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Skiing at Corno alle Scale
You can say the Apennines are smaller, and less majestic than the Alps but they are definitely more accessible and economically feasible and that give them a charm all their own! Corno all Scale offers many of the comforts and thrill of the Alps yet more affordable and comfortable - its easy to add a day of skiing at Corno alle Scale while visiting Florence, Pisa or Tuscany.
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Though the Abetone and Corno alle Scale area
has the best developed skiing in central Italy, the area’s origins are much more prosaic: In the late1770s Archduke Pietro Leopoldo di Lorena, the new master of Tuscany, and Duke Ferdinando III di Modena agreed that their countries should be joined by something more than a treacherous mule track – a new road was opened to great fanfare in 1778, the way stop on the slope below the pass on the Tuscan side taking its name form the stump of a huge pine (an abetone, or large abete) that the builders had to chop down. Abetone's being squarely astride one of the major routes across the Apennines is both a boon and a bane; it's easy to reach Corno alle Scalle from Florence, Prato, Pistoia, Lucca, Modena, Reggio Emilia, and Bologna. During the week it's delightful however, especially when the weather clears after a storm and there's fresh powder.
Abetone and Corno alle Scale is
is home to some of the champions of the past as Zeno Coḷ, Celina Seghi and Vittorio Chierroni, the great trio that have won competitions in every continent under the Italian banner. At Corno alle Scale, in the Apennines near Florence, Tuscany, home to 40 km of slopes and about ten establishments, the new testimonial has arrived, Alberto Tomba. Corno alle Scale, near Florence in Tuscany is well equipped with its 12 slopes and two cross-country loops. The season runs from December to April and unlike its more famous counterparts, such as Sestriere and Cortina in the Alps, prices are not prohibitive and much lower than anything you will find in the French Alps, making this an ideal addition to your Tuscany itinerary with the Discover Tuscany Team.
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