Kastelruth italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Kastelruth Italy.
Kastelruth Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1930 the Italian ski resort Kastelruth lies at 1500 metres altitude in the Alto Adige (Bolzano) / Südtirol (Bozen) region of the Italian Dolomites \ Dolomiten. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Kastelruth ski area is not snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Kastelruth snow making covers 4km of ski trails, which equates to around 100 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Kastelruth (Italy) is Verona at a distance of 190km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Kastelruth ski season runs from December to March.
SNO-man says
Traditional village in the Schlern / Sciliar region but not lift-linked to the main Sella Ronda/Val Gardena area. Limited local skiing is dominated by a 2.5km black but the much more extensive runs of Alpe di Siusi are on the pass.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Kastelruth Italy
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 1 runs 0.5km |
33% |
Advanced Trails
 1 runs 1km |
33% |
Expert Trails
 1 runs 1km |
33% |
Kastelruth Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | ? - ? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Mar 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Kastelruth Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 4km |
| total length of Kastelruth trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 2.5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Kastelruth ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1500m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1100m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1100m |
| centre of Kastelruth ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 400m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 400m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Kastelruth
Skiing Kastelruth you'll enjoy 3 pistes and trails and that means approximately 4km of ski runs. Kastelruth lifts number 3 with the capacity to uplift 2500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Kastelruth is over 2.5km long. Ski Kastelruth summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Kastelruth.
Kastelruth Ski Area
Kastelruth ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 33% intermediate, 33% advanced ski slopes and 33% for expert skiers - the most difficult Kastelruth piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Kastelruth after dark.
Kastelruth for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Kastelruth
If you snowboard Kastelruth you'll want to know that, of the 3 ski lifts in total, 1 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Kastelruth snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Kastelruth snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 10 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Kastelruth for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Kastelruth Apres Ski
The apres ski Kastelruth scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
0 apres ski bars 1 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 0 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 2 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Concerts, (Indoor Swimming Pools and other Facilities in Hotels).
Kastelruth for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More Kastelruth Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Kastelruth resort - ski Kastelruth by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Kastelruth ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Kastelruth ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Kastelruth ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Kastelruth ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Kastelruth for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall