Skiing in Roccaraso: areas, ski pass and tips
Updated November 2026
Roccaraso is the heart of the Alto Sangro ski area, the largest in central and southern Italy: over 100 km of slopes between Roccaraso and Rivisondoli, all on one ski pass. Here's how to find your way around.
The areas
- Aremogna
- 9 km from the village · about 15 minutes
- Pizzalto
- 7 km from the village · about 12 minutes
- Monte Pratello
- above Rivisondoli, linked to Aremogna
Aremogna is the largest area and the most common starting point. Pizzalto is the closest to the village. Monte Pratello, above Rivisondoli, is linked to Aremogna and has some of the most challenging runs, including several blacks.
One ski pass covers the whole area. Prices, open runs, opening hours and online sales are on the lift company's official website: they change during the season, so check the day before.
When to go
The season usually runs from early December until after Easter, snow permitting, and most runs have artificial snowmaking, which helps in leaner winters. January and February have the best snow; March brings long, sunny days. Monthly averages are in snow and weather.
The busiest weeks are Christmas, Epiphany and Carnival, plus weekends. If you can, ski on weekdays: shorter lift queues and more room on the slopes.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early: at weekends and in the holidays the car parks at the slopes fill up during the morning.
- Ski hire shops and ski schools are both in the village and at the foot of the slopes: in peak weeks, book equipment and lessons in advance.
- Bring sunglasses or goggles and sunscreen: the glare off the snow is strong at altitude.
- By car you need winter tyres or chains on board: details in how to get here.
Beyond downhill
On the plateaus and in the woods around the village you can go cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and winter walking, and there's ice skating too. Non-skiers will find villages and scenery worth seeing in winter as well: some ideas in summer and the surroundings.
More guides
- Getting hereBy car from Rome, Naples, Pescara and Puglia, by coach, or by train to Sulmona: routes, travel times and what to know if you arrive in winter.
- Snow and weather by monthTemperatures, snow and rain month by month in Roccaraso, with the best times to ski, to hike or to find the village quiet.
- Summer and the surroundingsHikes, lakes, villages and parks around Roccaraso: Pescocostanzo, the Sant'Antonio wood, Lake Barrea, Scanno, Sulmona and the national parks.