Racines and Reinswald: what a great experience!!

RACINES
My girlfriend and I have spent 2 days in Alto Adige. Our first day, we have decided to go in Racines, near Vipiteno. This skiresort is a magnific example of what I consider a perfect place to ski: few people, slopes well prepered, great opportunity of freeride. I think Racines is one of my best ten place to ski.
Prices are good for food, skipass and hotels! so 25 km of slopes can't be a problem.
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View from our apartment in Val Ridanna



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Reinswald

In our second day, we have decided to go in a little place near Bolzano. Reinswald is a great place for a good day of ski.

Slopes are fantastic and the well prepered. I suggest everyone this place. Slope shoneben and slope plankenhorn are great!!
Two endless slopes!! in every moment you can feel these great profile of mountain!! Reinswald is cheaper than racines: skipass cost 28 € for reinswald and 39€ for racines.
If you are looking for a fantastic ski experience you cannot miss it!!

 

[Af]

Great! Thanks a lot for der Pics.

I also enjoy Racines. Its a very nice and calm little spot.

 

[molotov]

Looks great!
Thanks for the trip report!

 

[alex96]

Thank you for this great pictures! Was this your first stay in Alto Adige?

 

[marcussiena]

I also have been in:
klausberg
speikboden
vals/jochtal
ladurns
sulden am ortler
sexten
kronplatz
Plose
val senales
obereggen
Karersee
sella ronda

Reinswald and Racines are better than Wolkstein, corvara, val di fassa ecc...
Next weekend I will visit Shoeneben and nauders (and of course Serfaus).

This winter is very good also for us in Tuscany: Abetone ski resort has 4 meters of snow at the top e 2,2 meter down. Amiata Mountain has 3 meter of snow

amiata
http://www.alpinforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=29783

abetone
http://www.alpinforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=29702

 

[Skihase]

Thank you!

One week later I was in Reinswald too and now Plankenhorn and Schöneben (and Jochberg). There were less people at the ski resort than at your visit...

 

[marcussiena]

I found racines too "crowded" this year
a years ago I went in racines and there were not more than 50 people in all the ski area

 

[marcussiena]

Thank you!

One week later I was in Reinswald too and now Plankenhorn and Schöneben (and Jochberg). There were less people at the ski resort than at your visit...

what about schwemmalm?? is better than reinswald and racines or is quiet the same?

 

[alex96]

I also have been in:
klausberg
speikboden
vals/jochtal
ladurns
sulden am ortler
sexten
kronplatz
Plose
val senales
obereggen
Karersee
sella ronda

Did you also enjoy Ladurns and Plose?

 

[marcussiena]

Plose is a beautiful place: a sunny skiresort watching dolomites of Wolkstein and St. Ulrich. But slopes are not so good like in Racines or Ladurns or Reinswald. There are 2 interesting slopes( The trametch is a great red slope) and a good freeride area.
But I never need to come back in Plose. I need to come back in racines and ladurns becouse slopes are great and seilbahn are fast. I need to come back in Reinswald for the same thing.

My next trip, next week, in Schoneben, nauders and serfaus, will give me other emotions. Next year I would like to go in Schwemmalm and Pfelders.

 

[Skihase]

what about schwemmalm?? is better than reinswald and racines or is quiet the same?

Schwemmalm is a little bit different to Racines and Reinswald, more "old-school", slopes a little bit more curvy, slower lifts. But also empty and typical south-tyrol perfect grooming.

Maybe Rosskopf and Rotwand could be also nice for you.

 

[Skihase]

My next trip, next week, in Schoneben, nauders and serfaus, will give me other emotions. Next year I would like to go in Schwemmalm and Pfelders.

If you have the time, you should also visit Watles, it's very similar to Ladurns, maybe better .

 

[marcussiena]

I would like to visit Watles but next weekend I'm going to Resia with my friends: they think that a real skiresort must have at least 100 km of slopes
I think opposite!!

I saw rotwand 2 years ago but I 've never been in rosskopf. It will be another little piece of my paradise.

 

[Luisenhang]

Thank you for the pictures!

All those small skiing areas in Alto Adige look fantastic. I have absolutely to go there in the future

Racines seems to be bigger then only 25 kilometers of slopes.

 

[Skihase]

Die "Kleinen" in Südtirol wirken irgendwie alle größer als sie lt. km-Angaben sind, finde ich.

Liegt wohl daran, dass sie nicht bei den Pisten-km schwindeln und sehr abwechslungsreich sind.


The "small" ski resorts in South-Tyrol all feel bigger than they are (in my opinion), Maybe it's because of they tell the truth (not like Stubaier Gletscher ) and the slopes are very various.

 

[marcussiena]

I agree with skihase

last weekend I visited Schoneben! It's a very beautiful place to ski but It appears more little than racine and Reinswald. I visited too: Serfaus and Nauders. On next days I upload some new pics