The ski training center is located right on the Val Senales Glacier in South Tyrol, which is less than an hour’s drive away from the spa town of Merano. Lying at over 3,000m above sea level, the glacier offers ideal snow conditions from early autumn until late spring. The training center can be reached in only 6 minutes via cable car, starting at the town of Maso Corto/Kurzras.

Since it lies at over 3,000m above sea level, the Val Senales Glacier guarantees snow reliability from the end of September until the beginning of May. Perfectly groomed slopes, minimal waiting times at the ski lifts, accommodations and restaurants within a short distance, as well as our year-long experience in hosting training guests are other advantages waiting for you in our training center.

In our ski training center in Val Senales in South Tyrol, we host Alpine and Cross-country skiing national teams from all over the world.

The Glacier Hotel Grawand, which lies at the upper station of the glacier cable car, is ideal for our training guests. The slopes start right at the door, and the hotel offers high quality catering (self-service at lunch), as well as a small sauna area. The Smart Hotel Firn  in the town of Madonna di Senales/Unser Frau welcomes training guests at low costs, offers a copious breakfast and even a small spa area for after the training session.

The Grawand slope in the ski training area offers about 40 different training tracks with varying difficulty. The slalom and giant slalom training slope “Leo Gurschler” holds additional alternatives. It’s 550m long, has a gradient of almost 60% and a difference in altitude of 200m.

Yes, to avoid waiting times, the booking of the slopes in advance is mandatory. Slopes will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis, depending on availability.