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Vallascia resort profile

Airolo · Ticino · Switzerland · 1175–2250 m

Altitude1175-2250 m
Vertical drop1075 m
Slopes30 km
Lifts8

Vallascia, Ticino

Resort overview

Resort base in the Airolo ski area.

Altitude2268 m
StateTicino
CountrySwitzerland

Airolo ski area

Vallascia is part of this ski area.

This is one ski-area statistical scope linked to 3 resort bases. Terrain and lift totals refer to the ski area as a whole.

Mountain rangeTessiner Alpen
Vertical drop1175 - 2250 meters
Descent1075 meters

Airolo ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Vallascia.

Vallascia is a resort base in the Airolo ski area. It is linked to 3 resort bases. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 30 km of slopes, 1175-2250 m altitude, 8 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 50%.

Ski areaAltitude range1175–2250 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix30 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network8 lifts97% confidence
Compact ski areaHigh-altitude terrainIntermediate focus
Ski-area scale 30 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation. It is linked to 3 resort bases, giving visitors several accommodation and access locations; direct lift linkage can differ between bases.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward intermediate skiing. The largest share is about 50%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Useful upper altitude
Altitude resilience The upper mountain has a useful altitude advantage in warm or marginal snow periods. The 1075 m vertical range also creates meaningful temperature and snow-quality differences from valley to summit.
Lift infrastructure About 3.8 slope km per lift indicates a broadly balanced lift-to-terrain ratio. Published hourly capacity is 7,800 persons, about 975 persons/hour per lift and 260 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 6.4 km, averaging about 0.8 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Airolo.

This ski area is clearly oriented toward intermediate skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Intermediate terrain focusStrong advanced share
Slopes3 ski slopes
Total30 km
  • Blue1 km
  • Red15 km
  • Black14 km
Blue1 km3%
Red15 km50%
Black14 km47%
Ski routes10 km

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Airolo.

The ski area has 8 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest published category at 3. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 14% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 1 lifts. The network provides about 3.8 slope km per lift.

Aerial tramway 2
Chairlift 1
Rope tow / baby lift 1
T-bar / platter 3
Type not published 1
Total lifts8
Lift capacity 7,800 persons/hour
Lift length6.4 km

Altitude

Share of mapped ski terrain by elevation band.

The mapped terrain is concentrated between 1,000 and 2,000 m, with no terrain below 1,000 m. Snow conditions therefore depend mainly on mid-mountain exposure, weather cycles and snowmaking rather than on vulnerable valley-floor sectors.

Mid-mountain majorityNo terrain below 1,000 mLargest share: Intermediate (≤2000m)
Intermediate (≤2000m)81%
High (≤3000m)19%

Slope angle

Share of mapped terrain by slope-angle class.

Around 33% of mapped terrain is in a steeper class and 67% is moderate or gentler. Strong intermediate to advanced skiers have substantial technical options, while expert-level ability is mainly relevant on selected sectors. Very or extremely steep terrain accounts for 7%, compared with 26% in the bit-steep and steep bands, so expert judgement is relevant on a meaningful subset of the technical terrain.

Selective technical terrainMeaningful very-steep shareLargest share: Moderate or gentler
Moderate or gentler67%
Bit steep15%
Steep11%
Very steep6%
Extrem. steep1%

Orientation

Aspect distribution and its likely influence on sun and snow retention.

North-facing terrain is prominent, generally favouring colder snow retention and slower daytime softening. Sunnier aspects may still change more quickly during mild weather.

Colder-snow exposureCool-aspect majorityLargest share: North
North67%
East25%
South2%
West5%

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Address

PlaceVallascia Ticino Switzerland

Location

Mountain intelligence

Why this resort matters now

Structurally, Airolo behaves like a technical-terrain specialist. Current weather support is strong. The mountain-weather context is 14°C upper-range temperature, 5 km/h wind, 3 mm / 48h precipitation. 9 healthy webcams can help verify the current picture.

Evidence confidence91%
Current evidence96/100
Weather support100/100
Risk0/100
Weather twinBormio

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