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Altitude difference
1450 m (Valley 950 m - Mountain 2400 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
7
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 3 ← 2
Slope offering, variety of runs
Runs/slopes
Total 25 km
Intermediate
9.7 km
(39 %)
Run location
above tree line, under tree line
no t-bars, only chair lifts and gondolas, quick ride up into the ski resort with the gondola
Total capacity
12140 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
6.7 km Total
all runs can be covered with 100% artificial snow, valley run is normaly open from the first to the last day of the season
Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
100 % of the slopes have snow-making capabilities
- The valley run is open most of the time.
Season 2008/2009
110 Days open
110 Days when valley run open
The slope preparation is excellent.
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.
45 km from the Brenner highway, parking lots next to the base station
Access via Brenner-Autobahn, Ausfahrt Brixen-Pustertal
Speikbodenbahn (Sand in Taufers), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 48 km · approx. 47 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: usually enough available,
Tarred parking lot, Stone parking lot,
free of charge
Orientation (trail map, information boards, sign-postings)
Environmentally friendly ski operation
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
- Ski busses
- Scheduled busses
Mountain restaurants, ski huts, gastronomy
central around the top station or in the valley
7 Mountain restaurants & Ski huts
Mountain hut tip
umbrella bar at the base station
Accommodation offering directly on the slopes and lifts
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
- Sand in Taufers
Distance to ski resort 1-2 km
Guest beds 2000
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.
family friendly, beginner terrain near the top station with own gondola (Alm-Bahn) and covered magig carpet, Mini Ski Club
Information for families and children
- Kid's Land/ separated area for children
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Beginner's lifts in ski resort directly at the feeder lift
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Beginner's lifts in ski resort directly at the feeder lift
Advanced skiers, freeriders
advances Sonnklar-slope and if there is enough snow a lot of ski routes
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- some freeride / deep snow areas
Slope offering advanced skiers
Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
large funpark at the Seenock, all slopes are good for snowboarders
Information for Snowboarders
- some freeride / deep snow areas
Snow parks
Offering snow parks
Cross-country skiing and trails
- Cross-country trail offering
Total trail length: 51 km
every village has cross country tracks, very nice are the tracks at a high altitude in Kasern and Rein
Conclusion
grooming, panorama, rapid approch with the eight person gondola, no t-bars, flexible tickets (e.g. 3-hour-card), Price-performance ratio
Test Report issued on 2010-03-24
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