Ski area Gitschberg Jochtal-Brixen

The lift pass "Gitschberg Jochtal-Brixen" means skiing fun and diversity in the ski areas Bressanone-Plose and Gitschberg-Jochtal on a total of 98 piste kilometres. The local mountain of the town can be found only approx. 7 km away from Brixen, the Plose, where you can ski with beautiful view of the Dolomites on altitudes from 1,060 to 2,505 m. The ski area offers 9 lifts and 43 km of piste which are perfectly suitable for families. Children can have a go at the practice slope at the Randötsch lift or in the "Kinderland", while the adults enjoy the longest piste in South Tyrol, the Trametsch. It measures 9 km and crosses 1,400 altitude meters. Next to fantastic pistes and lovely huts, a series of further activities await guests. Freestylers and snowboarders will enjoy the Funpark Plose and speed lovers can put up new personal bests at the Plose Speed Check, which is located directly opposite the mountain station of the Schönboden lift. The neighbouring ski area Gitschberg-Jochtal has 16 lifts and approx. 55 km of family-friendly descends as well as a 360° panorama platform at the Gitschbergoffering a view of many 3,000 m high peaks.

The upgrade to the "Dolomiti Superski" lift pass gives you access to additional 12 ski areas and a total of approx. 1,200 km of piste (see ski region).

Rules of conduct on ski pistes in Italy

In order to ensure safety on the ski pistes in Italy, new safety regulations will come into force from 2022. In order to use the ski areas, everyone must have liability insurance that covers damage to third parties. It will also be possible to take out this insurance on site for individual days. Drunken skiing is prohibited and punishable by heavy fines, with a maximum of 0.5 mg of alcohol per litre of blood. To reduce the risk of injury, helmets are also compulsory for all minors when skiing, snowboarding or tobogganing.

Après ski Velturno

Apart from skiing, Velturno and its neighbouring communities offer a wide range of winter leisure activities. Alone ice-skating is possible on five different natural ice rinks in the town's area. How about a round of skittles before dinner?Several providers, such as the sports club in Verdings provide this and billiards is available as well.

In Velturno's sourrounding areas, several mountain pastures, such as the Villanderer Alm, the Kühberg or the Jochalm offer a total of eight natural toboggan runs to which it is easy to ascend for families with children. There are three different lengths which are mostly easy and huts along the way invite for a break.

If you prefer to explore the winter landscape on foot, the Velturno and Latzfonser Alm offer three marked snowshoe hiking tracks. The routes are marked in different colours and measure between 9 and 15 km. But the Eisacktal can also be explored without snow shoes - several routes and circuits lead through mountains and valley all around the Völlnösser Alm, Rosskopf Alm, etc.

Snowpark: Funpark Plose Velturno

Experiencing the breathtaking panorama of the Dolomites flying - who hasn't dreamt of this before? Let the dream come true on the ski mountain Plose and visit the Funpark Plose. Next to the Schönboden piste, several different obstacles for all difficulty levels will carry you away in an instant.

The funpark is divided into an Easy and a Pro Line as well as a Jib Garden with several different rails. Freestylers will definitely enjoy the different boxes in Funpark Plose, where there is also plenty of "Air-Time" to be had: Ten jumps with tables of a heigh of between 2 and 16 m provide plenty of choice. This is the right place to get the adrenaline pumping.

In order to get a break or just to watch the other riders show you their tricks, can use the "Chill Area". Here, an old gondola cabin with sound system and in an alternative atmosphere rounds of the day perfectly.

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