Südtirol Skiarena 2026/27: 18 resorts, 555.7 km of pistes and a ski pass valid all year

The Ortler Skiarena name was in use for almost half a century. Once Ratschings-Jaufen, Klausberg and Speikboden joined, however, it no longer matched the association's reach, because the Ortler massif lies on its western edge. The new brand was officially presented on 12 August 2026 in Reinswald, in the Val Sarentino. Presale started the same day.

Which resorts belong to Südtirol Skiarena?

The association stretches from the western edge of South Tyrol to the Valle Aurina in the east. Two resorts lie outside Italy: Nauders in Austria and Minschuns in the Swiss Val Müstair. According to the operator, that adds up to 18 resorts, 118 cable cars and lifts, 555.7 km of pistes and 98 mountain huts. The highest point, at 3,250 m, is in Sulden.

Südtirol Skiarena is made up of Meran 2000, Nauders am Reschenpass, Schöneben, Watles, Sulden am Ortler, Trafoi am Ortler, Minschuns, Alpin Arena Schnals in Maso Corto, Schwemmalm, Pfelders, Vigiljoch, Rittner Horn, Reinswald, Rosskopf, Ladurns, Ratschings-Jaufen, Klausberg and Speikboden.

The range of sizes is huge. Nauders has 75 km of pistes, Schöneben 65 km, Sulden 44 km, Speikboden 43.5 km, Klausberg 41.5 km, Meran 2000 40 km and Ratschings-Jaufen 28 km. Alongside them are small family areas such as Watles, Pfelders and Ladurns (18 km each), and real miniatures such as Vigiljoch above Lana. The resorts are not linked to one another. Südtirol Skiarena is a shared ski pass system for independent resorts, and you have to drive between them.

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Südtirol Skiarena is not Dolomiti Superski

These are two separate systems. Dolomiti Superski covers Kronplatz, Val Gardena, Alta Badia, Tre Cime, Seiser Alm and Val di Fassa, among others. Südtirol Skiarena mainly brings together the South Tyrolean resorts that remained outside Dolomiti Superski, plus Nauders and Minschuns.

That is why taking in Ratschings-Jaufen and two resorts from the Valle Aurina, Klausberg and Speikboden, matters so much. Ortler Skiarena was an association of the western part of the region. The current system extends from the Val Venosta through the Merano and Bolzano area and the Wipptal all the way to the Valle Aurina. In industry commentary Südtirol Skiarena is sometimes called the "little brother" of Dolomiti Superski, and the description fits. The operator aims its offer above all at local residents and at guests who come back several times a year.

A year-round card instead of a classic season pass

The biggest change concerns the season pass. The Südtirol Skipass 2027 is valid from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027, regardless of the purchase date. The winter season pass in its previous form no longer exists. Nor is there a cheaper winter-only version.

In winter the card works without limits on all operating cable cars and lifts during their opening hours. In summer the rules are different: you can ride each operating lift up and down once a day. That is enough for hiking, but not for a bike park. Not all resorts operate in summer anyway. Trafoi and Minschuns are missing from the operator's summer calendar.

Südtirol Skiarena prices 2026/27: the annual card

Presale runs until 30 November 2026, with prices 15% below the regular rates.

Source: suedtirolskiarena.com, as of 26 September 2026.

A pass for a dog is a rarity in Alpine price lists. Partner resorts also sell one-day tickets for dogs. The operator also has a separate Inclusive rate for people with disabilities. The association's online shop gives the price of the annual card at that rate.

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Südtirol Skipass Holiday: a pass for 3 to 6 days

For guests coming for a single stay there is the Südtirol Skipass 2027 Holiday for 3, 4, 5 or 6 days. It works at the same resorts as the annual card. Longer passes are not available, so for a stay of more than a week you have to buy extra tickets locally or choose the annual card.

The price list has three tiers: TOP, Premium and Standard. The published PDF has no calendar assigning dates to each tier. The calculator on the operator's website does not show one yet either, so before buying you need to check the rate for your specific dates in the sales system.

