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Skiing Under the Summer Sun: Italyโ€™s Summer-Only Ski Resort Passo Stelvio Opens May 31

Skiing in summer isnโ€™t just a dream in Italyโ€™s Bormio areaโ€”itโ€™s a high-altitude reality, thanks to the Passo Stelvio summer-only ski resort on the Stelvio Glacier. As one of only six summer-only ski resorts in the world, it boasts the largest skiable area in the Alps open during the warmer months. The glacier is set to reopen from May 31 […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 20, 2025
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Sofia Goggia Returns to Training on Stelvio Pass, Italy

There were no Olympic or World Championship medals at stake, but seeing Sofia Goggia back on skis at the Stelvio Glacier, Italy, smiling, just five months after fracturing her tibial plateau in training in early February, was a special moment. Related: Italian Summer-Only Ski Resort Stelvio Postpones Season Opening Due to Too Much Snow The Bergamo native and symbol of […]

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Julia Schneemann | July 6, 2024
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Italian Summer-Only Ski Resort Passo Stelvio Postpones Season Opening Due to Too Much Snow

[Updated May 30] The summer-only ski resort Passo Stelvio in Italy has postponed its opening date to June 6, 2024. The season opening, which had initially been moved forward from June 1 to May 31, has now been moved back by a week as the road is not safe at this point in time for cars. Crews have been clearing […]

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Julia Schneemann | May 30, 2024
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Giro dโ€™Italia Bike Race Removes Section Along Stelvio Pass, Italy, Due to Avalanche Risk

The Giro dโ€™Italia, the famous bike race across Italy, will this year not lead along the Stelvio Pass due to elevated avalanche risk on the picturesque Italian mountain pass. The Stelvio Pass connects the Upper Valtellina with South Tyrol in Italy and has a summer-only ski resort at the heart of the pass, called Passo Stelvio. The spectacular, winding mountain […]

Julia Schneemann | May 15, 2024
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Opening of Summer-Only Ski Resort Passo Stelvio, Italy, Overshadowed by Fatal Accident

The Italian summer-only ski resort Passo Stelvio opens today, June 1, 2023. Unfortunately, this year the seasonal opening is overshadowed by the fatal accident of one of the men working hard to clear the narrow-winding road to allow cars to get to the remote ski resort. On May 22, 2023, Anton โ€˜Toniโ€™ Reinstadler was working with his brother Olaf on […]

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Julia Schneemann | June 1, 2023
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Forced to Close: Italian Summer Ski Resort Latest Victim of Record Heat

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The Italian ski resort Passo dello Stelvio, located at 2,758m (9,049 ft) joined the increasingly long list of European summer ski resorts closing due to the current heat wave ravaging Europe. All skiing on the glacier was suspended on July 20th after theย freezing altitude exceeded 4,400m (14,436 ft) on several days. The General Director Umberto Capitani calls it aย temporary suspension […]

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Julia Schneemann | August 4, 2022
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VIDEO: Markus Eder – Red Bull Roadgaps on Notorious Stelvio Pass, Italy

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VIDEO: How Many Road Gap Jumps Can You Count in this Single Run?

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 23, 2018
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