Palancana at Cima Piazzi – San Colombano
Intermediate · 1700 m long with 394 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 28° at its steepest, facing NW.
28°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1700 mlength
394 mvertical
2365 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Palancana is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Palancana
Lifts that reach the top: Masucco (skiing novice terrain to get there); Palancana (skiing novice terrain to get there); Monte Masucco (skiing novice terrain to get there); La Rossa - San Colombano (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 10 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Isolaccia - Pian della Mota
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ride Palancana
- Ski Cunalta (easy)
- Ski Palancana (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Cunalta, unnamed intermediate trail, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Palancana (1 min), Masucco (1 min), Bambi (3 min).
See Palancana on the 3D mapAll runs at Cima Piazzi – San ColombanoMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.