Monte Scanapà, Mountain summit in Lombardy, Italy.
Monte Scanapà is a 1,669-metre mountain in the Bergamo Prealps, part of the Monte Pora chain that closes the Castione della Presolana plateau to the south. It lies south of Pizzo della Presolana, separated from it by Passo della Presolana, and is wrapped in ancient fir woods cut by ski runs.
The ski area on Monte Scanapà developed in the 20th century, not the 19th; the sources give no founding date. It now has five lifts (two chairlifts and three ski lifts) plus a school lift, and about 15 km of runs: five red, four blue and one ski-touring itinerary. The Sentiero dei Carbonai, a loop from Passo della Presolana to Col Vareno, was completed in 2005.
In winter and summer, the mountain draws different types of visitors who shape how the space is used: skiers fill the slopes during snow season, while hikers explore the meadows and forests when the weather warms. The lift stations and trails form the backbone of how people interact with the mountain throughout the year.
The Sentiero dei Carbonai, completed in 2005, loops from Passo della Presolana to Col Vareno on Monte Pora and back through the Lantana woods; it takes about two and a half hours on foot or one hour by bike. Five lifts, including two chairlifts and three ski lifts, plus a school field with a manovia, serve the slopes. A paragliding launch sits at the summit.
The summit has a launch area used by paragliders, and the Sentiero dei Carbonai, completed in 2005, circles from Passo della Presolana to Col Vareno and back through the Lantana woods in about two and a half hours on foot. On the eastern side, the Salto degli Sposi overlooks the Val di Scalve.
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