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Bolzano/Bozen, Italy · cross-border (Italy, Austria)

Schnalstal ski resort

Snow-covered trees and mountains at Selva di Val Gardena
Selva di Val Gardena in winter, Italy. Photo: Othmar Vigl / Pexels.

Good for

  • Snow-sureLifts up to 3,201 m
  • Dog-friendly stays6 stays that allow dogs
  • Spa & wellness7 stays with a pool, sauna or spa

Stays at a glance

  • 5 stays with a pool
  • 7 stays with a sauna
  • 6 stays dog-friendly
  • 2 stays with childcare
  • 2 stays with a kids’ play area
  • 2 stays with EV charging

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Schnalstal has about 33 km of mapped runs and 11 lifts, with skiing from about 2,002 m up to 3,201 m (10,502 ft), a vertical drop of 1,199 m. By mapped runs it is number 40 of the 108 Italy ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bolzano (BZO), about 54 km away in a straight line.

Schnalstal ski holidays with lift pass

7 hotels, apartments and chalets for Schnalstal from SnowTrex, most with the lift pass included, from €309 per person; a week with the lift pass from €579. The six best-value stays are below.

  • Smart Hotel Firn, Vernagt
    Lift pass included
    Lowest price here

    Hotel★★★

    Smart Hotel Firn

    Gletscherbahn lift 9.4 km · Ski bus 50 m · Centre 2.4 km

    • Dogs allowed
    • Swimming pool
    • Sauna
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €579 per person7 nights · Half board · lift pass included

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  • Glacier Hotel Grawand, Kurzras
    Lift pass includedRuns at the door

    Hotel★★★

    Glacier Hotel Grawand

    Runs at the door

    • Sauna
    • Wi-Fi

    from €669 per person7 nights · Half board · lift pass included

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  • Hotel Vernagt, Vernagt
    Lift pass included

    Hotel★★★★

    Hotel Vernagt

    Schnalstaler Gletscherbahnen lift 7 km · Ski bus 350 m

    • Dogs allowed
    • Swimming pool
    • Sauna
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €819 per person7 nights · Half board · lift pass included

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  • Hotel Oberraindlhof, Vernagt
    Lift pass included

    Hotel★★★

    Hotel Oberraindlhof

    Lift 12 km · Ski bus 300 m · Centre 2.5 km

    • Dogs allowed
    • Big child discounts
    • Hot tub
    • Sauna
    • EV charging
    • Parking

    from €828 per person7 nights · Half board · lift pass included

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  • Sporthotel Kurzras, Kurzras
    Lift pass includedRuns at the door

    Hotel★★★

    Sporthotel Kurzras

    Runs at the door · Roter Kofel lift 120 m

    • Dogs allowed
    • Swimming pool
    • Sauna
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €839 per person7 nights · Half board · lift pass included

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  • Aktiv & Familienhotel Adlernest, Vernagt
    Lift pass included

    Hotel★★★★

    Aktiv & Familienhotel Adlernest

    Funivia Ghiacciai lift 10 km · Ski bus 50 m · Centre 2.3 km

    • Dogs allowed
    • Swimming pool
    • Childcare
    • Kids’ play area
    • Hot tub
    • Sauna

    from €879 per person7 nights · Half board · lift pass included

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Compare all 7 Schnalstal ski holidays

Prices per person from SnowTrex’s partner feed, checked 13 November 2026: the lowest price for that stay length in the 2026/27 season, with the lift pass where stated. That is usually a low-season week with every bed in the room or apartment taken; Christmas, New Year and February half-term weeks cost more, and SnowTrex shows the exact price once you choose dates and the number of people. Distances are from the property description. You book with SnowTrex on its site for your country: snowtrex.co.uk in English, or its German, Dutch, French, Polish or Czech site; we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Schnalstal 7-day mountain forecast

At about 2,602 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 19 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 13-3°-12°1.2 mm
  2. Sat 14-4°-10°0 mm
  3. Sun 15-4°-10°0 mm
  4. Mon 16-5°-7°2.5 mm
  5. Tue 17-5°-11°4.2 mm
  6. Wed 18-6°-11°7 mm
  7. Thu 19-8°-10°3.8 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Schnalstal: runs from 2,002 m to 3,201 m, a vertical drop of 1,199 m2,2502,5002,7503,000Top of the highest mapped run: 3,201 m (10,502 ft)Top 3,201 m · 10,502 ftBase 2,002 m · 6,568 ft1,199 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
3,201 m10,502 ft
Vertical drop
1,199 m3,934 ft
Mapped runs
33 km52 runs
Lifts
11mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 0% (0.1 km), Easy 28% (9.2 km), Intermediate 50% (16.2 km), Advanced 22% (7.1 km)Novice: 0.1 km, 2 runs (0%)Easy: 9.2 km, 19 runs (28%)28%EasyIntermediate: 16.2 km, 21 runs (50%)50%IntermediateAdvanced: 7.1 km, 10 runs (22%)22%Advanced

About 29% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 50% intermediate and 22% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice20.1 km
Easy199.2 km
Intermediate2116.2 km
Advanced107.1 km

Lifts

11 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts5
Drag lifts4
Gondolas1
Cable cars1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Bolzano (BZO)Bolzano (BZ)54 km
Innsbruck (INN)Innsbruck69 km
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH)St. Gallen122 km
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH)Friedrichshafen139 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Schnalstal?

The highest mapped run starts at about 3,201 m (10,502 ft) and the lowest ends at about 2,002 m (6,568 ft), a vertical of 1,199 m (3,934 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Schnalstal have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 33 km of downhill runs and 11 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Schnalstal?

Bolzano (BZO) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 54 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Schnalstal piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.