Almanac - Alta Pusteria

Issue no. 43 | 2015/16
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Alta Pusteria
Almanac
Nature . Dolomites
Available free of charge at tourism associations and member companies in the Alt a Pusteria valley
27th Nov 2015 – 6th Jan 2016
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found – everywhere in the shop windows of all the shops and stores!
Those who manage to find them all will certainly be rewarded: wellness
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Dear Guests, dear Readers,
DOLOMITEN
Alta Pusteria
experiencing the winter in its full splendour – this is why our guests travel to our valley, and our incentive is to meet all their expectations! The
holiday region Alta Pusteria has always been striving for the development
and application of visions. The famous hotel owner Erwin Lanzinger, former president of the Tourist Board Alta Pusteria for many years, coined
the touristic development of our valley decisively. After his far to early
passing away last spring, we now carry on dedicating ourselves with
commitment, experience, and enthusiasm to our guests’ well-being.
Relaxing and being at ease, both body and soul, within the enchanting
mountain scenery of the U N ESCO World Heritage, a wide range of activities for children and adults, rustic traditions in combination of innovative infrastructures – all these advantages and many more are to be found
in the Alta Pusteria valley, in the heart of the Dolomites.
The current edition of the Alta Pusteria Almanac should accompany you
along your dream holiday, offering additional insights into our wonderful
holiday region and providing interesting tips and advice.
Our nature – and the winter sports linked to it – has always been of great
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importance in Alta Pusteria. Therefore, we grant these topics plenty of
space, and share useful information and interesting background knowledge with regards to popular winter sports as winter hiking, ski touring,
or cross-country skiing.
For this purpose, we have a historical glance at the evolution of winter
sports in Alta Pusteria, and on the occasion of the anniversaries of our
famous skiing areas Baranci and Croda Rossa, we take you on a time
travel.
Dieter Wurmböck
President of the Tourist
Board Alta Pusteria
As well-being is an essential and indispensable holiday topic, you will
also find some practical information about the health of body and soul,
well-being and wellness.
Finally, we would like to wish a very warm welcome to all of you and hope,
you will be entertained and delighted by the following pages. Enjoy your
stay in our holiday paradise to the fullest!
Yours sincerely
President of the Tourist Board Alta Pusteria
Dieter Wurmböck
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Two mountains with
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Hiking
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A hiking tour – that is certainly the best and most
pleasant way to enjoy nature. In line with the Tibetan
motto of the world’s probably most famous mountaineer Reinhold Messner “Kalipè – with steady feet”,
unforgettable impressions and experiences open up in
a smooth and calm way. Enchanting white winter landscapes, lush green summer impressions, wonderful
spring feelings or spectacular colourful autumn time –
every season is absolutely suitable to do some hiking
in the Dolomites. The breathtaking natural landscapes
in the Alta Pusteria, embedded in the Dolomites
U N ESCO World Heritage, offer an immense area of
marvellous hiking tours. One of the most popular destinations is Prato Piazza-Plätzwiese. The idyllic high
plateau with its unique panorama is located in the
natural park Fanes-Sennes-Braies at about 2,000 m
(6,561 ft), and is surrounded by the impressive mountain massifs Croda Rossa d’Ampezzo-Hohe Gaisl, Tofana and Monte Cristallo. The hiking paradise can be
reached starting from Ponticello-Brückele in the Valle
di Braies-Pragsertal valley.
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Those who feel like spending a stress-free day
should leave their car in the parking lot and take
the bus until the starting point. Alta Pusteria has
recently incremented its focus on smooth tourist experiences by offering holiday guests the
possibility of using public transport as much as
possible. A free HOLI DAYPASS granted by every accommodation facility – provided that membership to the local tourism association is guaranteed – allows guests unlimited access to ski
buses in the Val Pusteria-Pustertal valley and to
all forms of public transport (including regional
trains) within the territory of South Tyrol and until
Cortina in Winter.
From Ponticello there is a wide, pleasant path
(trail marking no. 37) up to the Prato Piazza. An
alternative to the hiking tour is granted by the
shuttle bus taking guests up to the parking. From
the high plateau several hiking tours lead to the
diverse peaks in the surroundings.
A tip for an easy, family-friendly tour is the gentle, uphill
path to the Rifugio Vallandro- Dürrensteinhütte hut (2,040
m/6,692 ft). Without particular effort or professional gear
small children are able to cope with this hiking tour of barely
half an hour (2.4 km/1.4 miles) in summer as well as in winter. From the parking, at the beginning of the Prato Piazza,
along the path in direction southeast to the Rifugio Prato
Piazza-Plätzwiesenhütte hut. From there the path leads slightly downhill and then almost flatly to the already in frame lying
Rifugio Vallandro hut. The last few metres lead slightly uphill,
passing by some ruins, to the wonderfully located mountain
hut that certainly inspires visitors to get inside for a refreshment stop.
For the way back to the valley, in winter there is an advisable alternative promising big fun – and not only for children. Taking a sledge downhill to Carbonin-Schluderbach
(Val di Landro-Höhlensteintal) on a descent of about 6 km
(3.7 miles) offers pure winter fun. During the rest of the year,
the descent offers a nice downhill walk back to your starting
point. Simply take public transport back to your holiday home.
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Judith Steinmair
Author
Law degree; freelance activities in
the area of project management since
2002; different publishing activities;
coordinator and manager of the
editorial office of the Alta Pusteria
Almanac until 2010.
