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Passo dello Stelvio, Italy, announced this week that their operating hours will change from Tuesday, October 3, 2023. The resort’s surface lifts Pajer and Cristallo on the glacier will both be operating from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on weekends (previously 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) and Pajer will operate weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and Cristallo will operate weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
The Geister 1 and 2 surface lifts will remain closed for essential works. The lifts are currently being repositioned on the glacier. Both of the resort’s cable cars will reduce their operating hours by half an hour on weekdays, with operations on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. while weekend hours will remain unchanged at 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The ski resort Passo dello Stelvio is located at 2,758m (9,049 ft) and is the largest summer only skiing area in the European Alps. It is situated along the famous Stelvio pass, a long winding road which snakes in hairpin turns along the Italian side of Swiss-Italian border and is only open in summer. Since the road leading to the resort is only open from May to November, so is the the ski resort.
The Stelvio ski area extends to an altitude of 3,450m (11,319 ft) and comprises 20km (12 miles) of slopes as well as two cross country trails which are serviced by six lifts. Summer skiing at Stelvio has a long standing tradition dating back to the early 1930s when the mountain hut Livrio was built and the first ski courses were created.
