 Posted 11/06/2007 12:03:58
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Italy’s Cervinia ski area will aim to offer 1,087m of skiable vertical between Europe’s highest lift above Zermatt in Switzerland at 3899m down to Laghi Cime Bianche at 2812m when it opens for its summer ski season from June 23rd to September 2nd, subject to conditions.
There are 23km (15 miles) of runs on the Plateau Rosa glacier including a half pipe in the Gravity Park, served by a dozen lifts including Europe’s two highest lifts, only open in the summer, and the world’s only cross-border six-seat chairlift. There are 12 runs, nine of them reds (intermediate level) and three easy blues. Lift tickets cost 38 Euros for a day with children under 16 paying half price.
Skiing contimnues year round at Zermatt over a maximum summer vertical of 960m down to 2939m at Trockner Steg.
The vertical down piste number 7 (graded red) on the Cervinia side is the third biggest lift-served in the world in July and August, beaten only by southern hemisphere resorts Argentina’s Las Leñas (1174m), and Catedral (1150m).
Courtesy of the Snow Leopard
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