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Fai della Paganella-panorama from Mezzocorona
Mezzocorona, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Matteo Ianeselli, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Avisio, Basso (Pozzolago - Lavis)

Kayak spot · Italy

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

60Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 2 kn gusting 7, Air 11 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 58 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 59 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 62 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 61 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 61 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 59 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 58 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 357, fair
  2. Wed 458, fair
  3. Thu 559, fair
  4. Fri 662, good
  5. Sat 761, good
  6. Sun 861, good
  7. Mon 959, fair
  8. Tue 1058, fair
  9. Wed 1157, fair
  10. Thu 1259, fair

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Avisio, Basso (Pozzolago - Lavis)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov57, fair1 kn5kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov58, fair1 kn4kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov59, fair1 kn7kn10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov62, good2 kn7kn11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov61, good2 kn8kn11°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov61, good1 kn7kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov59, fair2 kn8kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov58, fair1 kn5kn10°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov57, fair2 kn7kn9°C0.9 mm
Thu 12Nov59, fair2 kn8kn10°C0.9 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best Jun–Sep

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

put-in, take-out, its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Avisio, Basso (Pozzolago - Lavis)

A river section on the Avisio, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II to III, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mezzocorona. Within 5 km we also list 2 climbing areas.

  • River Avisio
  • Grade Grade II to III, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,360–US$2,560 each

about US$1,360–US$2,560 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$497–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$302–US$564
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$262
Totalabout US$1,360–US$2,560

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Mezzocorona

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Closest

Mezzocorona

27 min by car · 20 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 20 places to stay in Mezzocorona · Booking.com

About Mezzocorona its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 25m

About 17h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 3h 50m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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