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Encyclopedia > Alto Campoo
Alto Campoo logo
General view of the resort from Tres Mares peak.
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General view of the resort from Tres Mares peak.
Close up of the main town.
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Close up of the main town.
The resort and access road in May 2005.
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The resort and access road in May 2005.
Access road in May 2005.
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Access road in May 2005.

Alto Campoo is a ski resort situated near the town of Reinosa in the eastern Cantabrian Mountains near the Picos de Europa.(province of Cantabria, Spain). The Ebro river's source in near the resort, in the town of Fontibre. A ski resort is a ski area with a village and/or high-end accommodations and other amenities at the base of the mountain. ... Cantabrian Mountains (Span. ... The Picos de Europa is a range of mountains some 20km far inland from the northern coast of Spain. ... Capital Santander Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 15th  5 321 km²  1. ... The Ebro (Greek: Έβρος, Latin: Iberus, Spanish: Ebro, Catalan: Ebre) is Spains most voluminous and second longest river. ... The word source has more than one meaning: // Information Source Edit: A software program for developers in which you can edit your source code regardless of the computer language. ...

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The resort

It has 28 km of marked pistes, it's one of the biggest resorts of the Cantabrian Mountains. The highest point is Tres Mares peak, 2125 m AMSL, with a vertical drop of 500 m. A piste is the name given to a marked ski-run or path down a mountain for the purposes of skiing, snowboarding, or other mountain sports. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ...


The base of the resort is a purpose-built town called Brañavieja which includes several apartments and is situated at 1650 m AMSL. From there a 4 seat chair lift provides the main access for the resort. The resort itself occupies a high mountain valley. The valley is accessible by car, with a parking and service area at its base from where the lifts depart. The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A chairlift A chairlift is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a constantly moving loop of steel cable strung between two end terminals and generally over intermediate towers. ...


Lifts

Many of the resort's lifts are modern and of high capacity, the resort has:

A ski tow, also called rope tow, is a mechanised system for pulling skiers uphill. ...

Pistes

The resort offers 23 pistes of different difficulties:

  • ██ 4 begginners.
  • ██  9 easy.
  • ██  10 intermediate.

Services

Chair lift and piste in may 2005.
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Chair lift and piste in may 2005.

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External link

  • http://www.altocampoo.com - Official resort site.


 

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