Kanin-Sella Nevea Ski Resort

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Kanin-Sella Nevea Ski Resort
Kanin.JPG
Top station on Kanin (Slovenia)
Location Bovec/Chiusaforte
Kaninsko pogorje
Slovenia / Italy
Nearest major city Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Tarvisio, Italy
Coordinates 46°20′15″N13°33′09″E / 46.3376°N 13.5525°E / 46.3376; 13.5525
Vertical1152 m - (3,778 ft)
Top elevation2292 m - (7,532 ft)
Base elevation1140 m - (3,739 ft)
Skiable area0.70 square kilometres (173.0 acres)
Runs Total 30 km Ski trail rating symbol blue circle.png 6 km
Ski trail rating symbol red circle.png 22 km
Ski trail rating symbol black circle.png 2 km
Longest run3 km - (1,9 miles)
Lift system 12 total
1 funifor
2 gondola
5 surface
2 doublechair
1 triplechair
1 fourchair
Lift capacity15.000 / hr
Terrain parks 1
Snowfall 1,100 cm (430 in)
Snowmaking yes
Night skiing none
Website kanin.si Sella Nevea Web Page

Kanin-Sella Nevea is a joint Slovenian-Italian ski resort located on the slopes of Mt Kanin and Sella Nevea Pass at the Slovenian-Italian border. The nearest locality is Bovec. On the Italian side, Tarvisio and Chiusaforte are the closest settlements.

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It has a total of 30 km (19 mi) of ski slopes and 5 km (3.1 mi) of sledding tracks. It is the only Slovenian ski resort at 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above sea level. The Slovenian part of the Kanin Ski Resort was closed in 2013 though it was expected to be reopened in winter 2016/17.[ citation needed ]

Other activities

Ski slopes

NameLengthCategory
Veliki graben Flag of Slovenia.svg 1050 m Ski trail rating symbol blue circle.png
Skripi I Flag of Slovenia.svg 1400 m Ski trail rating symbol red circle.png
Skripi II Flag of Slovenia.svg 1000 m Ski trail rating symbol red circle.png
Skripi III Flag of Slovenia.svg 950 m Ski trail rating symbol red circle.png
Podi Flag of Slovenia.svg 1000 m Ski trail rating symbol blue circle.png
Sedlo Flag of Slovenia.svg 400 m Ski trail rating symbol blue circle.png
Prevala Flag of Slovenia.svg 1700 m Ski trail rating symbol red circle.png
Prevala Flag of Italy.svg 1200 m Ski trail rating symbol red circle.png
Rifugio CAI 1 Flag of Italy.svg 450 m Ski trail rating symbol blue circle.png
Rifugio CAI 2 Flag of Italy.svg 450 m Ski trail rating symbol blue circle.png
Gilberti Flag of Italy.svg 350 m Ski trail rating symbol blue circle.png
Canin Flag of Italy.svg 2500 m Ski trail rating symbol red circle.png
Canin Turistica Flag of Italy.svg 3000 m Ski trail rating symbol red circle.png
Azzura 1 Flag of Italy.svg 300 m Ski trail rating symbol blue circle.png
Azzura 2 Flag of Italy.svg 250 m Ski trail rating symbol blue circle.png
Rossa Flag of Italy.svg 750 m Ski trail rating symbol red circle.png
Rossa turistica Flag of Italy.svg 1000 m Ski trail rating symbol red circle.png
Campo Scuola Flag of Italy.svg 180 m Ski trail rating symbol blue circle.png
Slalom Flag of Italy.svg 1800 m Ski trail rating symbol black circle.png

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