Alto Campoo is a ski resort in the Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain. The resort is located in the Cantabrian comarca of Campoo. The source of the river Ebro is near the resort in the town of Fontibre.
Resort
With of marked pistes, it is one of the biggest resorts of the Cantabrian Mountains. The highest point is Cuchillón peak, at above sea level, with a vertical drop of .
The base of the resort is a purpose-built town called Brañavieja which includes several apartments and is situated at above sea level. From there a four-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.
Lifts
Many of the resort's lifts are modern and of high capacity. The resort has:
5 chair lifts. 8 ski tows.
Pistes
The resort offers 23 pistes of different difficulties: 4 beginners. 9 easy. 10 intermediate.
Services
2 restaurants. 1 skiing school. 1 snow gardens for children. 1 kindergarten 1 ski hiring stores.
Vuelta a España
The Alto Campoo climb has been used in four stages of the Vuelta a España and the Colombian rider José Antonio Agudelo Gómez was the first man to climb the mountain in the Vuelta.
Appearances in Vuelta a España (since 1985)
References
External links
http://www.altocampoo.com - Official resort site. , Natura 2000