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Test report Nauders on the Resia Pass/Bergkastel
Skiresort.info Test of the ski resort Nauders on the Resia Pass/Bergkastel
Total result: 3.7 out of 5 stars
Test Nauders on the Resia Pass/Bergkastel
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In detail: Test report for ski resort Nauders on the Resia Pass/Bergkastel
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The largest ski resort on the Resia Pass offers winter athletes a varied terrain. The runs wind down over three neighbouring mountain ridges through larch forests and over treeless heights.
Runs/slopes
Additional runs
9 km Marked ski routes
Altitude difference
1450 m (Valley 1400 m - Mountain 2850 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
14
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 3 ← 3
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 3 ← 3
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Nauders primarily offers runs of lower and intermediate difficulty level in a pretty landscape. Ideal conditions for long carving curves predominate on the many wide runs. Some steep slopes and ski routes challenge even advanced skiers.
Runs/slopes
Total 69 km
Easy
28 km
(41 %)Intermediate
30 km
(43 %)Difficult
11 km
(16 %)
Additional runs
Marked ski routes
9 km
Longest run
9 km
Run location
above tree line, under tree line
Worth knowing
- Valley run available
- Public race course
A 6 person gondola lift leads up from the valley to the ski resort. Almost the entire Bergkastel ski resort is accessed with high performance and comfortable chair lifts (one with weather protectors). Some short t-bar lifts are only necessary as connection lifts. By the way, the first 8 person chair lift was put into use in Nauders.
Number of ski lifts
14
Total capacity
18951 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
15.2 km Total
Lifts and cable cars
1
6
6
1
Additional
3
Due to its location and the good conditions for snow-making, Nauders is very snow reliable.
Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
90 % of the slopes have snow-making capabilities
- The valley run is open most of the time.
Season 2008/2009
127 Days open
127 Days when valley run open
127 Days when valley run open
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The slope preparation is very good.
Critical locations such as lift access points are in perfect condition. Sometimes on the valley runs, a few edges in the snow covering can be found.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
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Further evaluation criteria
Nauders is accessible via very well-built roads in about 40 minutes from the Inntal expressway. There is one short winding section on the way. The Bergkastel cable car lift brings winter athletes directly from the valley up to the ski resort.
Access via A12 Inntal-Autobahn, Ausfahrt Reschen
- Bergkastelseilbahn (Nauders), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 43 km · approx. 38 Minutes driving time
Roads: Highway, Main street, well-developed, very well-developed
Parking spaces: enough available, Tarred parking lot, Stone parking lot, free of charge
Trail map and overview maps:
The trail map is clearly arranged and contains a lot of important information about slopes, lifts, restaurants and other attractions.
The trail map is clearly arranged and contains a lot of important information about slopes, lifts, restaurants and other attractions.
Information boards and sign-postings on the slopes:
There are overview maps located at some of the central points in the ski resort. These feature green and red lights indicating the status of the lifts and slopes and the avalanche warning level. The direction and difficulty level of the individual runs are indicated on the direction signs on the slopes.
There are overview maps located at some of the central points in the ski resort. These feature green and red lights indicating the status of the lifts and slopes and the avalanche warning level. The direction and difficulty level of the individual runs are indicated on the direction signs on the slopes.
They pay a lot of attention to cleanliness in the ski resort.
You can leave your car parked in Nauders. The ski resort is easy to reach from the village using the ski buses. The snow-making facilities are fed from a reservoir.
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
Post buses circulate from the Landeck train station directly to Nauders. - Comprehensive ski bus network
- Scheduled busses
- The shuttle bus circulates every 10 minutes between the village of Nauders and the valley station of the Bergkastel lift during the ski resort operating hours. Regional buses connect Nauders with Pfunds and the two other ski resort on the Resia Pass, Schoeneben and Haider Alm.
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The personnel in Nauders is helpful and friendly. The staff at the t-bar lifts helps courteously during boarding.
The ski huts in Nauders offer primarily simple, regional dishes with self-service. Everyone can find a place to relax on the pretty sun terraces after the strenuous fun on the slopes.
4 Mountain restaurants & Ski huts
Mountain hut tip
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Lärchenalm
At the Laerchenhang lifts
The Laerchenalm is located, as the name suggests, in the middle of a larch forest on the Laerchen slope. The smallest hut in the ski resort serves traditional Tyrolean dishes and some Italian specialties. Mondays and Wednesdays, the hut is the starting point for tobogganing adventures with merry ski hut fun.
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Party hungry skiers are welcomed at two umbrella bars located directly in the ski resort. One is at the Bergkastel mountain station and one is at the valley station. There is also a good atmosphere at the Laerchenalm in the afternoons. If this isn't enough, the party can continue in the various bars in the village of Nauders. The Winterwunderwelt (winter wonderland) family Après Ski area is located in the middle of the village.
