Skiing in Abruzzo is just one of the surprises that the Gran Sasso & Maiella Mountains host. With a wide range & choice of varying levels of runs at its 22 resorts, it has more than enough to keep the week-long holiday skier active & happy, as well as those on a weekend break looking for a bit of snow action. Roccaraso, with 855m of runs and 60km of pistes, is probably Abruzzo’s best known resort although, unlike its less famous neighbours, charges for car parking whilst you are out on the slopes. Cross country skiing in L’Aquila is recommended, whilst resorts like Prati di Tivo or Prati di Selva for just the weekend – less queues more ski-time!
There is no better way to brighten up and distance the memory of being cooped up during the pandemic than treating kids to some snowy sledging or snowshoe adventures in Abruzzo over the winter
Just outside Pescocostanzo sits Bosco di Sant’Antonio, an enchanted oblong-shaped ancient beech grove that is regarded as Central Italy’s finest ‘Biotope’. It has been held sacred by locals since Roman times, and is today revered as one of the best areas for snow-shoeing, tree-climbing and picnicking in Abruzzo
Ignore the Alps & head south to Aremogna, the preferred ski-destination for Romans & Neapolitans, where a budget family ski holiday doesn't mean slumming it
Snowboarders galore at Passo Lanciano - inspirational traversing whilst looking out onto the Chieti coastline maybe a reason to snowboard in Abruzzo
