Verbano-Cusio-Ossola · Italy · ski area
Val Formazza ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Val Formazza is a ski area in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy with 2.6 km of mapped downhill runs and 2 lifts, between 1,274 m and 1,774 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 2.6 km
- Lifts
- 2
- Top elevation
- 1,774 m
- Vertical drop
- 500 m
- Nearest airport
- LUG · 56 km
Slopes by difficulty
4 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 1 Button lifts
- 1 Chairlifts
Val Formazza is a ski area in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy. Its 4 mapped downhill runs add up to 2.6 km, which ranks it #200 of 277 ski areas in Italy and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 648 m long.
Slopes at Val Formazza
About 32% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 58% intermediate and 9% advanced or expert, which makes Val Formazza a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 2 lifts: 1 button lift, 1 chairlift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,274 m up to 1,774 m, a vertical drop of 500 m.
Getting to Val Formazza
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), about 56 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 13 min by car; Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) is 86 km away. Nearby ski areas include Alpe Devero (5.0 km), Skiarea San Domenico (19.5 km), Piana di Vigezzo (9.3 km) and Druogno (0.6 km), which together add 46 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Val Formazza
- 1 LUG56 kmstraight line
- 2 MXP86 kmstraight line
- 3 BRN92 kmstraight line
- 4 ZRH121 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Val Formazza
- 8 kmBosco Gurin – Grossalp
Switzerland17 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,326 m - 14 kmCioss PratoSwitzerland1.6 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,598 m
- 15 kmAlpe Devero5.0 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,200 m
- 17 kmMünster - GeschinenSwitzerland2.6 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,588 m
- 17 kmGluringenSwitzerland0.7 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,449 m
- 18 kmWilernSwitzerland0.7 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,529 m
- 20 kmMognoSwitzerland1.8 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,248 m
- 20 kmMognoSwitzerland1 lift · up to 1,260 m
- 21 kmSkiarea San Domenico20 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 2,489 m
- 21 kmBellwaldSwitzerland16 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,557 m
- 21 kmAirolo PesciümSwitzerland21 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 2,252 m
- 23 kmAirolo LüinaSwitzerland0.5 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,251 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.