ABSTRACT
The Ceppo Morelli rockslide extends on the left side of the middle Anzasca valley in the Pennine Alps, northern Piedmont (Italy), a few kilometres from the border with Switzerland (Fig. 7.1). The national road N° 549 runs on the valley bottom for about 30 km, from the Piedimulera village (Toce River plain) to the small village of Pecetto di Macugnaga (at the foot of the Monte Rosa Massif). The road is the only link to Macugnaga, a popular tourist resort close to Monte Rosa. The Anza River drains the valley.
