Alta Pusteria - snow guaranteed

This is what the perfect winter holiday looks like: powder snow on the slopes, blue skies, astonishing mountain scenery and a varied and ample ski region. The Alta Pusteria offers the best conditions to make your dream come true. In Alta Pusteria awaits you 54 km of slopes which are are meticulously prepared and attended on a daily basis.

Even when there should be lack of natural snow, thanks to the programmed artificial snowmaking service, a nearly perfect preparation of the slopes is assured. 90% of the slopes are covered by snow making facilities for first-class slope conditions. In the field of artificial snow the technical advances of the past years have been gigantic. Today's snow making facilities are able to produce first-class snow using less energy. 10 different types of snow can be produced according to specific needs and conditions.

The natural composition of artificial snow is the same as that of natural snow. The method is easy, natural water is "mixed" with air under pressure without any additives; once the mixture enters in contact with the cold environment it crystallizes immediately. This process is performed by the "snow cannons", so called because they generate air pressure. For the production of snow, natural water from mountain sources is used with permission of local authorities. The latter is granted after technical assessments on the capacity of the basin have been carried out. The water is not consumed but transformed into snow. In spring when the snow melts it is returned to the source in form of natural water streams. Less water is needed in the production of artificial snow than in other areas: during one winter season less water is used than in one day of agricultural activity and in two days of domestic usage.*. The snow cannons are operated with electrical energy and therefore do not pollute the environment. Up to now - and we can look back to 20 years of experience in the production of artificial snow - no damage of asphyxiation to the grass is known. Additionally, because these days the snow melt occurs earlier than in the past, no damage is caused to the spring blossom.

*Source: Records from Province of Belluno.