Ski touring in South Tyrol

Ski touring is one of the earliest forms of skiing. A day out involving a bit of adventure and a sporting challenge, close contact with nature, yet still requiring an appreciation and respect for their alpine surroundings, is what more and more skiing enthusiasts are after. South Tyrol’s mountain farms make the ideal base camp, as skiers can set off right from the farm already high up above the valley. Your farm hosts will be glad to help you in planning your tour or they may even accompany skiers far away from the hustle and bustle of the slopes.
Sufficiently fortified by a healthy farmhouse breakfast made from farm products, you can softly and quietly make your way through the winter mountain landscape. A good long break at the top of the mountain featuring tasty farm food will give you renewed strength and vigour for your descent down virgin slopes. After a strenuous day’s ski touring, South Tyrol’s hearty farmhouse cooking will taste even better.

> Farms which offer guided ski tours

Depending on the snow conditions and weather, ski tours may be embarked upon into the month of May in some areas. The crowning stretch of a tour may start right from the farm door in lots of mountain farms in the Vinschgau valley and the Dolomites, Sarntal valley and Pustertal valley, as well as from holiday flats or rooms suited to ski tourers.