Domobianca is a ski resort between 1088 m a.s.l. and 1845 m a.s.l., representing the set of a group of mountain pastures located above the town of Domodossola. The road reaches only the lowest mountain pasture, the Alpe Lusentino, from here several chairlifts and ski lifts lead to the Pianali, the highest point of the ski resort, located at the foot of the summit of Moncucco. There are 13[1] tracks, a total of 21 km long.
Skiing in Domobianca was born in the 70s, when we began to think about the establishment of the Domodossola ski resort. The area identified for the creation of the station was the one corresponding to the north-eastern slope of Moncucco (1896 m a.s.l.).
The plants were supposed to start from the Alpe Lusentino, where the carriage road ended and should have reached the Pianali, a plateau immediately placed under the summit of Moncucco. This was how the works for the creation of the ski lifts started, the construction of which was commissioned to the company Leitner di Vipiteno.
In 1978 the new ski resort was inaugurated, which at the time included the seats for Motti, Prel and the Pianali ski lifts.
In 1980, always by the company Leitner was also built a sciovia Baby all'Alpe Foppiano, a place where the Motti chairlift arrived and from which the chairlift Prel was starting, which then led to the Pianali exit, which reached the homonymous locality at the foot of the summit of Moncucco.
In the 1980s and 1990s the station recorded a good influx of skiers, but suffered competition from other ossola ski resorts and winters with little snowfall.
In the third millennium, the winter resort of Domobianca-Alpe Lusentino aimed to make a decisive leap in quality, through the introduction of planned snow, essential to keep the tracks less open all winter, and new facilities.
In 2004, in fact, a Leitner ski lift was repositioned at the Pianali, with the aim of allowing skiers a greater attendance of the best snowy area of the area. The real leap in quality, Domobianca, does so, however, in 2006, when taking advantage of the funding that the Piedmont Region grants thanks to the Turin 2006 Olympics, sees some welcome innovations that came into operation. The planned snow is expanded on almost all tracks and two new two-seater chairlifts are built. The two plants, both made by the CT & Sacif companies, are of considerable importance for the station. The chairlift Torcelli, took the place of the Pianali ski room, dismantled following the construction of this plant, while the Casalavera chairlift allowed an expansion of the area, on a side up to that moment little frequented.
In 2007, the night ski system on the Prel and Prati slopes also went into operation. These innovations have led Domobianca to be one of the best and most popular resorts in the Neveazzurra area, which includes all the ski resorts of the VCO.
Domobianca offers kilometers of perfectly prepared slopes for all levels, from the wide “baby” track, a beginner’s paradise, to the famous “muro torcelli”, a real challenge with an extreme slope! All served by 4 chairlifts, 2 ski lifts and 3 treadmills.
Domobianca is also one of the two ossola stations, together with San Domenico Ski, to offer the opportunity to experience special evenings thanks to the night skiing experience, with 3 km of track illuminated by day: a by-night descent among the longest in Europe.
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