Two mountains with
plenty of advantages
Two ski mountains celebrate their anniversaries: 50 years of Croda Rossa and 60
years of Baranci ropeways are exemplary for the incredible story of ski sports
in Alta Pusteria. Today both ski mountains are part of the skiing region Dolomiti di Sesto, and offer an amazing
variety of advantages.
When the very first winter tourists came
to Sesto back in the 1930’s, they enjoyed unimaginable privileges.
The first ski instructor in the
valley was from Kärnten,
Austria, and obviously
everybody liked his
elegant skiing style,
without
knowing
that he would become world famous
later on. Heinrich
Harrer, the mountaineer, Himalaya explorer, best-selling author, and trusted friend
of the Dalai Lama, taught the
guests in Alta Pusteria back then
how to ski with style. The inhabitants of Sesto started to build the
first uphill transport systems that
were clearly very simple, compared
to those ones of today. Significant
improvements were made after the
war in the 1950’s with the first ski
lifts. The people from Sesto used
to be skiing pioneers, and the ski
instructors of the village would work
throughout Italy, from Friuli to the Aosta
valley.
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50 years of Croda Rossa
The family-friendly ski mountain
with sporting challenges
60 years of Baranci
A ski resort for children as well as for top athletes
The second mountain celebrating its anniversary is
only a couple of kilometres away from Croda Rossa.
Baranci is the nearby mountain of San Candido-Innichen, and the locals’ favourite one. You will find
the starting point directly at the edge of the village
with lifts and pistes of this family-friendly ski resort.
Snow-covered Northern slopes offer optimal conditions for winter sports fans. That is something people
already knew back in 1956 when the first chairlift of
the region at Baranci was built. At that time one ride
cost 150 old Liras. Two years later, a ski lift was added, and by 1970 also two more. In the 1980’s the
first snow-making machines were used. The Baranci developed into an extraordinarily popular ski area
with an attractive tobogganing track. The ski resort
was the location for several national and internatio-
nal sport competitions, among others the Snowboard
World Cup and the 2 nd FIS Snowboard World Championship in 1997. For six years now, it is the location
for the Ski Cross World Cup each year in December.
The demanding combination of two important qualities – family-friendly and sportive – is absolutely
granted at Baranci. Children are happy to discover
the exciting programme of the kids-ski-cross track
and the snow tubing trail.
charming theme park for children
emerged in the surroundings of the
top station. The reindeers, the huge
snowmen and snow castles have become a trade mark of Croda Rossa.
The cableway company wanted to set an
example: not some random snowmen, but
something absolutely special, something really big, said the then operating manager Rudi
Egarter. As a consequence, snowmen of up to
10 metres (32 ft) height towered the peak. Today they are still part and parcel of the entire
inventory. By means of snow cats, operated
by the experts of the cableway company, as
if by means of a magic wand, five or six giant snowmen appear within the winter scenery after only three days of work. In 2000
the new highlight was the 5 km (3 miles)
long tobogganing track from the top to the
valley station. With the steepest piste in
South Tyrol “Holzriese” Croda Rossa has
to offer something for demanding ski fans,
too. During times when that piste still could
not be groomed, it used to be a frightful mogul field. With the construction of the Signaue
lift between Croda Rossa and the road to the
Passo Monte Croce pass in 2007, the foundation
for the fusion of the skiing areas Monte Elmo and
Croda Rossa was laid, from which the latter would
particularly benefit. Today a generous skiing area with
93 km (57.7 miles) of pistes is available.
In the mid 1960’s finally skiers conquered the meadows
of Croda Rossa. On January 7 th 1966 the first ski lift
was officially opened. Already back then Croda Rossa offered some special attractions with its steep,
snow-covered Northern slopes and the easy pistes of
the upper part. At first, winter sports fans still had to
slope down about 80 m (262 ft) into the woods, as a
property owner refused transit permission. The Rifugio
Rudi Hütte hut and the Rifugio Prati di Croda Rossa-Rotwandwiesenhütte hut at the top station benefited
from the expanding ski area. In 1976 the Tre Cime Nature Park was declared natural, protected area. Therefore a further expansion of the ski area was not possible any more. The year 1990 is considered a milestone in history, when the modern cableway was built
transporting guests from Moso up to the top station,
comfortably and only in a few minutes. During the following years Croda Rossa developed into a ski resort
with character and strong profile. From 1997 onwards,
Croda Rossa became consistently family-friendly. A
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Georg Weindl
Author
The freelance journalist lives
in Chiemgau Bayern, Germany
and travels quite frequently through
South Tyrol for reports on
behalf of daily newspapers,
magazines as well as guidebooks.
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Shortly before the turn of the
century, the German photographer and artist from Munich Emil
Terschak and his wife Henriette
stopped in Cortina, on their way
back from Gardena-Gröden, to try
out the skiing skills on the slopes
of Cristallo and Tofana Emil had
acquired in Norway. They visited
the mountain world of Dobbiaco-Toblach in the surroundings
of Carbonin-Schluderbach, a fact
that led to big enthusiasm among
l o c a l i n h a b i t a n t s . Th e p a s t o r
however, was less delighted by
Mrs. Terschak’s downslopes as
the airstream would lift the lady’s
ankle length skirt. The members
of the Alpine association were
not that convinced either: once
started, it was not easy at all to
stop those diabolic boards! Anyway, the Tscherkas were the first
skiing pioneers in the Alta Pusteria valley – they were the ones
who also made the first locals approach the actual winter sports
activities.
