# Winter mountain huts and where to stay at Piano Battaglia > The Rifugio Marini on the plateau, where to eat between runs, places to stay within 6 km of the slopes and the closed huts you still find on maps. - Page: https://www.lemadonie.it/en/snow/mountain-huts-where-to-stay/ - Updated: 2026-10-19 - Other languages: [Italiano](https://www.lemadonie.it/neve/rifugi-dormire.md) · [Español](https://www.lemadonie.it/es/nieve/refugios-donde-dormir.md) · [Français](https://www.lemadonie.it/fr/neige/refuges-ou-dormir.md) · [Deutsch](https://www.lemadonie.it/de/schnee/huetten-unterkuenfte.md) ## Key facts | | | | |---|---|---| | Rifugio Giuliano Marini | 18 rooms, 68 beds, restaurant; open in snowy weather too | [Alte Madonie, Rifugio Marini](https://www.altemadonie.com/rifugio-marini/), 2026-10-19 | | Ristoro Lo Scoiattolo | Quick meals in the middle of the plateau | Città Metropolitana di Palermo, relazione del bando di concessione (giugno 2026), 2026-10-19 | | Rifugio Grifone | Restaurant on the SP 54, a few hundred metres before the plateau | Città Metropolitana di Palermo, relazione del bando di concessione (giugno 2026), 2026-10-19 | | Rifugio Orestano (Piano Zucchi) | Closed: a landmark until 2008 | Città Metropolitana di Palermo, relazione del bando di concessione (giugno 2026), 2026-10-19 | | Former La Montanina hotel | Closed for more than 25 years | Città Metropolitana di Palermo, relazione del bando di concessione (giugno 2026), 2026-10-19 | | Beds in the nearby villages | More than 2,500, and over 120 restaurants, trattorias and agriturismi | Città Metropolitana di Palermo, relazione del bando di concessione (giugno 2026), 2026-10-19 | ## Places - Piano Battaglia, 1,563 m (37.87882, 14.02623) - Piano Zucchi (37.89986, 13.99805) ## Which mountain huts are open in winter? One, verified: the **Rifugio Giuliano Marini**, at the foot of Monte Mufara, a few dozen metres from the Piano Battaglia plateau. It has 18 rooms and 68 beds, all with a bathroom, and a restaurant, the Locanda Alte Madonie. The operator keeps it open in snowy weather too: for Easter 2026, with the plateau still white, it offered lunches and two-night stays. Bookings: +39 335 7772269, info@altemadonie.com. ## Where can you eat on the plateau? - **Ristoro Lo Scoiattolo**, in the middle of the plateau: quick meals, where skiers stop. - **Locanda Alte Madonie**, inside the Rifugio Marini. - **Rifugio Grifone**, on the SP 54 a few hundred metres before the plateau. Today it is mainly a place to eat and the base of the Il Grifone environmental education centre. ## Which ones are closed? On maps you still find names that won't give you a bed in winter. - **Rifugio Orestano**, at Piano Zucchi: for the Metropolitan City of Palermo it was a landmark until 2008. - **Former La Montanina hotel**, at Piano Battaglia: closed for more than 25 years. - **Youth hostel** at Piano Battaglia: we have found no recent news or working contacts, so we leave it out for now. Our listings also include the huts at Piano Pomo, above Castelbuono. We have no sources on how they are run or whether they open in winter, so we don't list them here. ## And if everything up high is full? Go down to a village. Between Petralia Sottana, Petralia Soprana, Polizzi Generosa, Isnello and Collesano the Metropolitan City counts more than 2,500 beds and over 120 places to eat. Below you will find the places in our listings within 6 km of Piano Battaglia or Piano Zucchi, with a phone number, email or website to ask whether they are open. For the villages see [where to stay in Petralia Sottana](https://www.lemadonie.it/en/villages/petralia-sottana/where-to-stay/) and [where to stay in Isnello](https://www.lemadonie.it/en/villages/isnello/where-to-stay/). ## Notices, bulletins and webcams - [Alte Madonie, prenotazioni al Rifugio Marini](https://www.altemadonie.com/rifugio-marini/): +39 335 7772269, info@altemadonie.com ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you stay overnight at Piano Battaglia in winter? At the Rifugio Giuliano Marini, a few dozen metres from the plateau: 18 rooms and 68 beds, with a restaurant. The operator offers stays in snowy weather too. On snowy weekends book early. ### Is the Rifugio Orestano at Piano Zucchi open? It is closed. According to the Metropolitan City of Palermo it was a landmark until 2008 and is one of the buildings to be revived. You still find it on many maps. ### Where can you eat on the slopes? At the Ristoro Lo Scoiattolo, in the middle of the plateau, and at the Locanda of the Rifugio Marini. The Rifugio Grifone, on the road just before Piano Battaglia, is now mainly a place to eat. ### Are there bivouacs or free huts for the night? We have no sources on unmanaged huts open in winter in the Madonie, so we don't list any. For a night up high the only verified option is the Rifugio Marini. ## Sources - [Alte Madonie, Rifugio Marini (camere e servizi)](https://www.altemadonie.com/rifugio-marini/) (checked on 2026-10-19) - [Alte Madonie, Pasqua con la neve a Piano Battaglia (22 marzo 2026)](https://www.altemadonie.com/pasqua-neve-piano-battaglia/) (checked on 2026-10-19) - Città Metropolitana di Palermo, relazione illustrativa del bando di concessione (giugno 2026) (checked on 2026-10-19) --- Markdown version of the page https://www.lemadonie.it/en/snow/mountain-huts-where-to-stay/, from Le Madonie (lemadonie.it), an independent guide to the Madonie. Facts with source and date of check.