San Domenico di Varzo Overview

San Domenico di Varzo

Projected Opening
Dec 26
Projected Closing
Apr 15
Lifts
7
Trails
18
Base
1,420m
Summit
2,550m
Vertical Drop
1,130m
Average Snowfall
155cm
Snowfall
155cm
Annual Snowfall
  • Nov
  • Dec45cm
  • Jan31cm
  • Feb33cm
  • Mar50cm
  • Apr34cm
San Domenico di Varzo
The mountain resort "San Domenico di Varzo" is a natural place all surrounded by marvellous mounts, woods, fields, little lakes, snowfields. San Domenico is a quiete and little alpine village located at 1420 metres altitude by Varzo town, in Ossola Valley - Piedmont region - northern Italy. The resort is situated in the Lepontine Alps chain - Simplon pass area. San Domenico is the start point for: Alpe Ciamporino's ski runs and lifts in winter - Alpe Veglia natural park in summer. You can easily get to San Domenico from Switzerland and northern Europe through the near Simplon pass. In San Domenico and Varzo you can find every tourist facility: hotels, residences, chalets, flats to let, restaurants with local cooking, pub, foodstuff, newsagent, sportswear shops, equipment rentals.
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Important Dates

  • Projected opening date
    Dec 26, 2026
  • Projected closing date
    Apr 15, 2027
  • Years Open
    17
  • Average Snowfall
    155cm

Terrain

Beginners Runs
7%
Intermediate Runs
10%
Advanced Runs
40%
Expert Runs
43%
Runs in Total
18
Longest Run
6 km
Skiable Terrain
32.6 km
Night Skiing
1.2 km

Lifts

7
High Speed Sixes
1
High Speed Quads
1
Quad Chairs
1
Double Chairs
2
Surface Lifts
2
The management of the slopes is truly embarrassing... aside from the ever-increasing costs, this year they decided to give last-minute notice of the closure of the lifts for the 2023/2024 season! All summer they assured us that the work on the new connections would be finished on time, and then a fe…
Marco Rossi
Jan 19, 2024