At first however, military activities
dominated the use of skis – they
were perfectly suitable for patrolling on snow-covered and steep
terrains. Thus, it happened that
skis were used at the front line of
the Dolomites, too – on both sides
of the highly specialized units: by
the Tyrolean Landesschützen (Territorial Infantry) battalions, later by
the Kaiserschützen, and by the Italian Alpini. On other continents unaffected by war, the civil ski sport
flourished. International guests
boosted the development of skiing
in the dark years of the first postwar period. Nowadays skiing is
widely known and established – as
well as unapproachable as elitist
sports for most people. The very
first winter games took place, and
international committees celebrated the new winter trend.
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The first Olympic Winter Games
were held in Chamonix-sur-MontBlanc in 1924. For the first edition, the available disciplines
were the six main winter sports:
Nordic ski, bob, curling, ice skating and ice hockey as well as
military patrol. Precisely the latter was at the origin of today’s
supreme discipline – Alpine
skiing. Moreover, this was the
discipline, in which the athlete
Luis Prenn, originally from Sesto-Sexten, won the gold medal
at the Olympic Winter Games
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in
1936. Luis Prenn, being changed
into Luigi Perenni during Italian fascist time, was one of the
first South Tyrolean professional
ski athletes, as well as the first
South Tyrolean to win an Olympic
gold medal.
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The big success lead to a huge
boost of the local winter sports,
whereas during the pre-war period, since the end of the 1920’s,
the prevailing totalitarian ideologies and thus the fascism in
South Tyrol and Italy, had abused
sports activities for their own
power purposes. The first edition of the CaSTA, the Italian
Ski World Cup of the mountain
troops (Gebirgstruppen), which
existed since 1931, took place in
San Candido-Innichen in 1935.
The village has again been the
location of the Ski World Cup
since 1998 to date. Back then,
the ski pistes were “groomed” by
the athletes themselves, no lifts
available anyway. That involved
hiking uphill first and skiing
downhill on the same “self-made”
track. An absolute passion for
skiing was certainly necessary
in order to practise this kind of
sport during pioneer times.
Passion used to be the drive as
well for those who manufactured
the skis at the carpentry Viertler
in Dobbiaco between the 1930’s
and 1950’s, converting those
years into their best ones, even
if the original reason for their
work had been pure despair.
During the years after the global
economic crisis in 1929, commissions for carpentry had suddenly stopped, and insolvency
was alarmingly close. The Viertler family however, did not surrender, and was smart enough
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to switch to the production of
a niche product: skis! After having obtained some promotional
awards at exhibitions and trade
fairs, the series production of
popular skis for private clients
as well as for the state followed,
the latter purchasing the skis for
its skiing units of the army. The
business flourished for a while
until the ski producer giants with
their superpower and rise of
new materials completely stroke
down the Viertler business and
its local ski production.
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There was another initiative regarding winter sports over here
however, also at other levels.
After the chaos of World War
I I in 1948, the first uphill transportation system in Alta Pusteria
was built. The first chairlift in this
area lead from Dobbiaco up to
the Monte Rota-Ratsberg. An old
Balilla car engine moved the steel
rope upwards, huge wooden pillars held the entire plant. With
lots of improvisation, enthusiasm
and diligence, some bright-eyed
people from Dobbiaco had built a
more than modern seeming winter
leisure business out of nowhere.
The very first chairlift had been
built in 1936 in the Sun Valley in
the USA, and the first comparable
lift in Italy had started operating
only in 1946. Shortly afterward
the first plant the Lachwiesenlift
was built, and some years later
the Rienzlift. People from San
Candido did not want to rank
behind, and had their construction of the first uphill transportation system as well in 1948 at
the Sonnenhang slope, where a
winch pulling up a sledge could
carry 15 people per ride. Some
years later, in 1956, inspired by
the Olympic Winter Games in
the nearby located town Cortina
d’Ampezzo, some leading hotel
owners initiated the construction
of the Baranci lift.
At the same time, the foundation
of the winter sports association
WSV Innichen took place, being
the promotion of young talents in
the diverse winter sports disciplines, with the focus on skiing,
the main objective. Sesto founded its winter sports association,
too: In 1952 on September 21 st
at the inn Gasthaus Post the winter sports association WSV Sexten was formed in the presence
of the mayor Peter Pfeifhofer and
the pastor Josef Obergasser.
It is noteworthy to mention that
among its 74 founding members
not only many young, active ski
athletes but also several older
promoters, who did not have anything to do with winter sports,
were to be found.
Hence, during the difficult and
austere but enthusiastic years
of both post-war periods, thanks
to lots of diligence and perse-
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verance the cornerstone for an
indispensable pillar of today’s
tourism business was laid. The
fact that in this context the local
amateur and professional winter
sports experienced a major boost
as well, is due to the entrepreneurial vision and thirst for action
for the winter sports business of
our pioneers.
Mag. Curti Covi
Author
MA Curti Covi, resident in San Candido/Innichen,
historian and political scientist. In addition to diverse
fields of activity in the consulting and research
area he develops tourism development strategies
from the point of view of local history and culture
for the area of South Tyrol.
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Alois Prenn (Luis) from San
Candido-Innichen has been
operating in the alpine ski circus for more than 30 years.
Working as a coach, the ski
pistes everywhere in the world
are his home. However, ‘home
sweet home’ is something he
only says while returning to
the Alta Pusteria valley.
LUIS PRENN
A catalyst for top sports
performances
His enthusiasm for the ski sport
is not just a coincidence: his father Johann Prenn successfully
participated at several Nordic
ski competitions running under
the Italian name "Giovanni Perenni" during fascist times. Even
more successful was his uncle
and namesake Alois Prenn who
won Olympic gold with his team
running for the "Militärpatrouillen-Lauf" (military patrol competition), the forerunner of today’s
biathlon, in 1936 at the Olympic Winter games in Garmisch
Partenkirchen as Italian officer
and sportsman "Luigi Perenni".
