Slope Breakdown
Aprica at a glance
Aprica is a ski resort in Italy, part of the Aprica area. It offers 50 km of slopes served by 15 lifts, with skiing between 1,172 m and 2,300 m (1,128 m vertical). That makes it the 29th largest of the 30 ski resorts in Italy listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Aprica is particularly beginner-friendly: about 54% of its slopes are easy blue runs.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 6 cm of new snow at the top (2,300 m) in the next 3 days, none at the base.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
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An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at Aprica, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Milan Bergamo (BGY) — about 63 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 57 EUR (2025/26 season). Aprica day pass, high season rate.
About €1.14 per km of piste the pass covers (50 km).
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Aprica
Rules for a car in Italy, checked 30 September 2026 against official sources.
Road charge
Motorway tolls by distance
Winter tyres
Winter tyres or chains on board, 15 Nov to 15 Apr, on signed roads (Valle d'Aosta from 15 Oct)
Studded tyres
Unclear: allowed up to 3.5 t; the period is not confirmed on an official page
Aprica resort facts
Difficulty shares from skiresort.info, applied to the area total.
About Aprica
Aprica is a town and comune in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It shares its name with the pass it sits on, the most favourable crossing between the Valtellina and the Val Camonica, and that position has shaped its economy:…
Resort Highlights
A town on a pass
Aprica is a town and comune in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It shares its name with the pass it sits on, the most favourable crossing between the Valtellina and the Val Camonica, and that position has shaped its economy: tourism is the main source of income, with the same slopes used for skiing in winter and mountain biking in summer. In the Lombard dialect the town is Abriga.
The skiing
The local ski area, also called Aprica, offers 50 km of pistes on 15 lifts, rising from 1,172 m at the base to 2,300 m at the top. That is a compact area, easily learned in a day, but the vertical of more than 1,100 m is generous for its size, and the top station sits above the 2,200 m threshold at which altitude helps snow reliability. The upper slopes should hold their cover well; the runs down to the town at 1,172 m are where the weather will matter more.
No split by difficulty is published, but a resort of 50 km with 15 lifts is squarely in the family-and-intermediate bracket: enough variety for a week, short lift rides, and everything within reach of the town. Fifteen lifts on 50 km is a dense ratio, one for roughly every three kilometres, so waiting and walking are kept to a minimum. The compact layout also helps families: with everything close together, splitting up by ability and meeting for lunch is simple, and nobody has to plan the day around a long connection. Strong skiers looking for a big domain will find it small; skiers who want a quiet Italian base with real mountain scenery will find it well judged.
The town
Aprica is tagged for traditional charm and scenic views, and its situation on the pass explains both. It is a proper town, not a resort, with a year-round community whose livelihood happens to be the mountains, and the view from a pass is by definition a view in two directions. The summer mountain-biking trade means the place does not close down when the snow goes, which tends to keep a town’s restaurants and shops in better shape than a purely seasonal resort. Being on a pass rather than at the head of a dead-end valley also makes Aprica an easy place to reach and to leave.
Practicalities
Milan Bergamo airport is roughly 63 km away as the crow flies, which is a short transfer by Alpine standards. The season runs from December to April. The comune’s official website carries local information.
Frequently asked questions about Aprica
The town sits on the Aprica pass, which shares its name and is the most favourable route linking the Valtellina to the Val Camonica.
A town and comune in the province of Sondrio whose main source of income is tourism, with skiing in winter and mountain biking in summer.
The ski area's base is at 1,172 m and the top station at 2,300 m, giving more than 1,100 m of vertical.
Mountain biking, which uses the same terrain as the winter skiing and is the town's other main tourist draw.
Aprica has 50 km of marked slopes: 27 km easy (blue), 15 km intermediate (red), 8 km expert (black), served by 15 ski lifts.
The skiing in Aprica ranges from 1,172 m at the base to 2,300 m at the top — a vertical drop of 1,128 m.
The ski season in Aprica typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Yes — Aprica is well suited to beginners. About 54% of the slopes (27 km) are easy blue runs.
Aprica has 8 km of expert (black) slopes — about 16% of the total.
An adult day pass in Aprica costs around 57 EUR (2025/26 season). Aprica day pass, high season rate.
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