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Alto Campoo

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Nearest city
  
Reinosa

Runs
  
23

Province
  
Cantabria

Skiable area
  
28 kilometres (17 mi)

Phone
  
+34 902 21 01 12

Alto Campoo

Location
  
Cantabrian Mountains, Spain

Top elevation
  
2,250 metres (7,380 ft)

Base elevation
  
1,650 metres (5,410 ft)

Address
  
Carretera Reinosa-Alto Campoo, km 24, 39212 Hermandad de Campoo de Suso, Cantabria, Spain

Similar
  
Valdezcaray, Pico Tres Mares, Astún, Candanchú, La Pinilla

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Alto Campoo is a ski resort in the Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain. The resort is located in the Cantabrian comarca of Campoo. The source of the river Ebro is near the resort in the town of Fontibre.

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Resort

With 28 kilometres (17 mi) of marked pistes, it is one of the biggest resorts of the Cantabrian Mountains. The highest point is Cuchillón peak, at 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) above sea level, with a vertical drop of 600 metres (2,000 ft).

The base of the resort is a purpose-built town called Brañavieja which includes several apartments and is situated at 1,650 metres (5,410 ft) above sea level. From there a four-seat chair lift provides the main access for the resort. The resort itself occupies a high mountain valley. The valley is accessible by car, with a parking and service area at its base from where the lifts depart.

Lifts

Many of the resort's lifts are modern and of high capacity. The resort has:

  • 5 chair lifts.
  • 8 ski tows.
  • Pistes

    The resort offers 23 pistes of different difficulties:

  • 4 beginners.
  • 9 easy.
  • 10 intermediate.
  • Services

  • 2 restaurants.
  • 1 skiing school.
  • 1 snow gardens for children.
  • 1 kindergarten
  • 1 ski hiring stores.
  • Vuelta a España

    The Alto Campoo climb has been used in three stages of the Vuelta a España and the Colombian rider Antonio Agudelo was the first man to climb the mountain in the Vuelta.

    References

    Alto Campoo Wikipedia