Monte Cimone

Q: Is Monte Cimone enough for a full ski week?

Yes, which is unusual this far south. Four linked sectors around Sestola give enough terrain to progress through a week, the snowmaking is plentiful and the area has been teaching Emilia-Romagna to ski since the 1930s. It is the best base in the northern Apennines for a first proper ski week, and it is close: Bologna is around an hour and a half, Modena about an hour and a quarter. Weekends are busy; midweek is calmer.

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Region

Emilian Apennines

Country

Italy

Local time

Europe/Rome

Currency

EUR

Monte Cimone is the highest peak of the northern Apennines and the largest ski area in the range, with four linked sectors around Sestola in the Modena mountains.

It has been the winter destination for Emilia-Romagna since the 1930s, and the scale is enough to fill a week rather than a day — which is unusual this far south.

Last reviewed 14 September 2026

Best suited to

Families
Beginners
Intermediates

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Where lessons start

Enough terrain to progress through a week, plentiful snowmaking and a long teaching tradition. The best base in the northern Apennines for a first proper ski week.

Getting there

Bologna is around an hour and a half, Modena about an hour and a quarter.

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Monte Cimone: common questions

Is Monte Cimone enough for a full ski week?

Yes, which is unusual this far south. Four linked sectors around Sestola give enough terrain to progress through a week, the snowmaking is plentiful and the area has been teaching Emilia-Romagna to ski since the 1930s. It is the best base in the northern Apennines for a first proper ski week, and it is close: Bologna is around an hour and a half, Modena about an hour and a quarter. Weekends are busy; midweek is calmer.