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Direttissima Paletta at Monte Cimone ski resort

Advanced · 3247 m long with 278 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 26° at its steepest, facing N.

26°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
3247 mlength
278 mvertical
1776 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Direttissima Paletta is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Direttissima Paletta

Lifts that reach the top: Lamaccione (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Del Cimone (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Lago della Ninfa (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Passo del Lupo (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Polle - Valcava (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Polle - Valcava
  2. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  3. Ski Sette Fontane (intermediate)
  4. Ski Raccordo Polle - Passo del Lupo (easy)
  5. Ski Nord Funivia (intermediate)
  6. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  7. Ski Direttissima Paletta (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed trail, Belladonna, unnamed novice trail, unnamed intermediate trail, Betulla - Campo Scuola, Stadio Slalom R. Pelloni, Nord Funivia. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lamaccione (1 min), Del Cimone (1 min), Polle - Valcava (8 min).

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Measured 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.