Looking to base myself here for a week in feb, mainly because the skiing looks very beautiful and beginner friendly (taking very nervous skiiers).
Just looking for some real world experience.
Train from Innsbruk or Verona to Waidbruck, cab to Kastelruth.
Ski bus to Sius for the gondola up to Seiser Am.
Bus to Ortesei for cafe's / restaurants for any non-skiing days.
We were in Seefeld last year, adored the town but found the skiing very limiting.
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Yes, sounds like a plan, nice village with a few local amenities, home to the Kastelruther Spatzen if you're into South Tyrolean Schlagermusik...
That's 28minutes of your life that you will never get back!!
Kastelruth/Castelrotto would be a good spot if your accommodation is near a bus stop and you've checked out the winter schedule and they go where you want, when you want.
Obviously staying in Seis/Siusi, St. Ulrich/Ortisei or on the Alm itself would be more convenient for skiing. The skiing up on the Seiseralm/Alpe di Siusi is mostly gentle and mild and very pretty, but quite a lot of lifts and runs to get lost in. Some lovely places for lunch too.
You can ski down to Ortisei and up to Seceda or get the bus from Saltria to Monte Pana and beyond into the whole Sella Ronda if you want more challenge than the Alm can offer.
Even though they were given Italian names by Mussolini, like everywhere in South Tyrol...Kastelruth, Seis am Schlern and the Seiseralm are still predominantly German-speaking, though most locals will be bilingual with Italian. Locals in Ortisei and Val Gardena speak the local language Ladin first, German second, Italian third, then probably some English. So you will find 3 names in Val Gardena, eg. Urtijëi/Sankt Ulrich/Ortisei
Just watch which week in Feb you choose, as it's Fasching/Carnevale week 14-21 Feb and all of Austria & South Tyrol will be extra busy with visiting Germans, particularly Bavarians.
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The week before (7-14 Feb) looks the least busy in Feb according to this:
Looking to base myself here for a week in feb, mainly because the skiing looks very beautiful and beginner friendly (taking very nervous skiiers).
Just looking for some real world experience.
Train from Innsbruk or Verona to Waidbruck, cab to Kastelruth.
Ski bus to Sius for the gondola up to Seiser Am.
Bus to Ortesei for cafe's / restaurants for any non-skiing days.
We were in Seefeld last year, adored the town but found the skiing very limiting.
Looks like @pjd and @jimmybog might have more first-hand experience, if they're still about!!
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I stayed there for a week a few years back. We stayed in a great hotel (https://www.cavallino.it/en/home.html) and got out skiing every day. Castellrotto is located at the western end of the Dolomites, so a bus ride is required to get over to Val Gardena on a timely basis (and back). Alpe di Suisi is easily accessed by a short bus ride. Nice skiing, quiet, not too challenging. Worth the better part of a day. Loved the hotel. The town is very nice but a bit quiet which I don't mind. The are more central locations that are busier and probably pricier.
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choucas wrote:
Castellrotto is located at the western end of the Dolomites, so a bus ride is required to get over to Val Gardena on a timely basis (and back)
The Dolomites actually extend a lot further west than Castelrotto (Dolomiti di Brenta), but it is on the western fringes of the Dolomiti Superski area and the Sella Ronda linked area, which is what you probably mean.
You're right, it's not an ideal location for someone looking to ski Val Gardena or the linked Sella Ronda areas, but could be a good spot for someone who just wants to pootle around the mild terrain of the Seiseralm/Alpe di Siusi and doesn't mind catching a short bus ride to the gondola at Seis/Siusi.
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