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Ski area Val Senales Glacier
Information about the ski area
| Highest point: | 3,212 m | Pistes in total: | 42 km |
| Lowest point: | 2,011 m |
Pistes:
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10 km |
| Altitude ski resort: | 2,011 m |
Pistes:
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18 km |
| Lifts in total: | 11 |
Pistes:
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14 km |
| Gondola lift: | 2 | ||
| Chair lifts: | 5 | ||
| Tow lifts: | 4 | ||
Ski area Val Senales Glacier
The glacier ski area in Val Senales offers winter sports enthusiasts a choice of 42 kilometres of piste and 11 lift systems. The cable cars boast short waiting times and the ski area, which is situated at an altitude of 3,212 metres, offers great reliability of snow. The Schnalstal Glacier cable car and chair lifts take you directly from Kurzras to the ski area. The kilometres of piste are evenly divided between blue, red and black runs, so that everyone gets their money's worth here.
Casual skiers feel particularly at home on the wide glacier pistes with easy and medium levels of difficulty. The slopes at the Hintereis chair lift get a lot of glacier sunshine and the red pistes at the Lazaunhütte, which wind idyllically through the forest, are full of variety. Experts will find their challenge on the black pistes below the glacier lake lifts. Very young skiers, on the other hand, are gently introduced to skiing in Tiroli's Kinderland next to the valley station of the glacier lift with magic carpets and ski carousels. There are also two floodlit slopes to choose from for night skiing.
A highlight and the crowning glory of a day's skiing is the 8 km descent to the valley down to Kurzras. If you're not a fan of classic-style descent on the piste, then head into the open terrain. Freeride courses are offered in Kurzras. The newly designed Val Senales fun park is also located not far from the valley station of the glacier lift. It is aimed at freestyle beginners and advanced skiers and boasts a varied furnishing of boxes and kickers.
The glacier is also a popular training area for international ski and cross-country skiing teams. The conditions for effective altitude training are ideal here, and from September the Grawand piste becomes a race track with blue and red gates. Around 40 different courses are offered on the training area, and since 2015 there has even been a hire service for gate poles and drills.
An excursion tip for ski tourers is the Ötzi Glacier Tour. The high alpine glacier tour starts at the mountain station of the Schnalstal Glacier cable car and leads over the Hochjochferner (i.e. the Schnalstal Glacier) to the Tisenjoch at 3,200 metres, where Ötzi's famous mummy was found. There is even a memorial stone to the "Uomo del Similaun" here. The 7 to 8-hour tour is also an attractive route for hikers from spring onwards.
Casual skiers feel particularly at home on the wide glacier pistes with easy and medium levels of difficulty. The slopes at the Hintereis chair lift get a lot of glacier sunshine and the red pistes at the Lazaunhütte, which wind idyllically through the forest, are full of variety. Experts will find their challenge on the black pistes below the glacier lake lifts. Very young skiers, on the other hand, are gently introduced to skiing in Tiroli's Kinderland next to the valley station of the glacier lift with magic carpets and ski carousels. There are also two floodlit slopes to choose from for night skiing.
A highlight and the crowning glory of a day's skiing is the 8 km descent to the valley down to Kurzras. If you're not a fan of classic-style descent on the piste, then head into the open terrain. Freeride courses are offered in Kurzras. The newly designed Val Senales fun park is also located not far from the valley station of the glacier lift. It is aimed at freestyle beginners and advanced skiers and boasts a varied furnishing of boxes and kickers.
The glacier is also a popular training area for international ski and cross-country skiing teams. The conditions for effective altitude training are ideal here, and from September the Grawand piste becomes a race track with blue and red gates. Around 40 different courses are offered on the training area, and since 2015 there has even been a hire service for gate poles and drills.
An excursion tip for ski tourers is the Ötzi Glacier Tour. The high alpine glacier tour starts at the mountain station of the Schnalstal Glacier cable car and leads over the Hochjochferner (i.e. the Schnalstal Glacier) to the Tisenjoch at 3,200 metres, where Ötzi's famous mummy was found. There is even a memorial stone to the "Uomo del Similaun" here. The 7 to 8-hour tour is also an attractive route for hikers from spring onwards.
Rules of conduct on ski pistes in Italy
To use the ski areas, you must have valid liability insurance that covers damage or injury to third parties. This can also be taken out on site for individual days. Skiing while intoxicated (0.5 per mille or higher BAC) is prohibited and is punishable by heavy fines. To reduce the risk of injury, wearing a helmet is compulsory for everyone (regardless of age, on all ski runs, in snow parks and on toboggan runs). Anyone who does not comply with the helmet requirement will be fined or banned from the slopes.
Après ski Val Senales Glacier
Val Senales offers you the perfect environment for a varied holiday. This also applies to the après ski programme. You can round off your day's skiing with a mulled wine in the Bussl or in the glacier bar. In the evening, you can continue on to Leo's Pub or the Platzl Bar, for example. Or you can simply treat yourself to delicious South Tyrolean delicacies or of course a good Italian pizza in one of the restaurants.
For those who prefer an active leisure programme, you can explore the beautiful Schnalstal Valley with its quaint villages on four winter hiking trails or on a snowshoe hiking tour. Or take a walk through the monastery village of Karthaus and follow in the footsteps of the former Allerengelberg monastery. In the "Texel" sports zone, ice skaters frolic on the natural ice rink with floodlights in winter.
The 3 km-long toboggan run in the ski area, which you can easily reach by chair lift, is a racy experience. If you prefer a more relaxed pace, you can end the day in the Olympic indoor pool in Kurzras. In addition to a sports pool, it also offers a sauna area, a steam bath and a massage area. Larger bathing areas can be reached quickly by car from the Schnalstal Valley: the Naturns adventure bath, the AquaForum Latsch or the Meran thermal baths, for example.
Those who want to add culture to their leisure programme on holiday will also find plenty to do in the Schnalstal Valley. In the Schnals ArcheoParc, for example, you can follow in the footsteps of Ötzi, whose mummy was found by a German couple in 1991 not far from the Schnalstal ski area. There is also an exhibition about this and the glacier in the mountain station of the glacier railway. If you would like to meet Ötzi "in person", you can also take a trip to Bolzano, around 70 kilometres away, where the "Iceman" can be seen in the Archaeological Museum.
For those who prefer an active leisure programme, you can explore the beautiful Schnalstal Valley with its quaint villages on four winter hiking trails or on a snowshoe hiking tour. Or take a walk through the monastery village of Karthaus and follow in the footsteps of the former Allerengelberg monastery. In the "Texel" sports zone, ice skaters frolic on the natural ice rink with floodlights in winter.
The 3 km-long toboggan run in the ski area, which you can easily reach by chair lift, is a racy experience. If you prefer a more relaxed pace, you can end the day in the Olympic indoor pool in Kurzras. In addition to a sports pool, it also offers a sauna area, a steam bath and a massage area. Larger bathing areas can be reached quickly by car from the Schnalstal Valley: the Naturns adventure bath, the AquaForum Latsch or the Meran thermal baths, for example.
Those who want to add culture to their leisure programme on holiday will also find plenty to do in the Schnalstal Valley. In the Schnals ArcheoParc, for example, you can follow in the footsteps of Ötzi, whose mummy was found by a German couple in 1991 not far from the Schnalstal ski area. There is also an exhibition about this and the glacier in the mountain station of the glacier railway. If you would like to meet Ötzi "in person", you can also take a trip to Bolzano, around 70 kilometres away, where the "Iceman" can be seen in the Archaeological Museum.
Snowpark Val Senales Glacier: Snowpark
Unfortunately, there is no snowpark in this ski area.
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