TL;DR
Prato Nevoso in the Ligurian Alps has broken ground on the Piedmont region's first eight-seat detachable chairlift, replacing a 25-year-old four-seater. It's part of a €60 million investment plan running from 2026 to 2028 - the largest ever launched by a resort in the region - covering new snowmaking infrastructure, terrain expansion, hospitality upgrades, and year-round facilities.
A resort in Italy's northwest just broke ground on the biggest infrastructure investment the Piedmont ski region has ever seen.
Prato Nevoso, situated in the Ligurian Alps of northwest Italy, has begun construction on a new high-speed eight-seat detachable chairlift - the first of its kind in the Piedmont region. The lift will serve the resort's Conca area near the village and is expected to be operational for the 2026-27 season.
What the new chairlift looks like
The new lift replaces Blu, a four-seat chairlift that has been running since 2000. It will cover 1,120 metres of terrain with a ride time of around four minutes and ten seconds. Features include a bubble for wind protection, a magic carpet loading zone, and a detachable design for easier loading and unloading at both ends.
Construction crews have already completed the bottom lift station and installed the support poles, with excavation now underway for the valley station.