Luis himself was active until
Luis Prenn with Olympic champion Dominique Gisin
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1981 in the Italian military sports
group, and later for some years
within the professional ski circus. In 1984 he changed sides,
from being an athlete to being a
coach. "In order to pass on the
great passion for ski sports and
the experience gathered over the
years" – with this brief explanation he concisely described his
career choice. Since then he has
been involved as skiing coach
and technical manager for diverse European ski associations.
In Italy, Spain, Germany, Sweden
and finally in Switzerland he has
been the first contact person
for many male and female ski
athletes. He was raised in Sesto-Sexten and lives today in San
Candido together with his wife
and his two adult children. Over
the years, he could gain lots of
experience in different areas. At
first, he familiarized with junior
and European Cup groups, then
he travelled with World Cup athletes, and male and female teams
fully trusted his expertise.
Before joining the Swiss national
team, Luis celebrated great successful moments with the Italian
female team, including also several South Tyrolean athletes as
Denise Karbon, Manuela Mölgg
and Karen Putzer. The Worldcup
athletes Patrick Holzer and Kurt
Sulzenbacher from the Alta Pusteria valley had also been under
his wing for some time. "When
your own athletes achieve great
results, you live some impressive
moments, in particular with Patrick
and Kurt, they just remain vivid in
your memory." Despite the many
successful achievements, Prenn
has always been a humble person. No unique event, but "many
beautiful and important events"
delineate his career: "It was very
important and pleasant to work
together with great coaches, as
for example with Franz Gamper.
I was also lucky to get to know
Hermann Nogler very well; he always used to give me good advice." With that Prenn highlights
the importance of teamwork also
on the ski pistes.
Being a coach is not just a job
like any other. There are no regular working hours, no to-do-lists,
time tables, best performances of
the year or lactate values, which
could serve the purpose of structuring training sessions. Each
race, each competition reshuffles
the cards, within a few minutes
and seconds all the skills have to
be summed up, in order to get a
place on the podium. When the
technical part like piste grooming and course tracking are done,
only then the actual coaching job
begins. The relationship between
coach and athlete is very important: "Coach and athlete need a
common understanding in order
to pull together and act in concert. A 100% commitment from
both sides is necessary, and for
that the interpersonal feeling has
to match.", reveals Luis speaking
about the functioning of a good
team. This is not an activity that
can be learned there and then.
This kind of sport is too complex. Maximum performances are
only possible when in addition to
physical and psychological conditions also material and external
conditions (i.e. piste and weather) are right. A successful
coach copes with all of these
variables, handles them and
knows very well how to deal with
each athlete in order to express
his/her skills the best way possible. Only with an extraordinary
power of observation a coach is
able to find room for improvement at World Cup level.
This challenging task Prenn has
to face every day, and all the more
he enjoys his limited free time. "I
feel at ease in the Alta Pusteria
valley and try to spend each available minute with my family", he
admits with a melancholy-tinged
voice. He is not home very often.
Luis spends his (European) summers in the Argentinean winter in
Ushuaia, in the Southern corner
of South America, should there
be good training conditions. For
many years the traditional World
Cup opening in Sölden, Austria,
has been scheduled at the end of
October. Later in winter he travels across Europe with side
trips to America and Asia. Each
year - again.
If his protégés participate at
the World Cup competitions in
Cortina or Lienz, they enjoy the
training possibilities in Alta Pusteria at the Baranci ski resort,
the Passo Monte Croce and the
"Trenkerlift" in the skiing area
Rienza in Dobbiaco. "The lift
has a fast circulation, and we
are able to carry out our training
sessions in a short time", that is
how Luis appreciates the piste
with the ideal slope inclination
for the technical disciplines slalom and giant slalom. Important
names as overall World Cup winners Tina Maze, Anna Fenninger,
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Maria Riesch, the Italian stars
Christoph Innerhofer, Johanna
Schnarf and Elena Fanchini, as
well a the Swiss female national
team with Dominique Gisin, Lara
Gut and Fränzi Aufdenblatten
stop in the Alta Pusteria valley.
These are only some of the top
athletes you might be able to
see at the Trenkerlift. At the end
of December 2015 the Austrian
female team is scheduled for its
training sessions. In two years a
new lift construction is planned.
The lift is quite well attended,
and in addition to the World Cup
athletes also the junior racers of
the local skiing clubs and training centres use the slope with
the intention to imitate the stars.
Hopefully we will soon follow a
ski racer from the Alta Pusteria
on our screens. We will, however, not see Luis Prenn, who is
always present at each race, but
hardly ever visible. He always remains in the background, as catalysts usually do.
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Martina Pfeifhofer
Author
She is from Sesto and has made her own
profession following her enthusiasm for
anything linked to sports and mobility. She
has got a sport science degree of Innsbruck
University, Austria. The Alta Pusteria valley
is her ideal place in winter as well as in
summer in order to dedicate as much time
as possible to outdoor sports activities.
Photo: N. Eisele Hein
S k i
T o u r i n g
Enjoying nature quietly
Ski touring – actually the original form of
skiing – has long been a marginalized sport.
Some years ago, the mountaineering on
skis experienced a strong boom and has
now become an absolute trend thanks to
the development of technical and fashionable equipment.
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Photo: F. Oddoux
The principle of touring skis is
very old: in order not to drown in
the snow and more during hunting, in prehistoric times people
had already tried to enlarge the
contact area of their feet. That
is how snow shoes and finally
skis have been created. Covered with animals’ fur, this
used to be a simple and ideal
combination in order to move
forward more quickly, and therefore to be able to survive. Over
time, skis have been developed
from an important object of utility to a sports gear. Nowadays,
an entire economic sector depends heavily on that.
