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Trento, Italy

Paganella ski resort

The short answer

Paganella has about 34 km of mapped runs and 16 lifts, with skiing from about 1,025 m up to 2,124 m (6,969 ft), a vertical drop of 1,099 m. By mapped runs it is number 36 of the 66 Italy ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bolzano (BZO), about 41 km away in a straight line.

Paganella: runs from 1,025 m to 2,124 m, a vertical drop of 1,099 m1,2501,5001,7502,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,124 m (6,969 ft)Top 2,124 m · 6,969 ftBase 1,025 m · 3,363 ft1,099 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,124 m6,969 ft
Vertical drop
1,099 m3,606 ft
Mapped runs
34 km59 runs
Lifts
16mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 5% (1.6 km), Easy 25% (8.4 km), Intermediate 66% (22.5 km), Advanced 4% (1.5 km)Novice: 1.6 km, 7 runs (5%)Easy: 8.4 km, 22 runs (25%)25%EasyIntermediate: 22.5 km, 27 runs (66%)66%IntermediateAdvanced: 1.5 km, 3 runs (4%)

About 29% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 66% intermediate and 4% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice71.6 km
Easy228.4 km
Intermediate2722.5 km
Advanced31.5 km

Lifts

16 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts11
Gondolas4
Magic carpets1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Bolzano (BZO)Bolzano (BZ)41 km
Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo (VRN)Caselle (VR)85 km
Brescia Gabriele d'Annunzio (VBS)Montichiari (BS)97 km
Treviso (TSF)Treviso (TV)106 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Paganella?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,124 m (6,969 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,025 m (3,363 ft), a vertical of 1,099 m (3,606 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Paganella have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 34 km of downhill runs and 16 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Paganella?

Bolzano (BZO) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 41 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Paganella piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.