Sondrio · Italy · ski area
Santa Caterina ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Santa Caterina is a ski area in Sondrio, Italy with 26 km of mapped downhill runs and 8 lifts, between 1,723 m and 2,879 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 26 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Top elevation
- 2,879 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,156 m
- Cross-country
- 11 km
- Nearest airport
- BZO · 64 km
Slopes by difficulty
50 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 2 Gondolas
- 2 Button lifts
- 2 Chairlifts
- 2 Magic carpets
Santa Caterina is a ski area in Sondrio, Italy. Its 50 mapped downhill runs add up to 26 km, which ranks it #55 of 277 ski areas in Italy and gives it 0.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 514 m long.
Slopes at Santa Caterina
About 10% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 74% intermediate and 14% advanced or expert, which makes Santa Caterina a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 8 lifts: 2 gondolas, 2 button lifts, 2 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,723 m up to 2,879 m, a vertical drop of 1,156 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 10.5 km of nordic trails.
Getting to Santa Caterina
The nearest airport is Bolzano Airport (BZO), about 64 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 24 min by car; Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) is 101 km away. Nearby ski areas include Bormio Ski (31.6 km), Passo Stelvio - Stilfserjoch (17.3 km), Pejo 3000 (16.7 km) and Sulden (33.2 km), which together add 177 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Santa Caterina
- 1 BZO64 kmstraight line
- 2Il Caravaggio International AirportBGY101 kmstraight lineOrio al Serio (BG), Italy
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- 3 VBS109 kmstraight line
- 4 INN116 kmstraight line
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Ski resorts near Santa Caterina
- 9 kmBormio Ski32 km of slopes · 14 lifts · up to 3,010 m
- 12 kmPasso Stelvio - Stilfserjoch17 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 3,355 m
- 13 kmPejo 300017 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 2,981 m
- 15 kmSulden33 km of slopes · 11 lifts · up to 3,211 m
- 16 kmCima Piazzi – San Colombano22 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 2,366 m
- 17 kmPonte di Legno - Passo Tonale56 km of slopes · 29 lifts · up to 2,993 m
- 18 kmTrafoi5.1 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 2,381 m
- 24 kmVal Müstair Loipen
Switzerlandup to 1,763 m - 29 kmFolgarida-Marilleva41 km of slopes · 27 lifts · up to 2,166 m
- 29 kmMinschunsSwitzerland16 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,652 m
- 31 kmLivigno83 km of slopes · 37 lifts · up to 2,790 m
- 32 kmCampiglio Dolomiti di Brenta57 km of slopes · 20 lifts · up to 2,510 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.