When Fridtjof Nansen crossed
Greenland on skis in 6 weeks
back in 1877, he probably could
not imagine the big boom ski
touring would once experience
in the future. Inspired by Nansen,
the Austrian Mathias Zdarsky invented a steel binding (the “Lilienfelder Stahlsohlenbindung”),
the precursor of today’s ski touring binding. Thus the foundations of the development of skiing had been laid. In the course
of modern skiing, ski touring has
long been hidden in the shade.
The vast majority of skiers was
committed to alpine skiing by
using lifts and groomed ski pistes. Only a few individualists
traced their own tracks through
immaculate slopes, a fact that
has changed over the past years.
Individualisation of society, longging for deceleration and relax,
experiences in nature, and challenging physical activities attract
more and more people to go ski
touring in the mountains.
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regional happenings. The local
mountain guides certainly have this
knowledge, and organize tours in
a way that safety and experience
of nature are granted. In case you
want to improve the technique of
ski touring descents, it is possible to take skiing lessons or private courses with experts. There
is nothing more frustrating after a
successful ascent and an enjoyable
rest on the peak, to discover that
the descent is going to be a test of
courage and physical fitness due to
insufficient skiing techniques. The
motto is therefore good preparation, and having experts your side.
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The Alta Pusteria mountains offer a huge selection of ski touring
routes. In the South, the valleys of
the Dolomites are adjacent to one
another. On the Northern side of
the valley, tours on the mountains
towering the villages offer a wide
range of ascents and descents.
Starting from simple routes of half
a day to difficult tours lasting several days – everything is possible
given favourable conditions. Those
who have once traced their own
tracks on a freshly snow-covered
slope, surely wish to get more of it.
Martina Pfeifhofer
Author
Photo: Skiraid
Photo: N. Eisele Hein
What is the appeal of this kind
of sport? A wonderful feeling of
peace and silence, unspoiled landscapes, and freedom. Of course all
this does not come for free. Proper physical fitness is an absolute
prerequisite to enjoy the beauty of
the landscape. The techniques of
the ascent on skis is also something you need to learn as well
as advanced skiing techniques to
be able to descent in open mountain areas and to slope down to
the valley, if not without any falls
however, at least accident-free.
In addition to technical and physical skills, the right technical gear
and clothing, detailed knowledge
about structures of snow cover,
experience with wind and weather conditions, and a precise tour
planning considering the current
avalanche bulletin are necessary.
Therefore ski touring seems to be
a little science itself.
Fortunately not every holiday guest
who would like to give this fascinating sport a try, needs to acquire
all the knowledge. And it would
not be possible, as many things
are connected to experience and
Speaking of getting more of it:
The ski touring race “Drei Zinnen
Ski Raid” celebrates its 20th edition in spring 2016. The commemorative race, initiated by the
mountain rescue service of Sesto
in Memoriam of Roland, Michael
and Markus, has become a race
acknowledged by the Italian Ski
Federation over the years. The
ascent trail leads from the Val Fiscalina-Fischleintal valley through
the Val Fiscalina alta-Bacherntal
valley to the Pian di Cengia-Büllelejoch pass and over the Laghi
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dei Piani-Bödenseen lakes in front
of the Three Peaks to the Sasso
di Sesto-Sextner Stein. From there
the wild descent through the Val
Sassovecchio-Altensteinertal valley leads to the destination at the
Rifugio Fondovalle-Talschlusshütte
hut. For participants as well as for
viewers the 13.8 km (8.5 miles)
long route with an ascent of 1,500
m (4,921 ft), a descent in one
piece of 1,000 m (3,280 miles),
and a spectacular view offers
everything a ski mountaineering
heart would desire.
Dolomiti Nordicski and its 10 th anniversary – The connection of the most beautiful tracks in the Dolomites,
converting the area into a cross-country skiing carousel, has been proved to be very successful. About
1,300 km of cross-country skiing trails in an area
of twelve regions, the highest quality standards, family-friendly offers, and premium class sports competitions emphasize the uniqueness of the Dolomiti
Nordicski area.
This is a completely new feeling of cross-country skiing,
and it thoroughly clears out the sports cliché of monotony
along the tracks. Starting from Osttirol in Austria, the trip on
cross-country skis leads to the Alta Pusteria area in South
Tyrol on the most beautiful routes, passing by San Candido-Innichen carrying on to Sesto-Sexten into the romantic
Val Fiscalina-Fischleintal valley, and continues to Dobbiaco-Toblach through the idyllic Val di Landro-Höhlensteintal
valley with its picturesque Lago di Dobbiaco-Toblacher See
lake and a truly stunning view of the Three Peaks. The end
of the trail, Cortina d’Ampezzo with the Monte Cristallo and
Tofana massifs, is absolutely spectacular, too. A one-weektrip on cross-country skis on marvellous trails through the
famous valleys of the Dolomites. This extraordinary experience is powered by Dolomiti Nordicski.
