Bric Costa Rossa  The Bric Costa Rossa is a mountain of the Ligurian Alps located in Piedmont (NW Italy). In Piedmontese "Bric" means "mountain" or "hill", while "Costa Rossa" con be translated from the Italian as "red slope". The mountain stands on the ridge dividing the valleys of Vermenagna and Pesio. Southwards the water divide continues heading to the Cima della Fascia while northwards it connects Bric Costa Rossa with the Bisalta (2,231 m). On some books "Bisalta" refers not just to this summit but to a small massif whose highest elevation is the Bric Costa Rossa. According to the SOIUSA ("International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps") the mountain can be classified in the following way:  The Bric Costa Rossa can be reached by a waymarked footpath which follows the ridge connecting it to the Bisalta. Another hiking route to climb the summit starts from Casali Giachet (a village belonging to the comune of Limone Piemonte). The mountain is also accessible in winter by ski mountaineers..