Lago Laceno
Once the largest ski area in southern Italy, shut in May 2017 when its lifts reached the end of their technical life and then held up for years by litigation; a 12-million-euro rebuild has just passed its safety tests.
- Region
- Campania
- Country
- Italy
- Status
- closed
- Year closed
- 2017
- Reason for closure
- The old installations reached the end of their permitted technical life and the area had to stop operating in May 2017. Years of legal disputes and contested claims then blocked any redevelopment.
History
The Laceno plateau above Bagnoli Irpino, in the province of Avellino in Campania, carried what was for years the best-equipped and largest ski area in southern Italy. It stopped in May 2017 when its lifts reached the end of their permitted technical life, and what followed was not decline but deadlock - years of legal battles and contested claims that blocked every proposal for the site. In 2022 the Campania region finally committed more than 12 million euros to rebuilding the whole plateau, replacing the entire lift fleet: two new four-seat chairlifts carrying the old names Settevalli and Rajamagra, and two new drag lifts, Serroncelli and Cuccioli. The Rajamagra pylons went up in October 2024 and the completed installations passed their safety tests, putting skiing within reach again after nine winters. This entry records the area as closed because that rebuild had not yet carried paying skiers at the time of writing; if the reopening goes ahead as planned the status should move to reopened. The opening year of the original station and its piste names are not recorded in accessible sources.
Lifts
| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Settevalli | Chairlift | The historic chairlift of 1,003 m, retired at the 2017 closure and replaced under the rebuild by a new four-seat chairlift of the same name | |
| Rajamagra | Chairlift | The historic chairlift of 900 m, retired at the 2017 closure and replaced under the rebuild by a new four-seat chairlift of the same name; its pylons were being erected in October 2024 | |
| Serroncelli | Surface lift | One of two new drag lifts installed as part of the rebuild | |
| Cuccioli | Surface lift | The second new drag lift of the rebuild, on the beginner ground |
Sources and further reading
- https://www.bagnoli-laceno.it/la-stazione-sciistica/
- https://www.neveappennino.it/impianti-di-risalita/laceno-impianti-sci-collaudi-riapertura-2026/
- https://www.dovesciare.it/news/2024-10-18/laceno-rinnovo-impianti-buon-punto-si-montano-i-piloni-della-seggiovia-rajamagra
- https://www.orticalab.it/laceno-altopiano-bagnoli-irpino-turismo-stagione-sciistica-impianti-neve-cambiamento-climatico
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