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Photo: T. Gruener
larg e st
c r oss-cou n tr y
s k i ing a re a ,
th e mo st be a u tifu l
t r a cks
The
Photo: H. Wisthaler
Photo: T. Gruener
Europe’s largest cross-country skiing carousel
is made of twelve regions in the Dolomites with
more than 1,300 km of groomed tracks. The crossboarder connection offers a unique variety of
cross-country skiing possibilities in South Tyrol,
Veneto, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia (Northern Italy), and
Osttirol (Austria). These are the twelve fantastic
areas: Alta Pusteria, with its 200 km of tracks, Alta
Badia, Anterselva-Antholzertal, Valle di Casies/
Gsieser Tal-Monguelfo/Welsberg-Tesido/Taisten,
Alpe di Siusi-Seiser Alm, Gardena-Gröden, Valle Aurina-Tauferer Ahrntal, S. Vigilio-St. Vigil in
Marebbe-Enneberg in the province of South Tyrol,
Comelico Sappada, Cortina d`Ampezzo, Auronzo-Misurina-Lorenzago, Forni di Sopra in the regions of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia and Veneto as well
as the tracks around Sillian and Obertilliach in
Osttirol, Austria.
A fascinating world for cross-country fans with loads
of attractions and specialties, the famous tracks and
championship trails Dobbiaco and Anterselva, enchanting secret spots in lonely valleys, and high plateaus that offer absolutely stunning views, as for
example the Prato Piazza-Plätzwiese in the Valle
di Braies-Pragser Tal valley. However, the Dolomiti
Nordicski does not only present an extraordinary
variety of possibilities, it is also unique in terms
of quality. The cross-country skiing tracks are
groomed daily and offer guaranteed snow conditions from December onwards, thanks to targeted
snowmaking processes. Prices for single, weekly
or seasonal tickets are standardized in the entire
carousel. Moreover, the Dolomiti Nordicski is proud
to be particularly family-friendly: children up to the
age of 14 go for free. Demanding cross-country
skiers enjoy the idea of using just one ticket offer-
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uary 22 nd : Moonlight Classic race on the Alpe di
Siusi, and January 23 rd -24 th : Dolomitenlauf in Osttirol, Austria.
The way to the best and most beautiful
cross-country skiing experience is simple! The
G PS data to each route are available for downloading. Moreover, for your optimal well-being
before and after your sports activities is being
taken good care of by the host of the cooperation group Dolomiti Nordicski Hospitality. Most
people in this team are definitely enthusiastic
cross-country skiers themselves and surely know
very well their guests’ needs. All the hosting
businesses offer specific quality services tailored for cross-country skiers.
ing a wide range of possibilities to choose from.
Thanks to the great connection of diverse areas,
very different routes from one area to the other can
be easily chosen. Everyone can tailor his/her own
tour within the Dolomiti Nordicski area.
Not only amateur skiers, also several top athletes
appreciate the high quality and the advantages of
the Dolomiti Nordicski area. For several years now,
these tracks are the arena of premium class championships, a fact that can be confirmed by having
a glance at the list of events scheduled for this
winter:
December 19 th and 20 th : Cross-Country World
Cup in Dobbiaco, January 8 th : Tour de Ski in
Dobbiaco, February 13 th -14 th : Cross Country
Ski Race Dobbiaco-Cortina, January 9 th : Pustertaler Ski-Marathon Alta Pusteria, January
21 st -24 th : Biathlon World Cup in Anterselva, Jan-
Georg Weindl
Author
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Sun, snow
and a
fantastic view
A winter “hike&fly” tour to the Rifugio
Bonner-Bonnerhütte hut (2,340 m/7,677 ft)
a n d t o t h e C o r n o d i F a n a - To b l a c h e r
Pfannhorn peak (2,663 m/8,736 ft)
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“Hike and fly“ – what is that?
Some people will certainly ask
themselves this question. Well,
someone will probably guess that
it involves the combination of hiking and flying, so to say, the alpine
way of paragliding. It is basically
the original way of paragliding, as
mountaineers had made the first
attempt to use parachutes for their
descent from the mountain peaks
already in the 1980’s. The results
back then however, were quite disenchanting, both the insufficient
performance of the parachute as
well as the excessive weight and
volume did not allow a widespread
use for alpine purposes. However,
the development has not stopped
since then and today, about thirty
years later, there are entirely light
equipments consisting of parachute, harness and rescue gear
with a total weight starting from 5
kg. In addition they have very good
performance data and therefore,
given appropriate training, their
application among mountaineers is
more and more worth it. And there
is something you should know: it
is not necessary to be a paragliding expert to experience a ride. Especially for non autonomous flying
hikers and mountaineers participating in guided hike&fly tours can be
an extraordinary experience. After
the ascent, be ready to float down
to the valley on a tandem flight, i.e.,
as a passenger together with experienced pilots and alpinists.
These tours are absolutely appealing in winter time. The white landscape creates new starting points,
bumps are levelled, stones covered, and we are able to find new
starting points which would be impossible to consider in summer.
Moreover during the cold season,
flights are generally calmer, as
the thermal conditions are either
completely missing or quite weak.
Thanks to the clear winter air the
view from the top is absolutely fantastic.
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Wilfried Blaas
Author
A passionate paraglider himself
In addition to the flight gear,
the following equipment is
recommended:
- Avalanche transceiver
- Avalanche probe and shovel
- Snowshoes
Pictures:
Tandemfly and Wilfried Blaas
www.tandemfly.eu
The Alta Pusteria valley seems
designed precisely for these
kind of adventures: enchanting,
white landscapes like in the fairy
tales, and mountains and huts
easily reachable also in winter
time. An especially wonderful
tour absolutely dear to my heart,
for its beauty and stunning panorama, is the tour to the Rifugio Bonner hut or to the Corno
di Fana peak. The starting point
is the hamlet Candelle-Kandellen
(1,600 m/5,249 ft), above Dobbiaco-Toblach. The safest way in
winter is the one from Dobbiaco
along the forest road (no. 25) up
to the Rifugio Bonner, reachable
in about 2.5 hours. From December 26 th 2015 until February 28 th
2016 the hut is open, and is thus
the ideal base. Once up there,
the stunning view includes Croda Rossa-Rotwand and the Dolomiti di Sesto, the Three Peaks,
Civetta, Gruppo delle Odle-Geislerspitzen, until the Ortles-Ortler
and the Alpi Venoste-Ötztaler
Alpen. Already at the hut there
are ideal starting chances with
the parachute in direction Southeast, and a smooth flight of 750
m (2,460 ft) down to the starting
point at Candelle can be made.
