Alpe Campelli
Two skilifts on a north-facing pasture above Albosaggia with barely 45 metres of vertical between them, abandoned in the 1980s as uneconomic to keep running.
- Region
- Lombardy
- Country
- Italy
- Status
- abandoned
- Year closed
- 1980s
- Reason for closure
- Scarce snow and the simple fact that it was not economic to keep the lifts running, made worse by how hard the site was to reach.
History
Alpe Campelli, in the comune of Albosaggia on the south side of the Valtellina, is about as small as a lift-served ski area gets: two skilifts on a north-facing pasture running from 1,271 m to 1,316 m, which is 45 m of vertical, with a hut at the bottom doing duty as bar and ticket office. It belonged to the Comune di Albosaggia. The Mountain Wilderness survey of 2006-07 recorded it as abandoned during the 1980s and gave the reasons plainly: too little snow, no prospect of running it economically, and a site that was difficult to reach in the first place. The exact opening and closing years are not recorded. The coordinates mark the Campelli hamlet, whose elevation matches the altitude band in the survey.
Lifts
| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed lift | Surface lift | One of two skilifts on the pasture, north facing, between 1,271 m and 1,316 m | |
| Unnamed lift | Surface lift | The second skilift. A hut served as bar and ticket office |
Sources and further reading
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Location
46.1347, 9.8684