Variante della Svizzera at Macugnaga - Belvedere
Easy · 208 m long with 32 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 20° at its steepest, facing W.
20°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
208 mlength
32 mvertical
2876 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Variante della Svizzera is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Variante della Svizzera
Lifts that reach the top: San Pietro (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 37 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Funivia Macugnaga-Alpe Bill
- Ride Funivia Alpe Bill-Passo Moro
- Ski Roccette (advanced)
- Ski Lago/Ruppenstein (intermediate)
- Ride Ruppenstein
- Ski Lago/Ruppenstein (intermediate)
- Ride San Pietro
- Ski San Pietro (easy)
- Ski Variante della Svizzera (easy)
Where it ends
Joins San Pietro. Nearest lifts from the bottom: San Pietro (1 min), Tappeto (1 min), unnamed drag lift (1 min).
See Variante della Svizzera on the 3D mapAll runs at Macugnaga - BelvedereMeasured 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.