Monte Terminio
A single Graffer drag lift built in 1972 as a regional development showpiece south of Avellino, finished off by the 1980 earthquake and left to rust for over thirty years until its motor was stolen for scrap.
- Region
- Campania
- Country
- Italy
- Status
- abandoned
- Year opened
- 1972
- Year closed
- 1980
- Reason for closure
- The earthquake of 1980 and the damage it caused ended the operation. The lift and refuge had been built privately and may not have carried all the necessary authorisations, and no lasting tourist trade had formed around the ski area.
History
Monte Terminio rises to 1,806 m south of Avellino in Campania, and in 1968 it was picked as a beneficiary of a regional scheme to develop tourism in the inland areas. The result, in 1972, was a medium-capacity drag lift and pistes at Campolaspierto, at 1,310 m - a Graffer installation from Trentino, roughly 500 m long with 70 m of vertical, built privately along with a refuge and possibly without all the authorisations it should have had. It never generated the tourist trade the scheme envisaged, and the earthquake of 1980 and the damage that followed finished it. What was meant as a small showcase of regional development has been in complete abandonment for more than thirty years since, with repeated complaints to the authorities about the danger of the remains - cables, pylons, unstable structures, rust and refuse. In recent years the motor station was stolen for scrap, along with many of the cable guides and lengths of rope. Piste names are not recorded in accessible sources.
Lifts
| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed lift | Surface lift | Graffer | A medium-capacity drag lift at Campolaspierto, about 500 m long with 70 m of vertical, using a cable system by Graffer of Trentino. Left abandoned after 1980; its motor station was later stolen for scrap along with many cable guides and sections of rope |
Sources and further reading
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Location
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