about 1613 persons/hour per lift and 682 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 9.7 km, averaging about 1.1 km of lift line per lift.
Ski slopes
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Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Valmalenco.
This ski area is clearly oriented toward intermediate skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.
Intermediate terrain focusTotal21.3 kmBlue4.1 km19%Red12.1 km57%Black5.1 km24%
Ski lifts
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Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Valmalenco.
The ski area has 9 lifts. Chairlift is the largest published category at 6. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 75% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 1 lifts. The network provides about 2.4 slope km per lift.
Dense terrain accessHigh published capacityAerial tramway 1Chairlift 6Funicular 1Type not published 1
Ski pass
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Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.
The adult day pass has a mid-range cost relative to the published slope network.
Mid-range terrain costTicket Price Price/km Daycard adult €52 €2.44/km Daycard child €40 €1.88/km
No visitor review is available for Valmalenco yet.
Address
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AddressConsorzio Turistico del Mandamento di Sondrio Localita Vassalini 23023 Chiesa Valmalenco ItalyPlaceValmalenco Lombardia Italy
Contact
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Websitesondrioevalmalenco.it
What makes this resort different
Technical-terrain specialist
Mountain character
Valmalenco is best understood as a technical-terrain specialist: black pistes and steeper mapped terrain form an unusually strong part of the area profile.
24% black pistes
Snow keeper
The trade-off
Strong skiers looking for a materially steeper and more technical terrain mix.
The defining strength is technical terrain; it is not automatically the strongest progression or easy-cruising choice.
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