Registration and removal of a mountaineering organisation from the provincial register

The Province maintains a list of mountaineering facilities, defined as alpine and hiking refuges, bivouacs and mountain trails. 

In particular, the use of the term ‘mountain hut’ is permitted exclusively for mountaineering facilities included in this list.

• List of alpine huts
• List of hiking huts
• List of bivouacs
• List of mountaineering routes

Should a mountaineering facility fail to meet the requirements set out in the regulations, it will be removed from the list.

For mountain huts and bivouacs:

• the legal representative of companies, associations or public bodies 
• the owner of a sole trader business 
• a private individual

who owns the property.

For mountain trails:

• the legal representative of companies, associations or public bodies 
• the owner of a sole trader business 

who undertakes to ensure their inspection and maintenance and who has obtained the consent of the owners of the land concerned.

Applications for inclusion on the list of mountaineering facilities must be submitted to the Cableway, Sports and Mountain Infrastructure Service using the appropriate form, complete with the required attachments, and sent to the certified email addressserv.impiantiemontagna@pec.provincia.tn.it.

For mountain huts:

• a technical and descriptive report on the facility, including verification (using the appropriate form, which can be downloaded from the ‘Forms’ section) of compliance with the minimum and maximum requirements laid down by the regulations;
• photographic documentation of the site and the building; 
• an extract from the cadastral map and a topographical map showing the location of the building;
• a general site plan showing the buildings, the helicopter landing pad and any cable car station, as well as any infrastructure works;
• plans and sections of the structure drawn to an appropriate scale.

For mountain huts:

• a technical description of the structure, including verification of the structural and functional characteristics required by regulations;
• photographic documentation of the site and the structure; 
• an extract from the cadastral map and a topographical plan indicating the location of the structure;
• plans and sections of the structure drawn to an appropriate scale.

For mountain trails:

• a descriptive report on the value of the proposed project for hiking and mountaineering, and on the characteristics of the route (topographical profile, length, difficulty, average walking times, presence of any fixed equipment and local name);
• photographic documentation of the most significant parts of the route;
• a topographical map showing the route’s alignment on an appropriate scale.

Applications may be submitted at any time of the year.

For mountain huts and bivouacs, the procedure involves the following stages:

• technical assessment;
• opinion of the Provincial Conference for Mountaineering Facilities;
• decision by the Director to include the facility on the list of mountaineering facilities or to reject the application.

For alpine routes, the procedure involves the following stages:

• technical assessment;
• any opinion from the Provincial Conference for Mountaineering Facilities;
• decision by the Director to include the facility in the register of mountaineering facilities or to reject the application.

If the prescribed time limits are exceeded, the applicant may contact the Director-General of the Department of Crafts, Trade, Promotion, Sport and Tourism. Alternatively, they may lodge an appeal with the Regional Administrative Court or the Civil Court.

In the event of a negative outcome, whilst retaining the right to appeal to the competent judicial authority depending on the grounds raised, an appeal may be lodged with the President of the Republic within 120 days of notification of the decision.