Should you still be fit enough
once reached the hut, and given
the right conditions with regards
to wind and avalanche situation,
it is possible to proceed with
the tour uphill to the Corno di
Fana peak. For the 300 m (984
ft) of elevation gain another hour
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should be calculated. However,
the magnificent view from the
Corno di Fana peak will certainly
make you forget all the effort. The
flight usually takes you down to
Dobbiaco that can be reached in
about 15-20 min. You can be sure
that a flight like that with a top
view of mountain slopes, forests,
meadows and villages is going to
create awesome memories that
last forever.
Quite often it is possible to walk
up to the Rifugio Bonner without
snowshoes. It is advisable to get
the necessary information with
regards to the local avalanche
conditions beforehand (for example at www.provinz.bz.it/lawinen,
information available in German
and Italian)
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The battlefront of the Dolomites
Mag. Curti Covi
Author
MA Curti Covi, resident in
San Candido/Innichen, historian
and political scientist. In addition to diverse fields of activity
in the consulting and research
area he develops tourism development strategies from the
point of view of local history
and culture for the area of
South Tyrol.
Barely a year later, on May 23 rd
1915, Italy also joined the war
against Austria-Hungary. The then
crown land Tyrol was part and parcel of the Danube Monarchy, and war
against Italy suddenly began in our
valleys, too. As far as our region is
concerned, it is actually 2015 considered the year to mark the anniversary of the Great War.
The reasons for Italy’s entry into the
war were to be found in the idea of
bringing all the areas of Italian inhabitants together under one Italian
kingdom – the motto of the war supporters back then was “Trento e Tri-
este!” – two cities and provinces still
dominated by the Danube Monarchy.
Italy’s irredentist movement achieved
its goal: the multinational state of
the time-honoured Danube Monarchy collided with Italy’s more modern
idea of the nation state.
By the time of Italy’s declaration of
war, the regular units of the k.u.k.
(kaiserlich und königlich) Imperial
and Royal army were located at the
Eastern front fighting a difficult defensive battle. Therefore the border
was simply guarded by police and
border guard units. Fortresses built
for protective purposes in the Sesto
valley as well as in the Val di Landro
valley in the 1880’s were quite obsolete, they offered, however, a certain deterrent potential. In order to
be able to man the existing frontline
at all, in mid May a call for the last
enrolment of the Standschützen (rifle
companies) had already been made
– the very young men aged between
16 and 18 as well as the older age
group 40+.
The summer of 1915 was marked by a great
number of bloody battles at the front line of the
Dolomites. Italian troop attacks held back by
the fire of the k.u.k. defenders in very difficult
terrains at the Monte Rosso-Roteck (2,390
m/7,841 ft) and Monte Covolo-Seikofel
(1,908 m/6,259 ft) in the Dolomiti di Sesto
as well as the battles on the plateau of the
Three Peaks (2,500 m/8,202 ft), at the Monte Piano and at the Cristallo massif (up to
3,221 m/10,567 ft) – just to mention a few.
An attack by the k.u.k. at the Monte Paterno-Paternkofel (2,744 m/9,002 ft) on July
28 th 1915 caused one of the most famous
victims of those months: under never fully
clarified circumstances the famous alpine
pioneer, mountain guide and hut owner
Sepp Innerkofler died at the age of 50.
After the large-scale-attacks in 1915,
the following years no major attacks
took place. However, raiding patrol undertakings and little attacks as well as
battles for single peaks and positions
would carry on. Most of them took
place during summer season, as early onsets of winter in the mountains
and late snow melting in spring made
active battle fights generally impossible. In summer 1915 the main district of Sesto (San Vito-Sankt Veit)
was hit by a merciless bomb attack,
and completely destroyed.
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Last year marked the 100 th anniversary of the beginning of World War
I. It had started on July 28 th 1914
upon the declaration of war by the
Austrian-Hungarian Empire to Serbia. As a consequence, the existing
mechanism of different alliances
had caused a chain-reaction precipitating almost every European
country into the war.
Summer 1915
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The Val Pusteria valley and the war 1914-1918
TAP research, vol. 2
Haymon Verlag, Innsbruck-Vienna 2014.
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Permanent exhibitions on this subject
One of the main battlefront lines in our
are to be found in summer season in
area was at the Monte Piano (2,324
the primary school of Sesto as well as
m/7,624 ft). The flat-shaped mountain
at the Drei Zinnen Nature park visitor
held by k.u.k. troops on one side and
centre of Dobbiaco. An artistic-historiby Italian units on the other, used to be
the arena of violent battles as well as
cal exhibition about life (and death) in
of continuous mutual armed attacks;
the villages in the nearby hinterland of
some trenches were separated just by
the battlefront line was held in the presome metres from one another. The
mises of the monastery museum of the
emplacements carved into the rock are
old Franciscan monastery in San Candiin very good conditions today, thanks
do from the end of July until the end of
to the fact that Austrian colonel WalAugust 2015.
ter Schaumann established a unique
outdoor museum at the beginning
of the 1980’s with his association
“Dolomitenfreunde”. It is accessible
for free in the summer season.