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Schirmbar Bergrestaurant Bergkastel
At the mountain station of the Bergkastel cable car lift
The umbrella bar at the mountain station of the Bergkastel lift welcomes guests with its good atmosphere, music and glass wind protection walls. The ski day can come to an end and Après Ski can begin directly in the ski resort in front of great mountain scenery.
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The Goldseehuette receives its guests directly in the ski resort at the valley station of the Tscheyeck lift. There are also many small and family-friendly bed and breakfast hotels and holiday apartments in the nearby village of Nauders. Hotels ranging from simple to luxurious can be found here. Some also offer wellness programmes.
Ski-in/Ski-out
There are only a few accommodations with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Towns/villages
- Nauders
Distance to ski resort 1-2 km
Guest beds 4110
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
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Evaluation criteria for special interests
In Nauders, really everything is done to ensure that parents and especially children have a wonderful winter holiday. Lovingly decorated ski kindergartens and playgrounds, good daycare offerings for children as of 2 years old and even a family Après-Ski attraction - Winterwunderwelt - promise fun and success in the snow from morning until evening.
Information for families and children
- Kid's Land/ separated area for children
- Wave ride for children
- Adventure course
- People mover
- Children's lifts
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Beginner's lifts in ski resort directly at the feeder lift
- Child friendly access to lifts
- Ski kindergarten
- Ski school for children
- Child care
- Playground / park
- Tubing slope
- Children's toilets
- Mascot (Die Nauderixe: farbenfrohe und liebenswerte kleine Wichtel)
Special tips for children
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Nauderix children's area of the Ski School Nauders
The children's area of the Ski School Nauders is located directly at the mountain station of the Bergkastel lift and leaves no wish unanswered. There is a ski kindergarten with many funny characters and a playground for the children. Bigger kids can play in the children's area for experienced skiers or on the wave run. There is even a small obstacle course for the daring, the Tal der Nauderixe (the valley of the Nauderix). Tired winter athletes can relax in the daycare rooms. The sleeping huts and the teepee in the children's areas provide a warm place to relax.
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Winterwunderwelt (winter wonderland) Nauders
In the centre of Nauders, beneath the Naudersberg Castle: not only during the day, but also in the evening, Nauders offers the best entertainments for families. In the Winterwunderwelt, mothers, fathers and children will all have fun - the children enjoy themselves on the tubing run, curling or tobogganing while the parents enjoy the atmosphere with a Gluehwein (hot spiced wine) and music beneath the lit grounds of the castle. The Winterwunderwelt is located directly in the centre of Nauders.
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Beginners will find good conditions for the first steps in the snow. Especially between the Bergkastel peak and the Piengkopf, there are many nice and easy runs. There is a short t-bar lift with a practice run in the valley and directly at the mountain station of the Bergkastel lift for the very first attempts on skis.
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Wide slopes
- Beginner's area
- Easy valley run
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Beginner's lifts in ski resort directly at the feeder lift
Ski schools on-site
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Advanced skiers will find their challenges on some steep runs and the marked ski routes. When snow conditions are good, a lot of open terrain invites skiers to explore the deep snow. The many wide red runs are also great for speedy carving maneuvers.
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- some freeride / deep snow areas
- few mogul slopes
Slope offering advanced skiers
Runs/slopes
Total 69 km
Difficult
11 km
(16 %)Additional runs
Marked ski routes
9 km
Most difficult run
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The Schwarze (the black one) · Length 3 km · Altitude difference 600 m
"Die Schwarze" branches off from the red Tscheyeck run and leads over steep mogul slopes.
Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
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Beneath the Zirm lift, nestled in a light, small forest, lies the Nauders Funpark. It offers excellent challenges for boarders and skiers of all levels.
Information for Snowboarders
- few cat tracks
- no runs with ascent
- some freeride / deep snow areas
Snow parks
- Funpark Nauders
The Funpark Nauders offers everything a boarder could wish for: 3m, 5m and 7m kicker lines, a halfpipe, some rails and boxes and an obstacle course with steep curves and wave rides that will challenge everyone who is too bored on the normal slopes.
Offering snow parks
- Snow park/ Fun park
- Halfpipe
- Kicker (Jump/ Ramp)
- Rails/ Slides
- Boxes
- Boardercross
- Waverides
- Pro Line
- Medium Line
- Beginner/ Easy Line
- Cross-country trail offering
Total trail length: 90 km
On the numerous high altitude and snow reliable trails, cross-country skiers travel through the Resia Pass region all the way to the Swiss Engadin.
Conclusion
Great offers for families, nice, calm ski resort, pretty forest runs, high performance chair lifts
The village of Nauders is not right at the ski resort (but very good ski bus connection), use of t-bar lifts sometimes necessary as connecting lifts
Test Report issued on 2012-03-31
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