Winter in Bolzano and its environs

The Sarntal Valley, Ritten mountain, Jochgrimm near Aldein, the Salten mountain with Mölten and Jenesien, as well as Altrei and Truden offer the perfect winter magic from the beginning of December to mid April.

Ski areas: distances from Bolzano/Bozen

A wintry pleasure

All ski resorts are suitable for skiing and snowboarding, with easy pistes for beginners and difficult ones for the ski experts. While the Jochgrimm ski area is particularly attractive for newcomers to the sport, i.e. the manageable Rittner Horn which is mainly for families, for those who like to get going on their skies on the Europa Cup pistes, you will be happy to hit Reinswald.

Close by, you'll also find Bozen, Castelfeder, Truden or Altrei with the ski resort of Obereggen Val di Fiemme – practically right at the front door. For those who love variety: you can change ski resort every day, or the same is true with the type of sport.

Some look forward to the 'old' style of winter sport such as figure skating or a toboggan run and some follow the trend like snow-shoe hiking, reaching the summit on skies or cross-country skiing.

The bathing and mountain lakes, even Lake Kaltern, which is the warmest bathing lake in the Alps, changes through the cold season into an icy meeting place for the old and young. The 400 metre ice-rink in Klobenstein, where the world elite prepare for the important events of the year, is open to anyone who would like to try it out. 

Winter combination

During the day, you can enjoy the pistes and in the evening, you can stroll through the Bozen porticos. Or do you prefer an evening out at the theatre? The ski resorts of Reinswald and Rittner Horn are only 30 minutes by car from the provincial capital. It's worth making a visit to the wine cellars along the South Tyrolean Wine Road.