A similar open-air museum is located in Sesto around the Croda
Rossa (2,965 m/ 9,727 ft) at the
area of the Forcella Undici-Elferscharte (2,520 m/8267 ft)
and the Anderter Alpe (2,200
m/7217 ft). The association Bellum Aquilarium (www.bellumaquilarium.it) organises guided
tours in German and Italian on
a regular basis. One of the old
k.u.k. fortresses is located at
the Prato Piazza-Plätzwiese
and has been restored by its
Th e vi lla ge
of Se st o de
owner Reinhold Prugger.
P ic tu
st ro ye
Let’s go to the sauna!
Sweat it all
out and be happy!
As soon as winter is approaching,
going to the sauna starts to get
very attractive again. What else
can be more relaxing than sitting
in a hot, sometimes steamy place,
deeply sweating, while sub-zero
temperatures freeze the world
outside? Over the past years, the
sauna culture has experienced a
major boom, and many fans have
discovered the sweating-experience, with more or less 90°C
(194°F), also in case of warm
outdoor temperatures. Good for
them, considering that going
to the sauna on a regular basis leads to physical and mental
wellbeing – this is the prevailing
opinion. This hype was noticed by
the accommodation business as
well, which adjusted accordingly.
The times of a few square feet of
Finnish sauna for hotel guests are
over. Now we talk about bio-sauna, Roman steam bath, aromatic
bath, infrared rooms… the selection is certainly fantastic, and
several hotels are equipped with
truly amazing wellness-areas.
However, public structures offer
quite some interesting things,
too. The “Acquafun Erlebnisbad”
in San Candido-Innichen, for example, promotes alpine wellness
dreams, and an infusion made by
a qualified sauna world champion
can become a seriously impressive experience! So what are the
benefits of sauna at the end of
the day?
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The important thing, though, is to do sauna the
right way. Ideally – not for the extreme visitors
– the sauna sessions are three. Before the first
session, having a shower and getting dry using
a towel is necessary, as a dry skin sweats more
easily than a wet skin. The sauna session is followed by a cooling phase. In order to treat the
circulatory system with care prepare the heart
slowly for the cold, best start with feet, then
proceed with legs, hands, arms, and finally the
body cooling down with cold (!!!) water. The
most effective way is a short cooling-off in the
pool, if you are courageous enough. Afterwards
the body needs some time to relax in order to
recover, at least as long as the sauna session itself. During this phase the body should possibly
not cool down too much, i.e., take a bathrobe or
a blanket with you. After the relaxing phase, it
all starts over again. It is not advisable to start
the sauna procedure with a full nor with an emp-
First of all, it offers an ideal way to prevent annoying
colds in the winter season. Caution! Sauna does not
cure colds, i.e., who already has a cold should avoid
the sauna. The trick lies in its prevention. Those
who sweat on a regular basis, strengthen their immune system and do not fall ill very often. Generally
speaking, it can be said that going to the sauna on
a regular basis certainly does have positive effects
on the entire body. The metabolism is stimulated, the
immune system strengthened, hearth and circulatory
system trained. Going to the sauna puts you in a
good mood, lowers irritability, heals sleeping disorders, and headaches. Moreover, sweating has proven its effectiveness in flushing out toxins and disease. The fact that the sauna is also good for weight
loss, I am afraid, is just an old wives’ tale. The body
loses lots of liquids, but the loss is balanced out with
the first fluid intake. In any case, sauna is excellent
for skin cleansing: purifying effects, the blood circulation rises, and the metabolism of the skin works
twice as fast as normally, which means getting a rosy
and tight skin as a result.
ty stomach. It is important to refrain from eating
between the single sessions, and possibly from
drinking, too, as it inhibits the detoxifying effect.
After the last session it is recommended to drink
at least one litre of water in order to balance the
loss of liquids.
We have heard that sauna is absolutely good for
one’s health, however this is obviously not the
case for people with non compatible health problems or diseases as high blood pressure, heart
problems, pulmonary or skin diseases. In case of
doubts, a preventive consultation with the doctor
is absolutely recommended.
Ready to give it a try?
“Happy sweating”!
Judith Steinmair
*an acknowledged sauna fan
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Toblach
Dobbiaco
Innichen
San Candido
Heinfels
enjoy
Lienz
15 min. from Dobbiaco
Panzendorf 196 – 9919 Heinfels – Austria
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shop
Photo: H. Rier
Summer
in the Alt a Pus teria va lley
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Photo: T. Grüner
Credits
Editor:
Alta Pusteria Tourist Board
Editor in charge:
Michael Wachtler
Grafics und Layout:
Werbeagentur Rotwild (Brixen) – www.rotwild.it
Editorial office & coordination:
Alta Pusteria Tourist Board /
Stefanie Pfeifhofer / Patrizia Hörmann
Texting:
Opening hours:
Lake Braies
Dieter Wurmböck, Judith Steinmair, Georg Weindl,
Mo - Fr
Curti Covi, Martina Pfeifhofer, Wilfried Blaas
BRAIES
Translations:
Saturday
Kerstin Pramstaller
Cover:
600 m after the entrance
to Braies Valley, turn right
and follow the street for
another 400 m.
J. Rushfort
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DOBBIACO
Alta Pusteria Tourist Board /
Stefanie Pfeifhofer / Patrizia Hörmann
Opening hours 01. July - 25. September:
Bikeway
Villabassa
Monguelfo
08:00 - 12:00
13:00 - 18:00
09:00 - 12:30
13:30 - 18:00
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Printing:
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