TOP tier

Premium tier

Standard tier

Source: official Südtirol Skipass 2027 Holiday price list (PDF), as of 26 September 2026.

One entry in this price list does not fit the rest. Youth passes are cheaper in the Premium tier than in Standard, even though Premium is more expensive in every other category. That is what the official document says, and that is how we give the figures. Anyone buying a youth pass should check the amount in the sales system, as this may be an error in the PDF.

Holiday passes also have an Inclusive rate for people with disabilities. An adult pays €210 to €371 at that rate in the TOP tier, €189 to €333 in Premium and €173 to €304 in Standard, depending on the number of days.

Is the Südtirol Skiarena annual card worth it?

The sums are simple. Six days in the TOP tier cost an adult €390, while the annual card costs €599 in presale. The difference is €209. Anyone who comes for a week twice in a season will clearly pay less with the annual card, and gets the summer lifts included as well.

The second benchmark is one-day tickets. Last season a day in Sulden or the Val Senales cost an adult about €60. At those rates the annual card pays for itself after roughly ten days of skiing. For someone who skis on the glacier in autumn and spring and comes back to the region in winter, that threshold is easy to pass.

Compared with Dolomiti Superski, this pass is cheap. Six days in peak season there cost €453 this winter, which is €63 more than in the Südtirol Skiarena TOP tier. The catch is that for that difference you get hundreds of kilometres of linked pistes rather than 18 separate resorts. On a week's trip you will realistically visit three or four of them.

For the record, here is last year's price list. A six-day Ortler Skiarena pass cost an adult €357 in the 2025/26 season. The new Standard tier is cheaper, and TOP is €33 more expensive, but it covers three new resorts.

Terms you need to know before buying

The Südtirol Skipass is non-refundable. From October 2026 you will be able to buy cancellation insurance for €15 at the ticket offices via a QR code. Lift closures due to weather or breakdowns do not, as a rule, entitle you to compensation.

Parking is not included in the price; each resort sets its own rules. A replacement for a lost or forgotten pass costs €10. The penalties for lending your pass to someone else are high: €500 for the annual card and €300 for the Holiday pass, plus a 14-day block. Holders of Ortler Skiarena cards from the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons get €2 back for returning the old card when buying a new one.

A long season, but the card starts on 1 November

Two glaciers stretch the season considerably. Sulden plans its winter from 24 October 2026 to 2 May 2027. In the association's calendar, the winter period at Alpin Arena Schnals runs from 1 November 2026 to 9 May 2027.

The resort's opening date, however, is not the same as the date from which the pass is valid. The Südtirol Skipass 2027 applies from 1 November, so in Sulden you ski on a local ticket for the first week of the season. The same goes for Maso Corto. On the Hochjochferner glacier training started back on 19 September, but the shared card will cover this area only from November.

Most of the other resorts open in late November or early December. Meran 2000 opens on 27 November. Klausberg, Speikboden, Ratschings-Jaufen, Reinswald and Rosskopf open on 4 December, with Schöneben, Watles, Pfelders, Rittner Horn, Schwemmalm and Ladurns a day later. Nauders starts on 11 December, and Vigiljoch not until 25 December. Dates may change depending on snow conditions.

How to plan a trip with Südtirol Skiarena

Südtirol Skiarena is not one big linked ski area. Its 555.7 km of pistes are spread across the whole province, and driving between the resorts at either end takes several hours. The pass pays off most when you have a base in one part of the region and tour the nearby resorts.

In the west you can combine Schöneben, Nauders, Watles, Sulden and Maso Corto. Around Merano there are Meran 2000, Pfelders and Schwemmalm. In the north-east, Ratschings-Jaufen, Klausberg and Speikboden make an interesting group. A separate option is Reinswald with Rittner Horn, both a short drive from Bolzano.

If you go to one resort for a week once a season, you should do the sums with that resort's own prices instead. The sums change with several trips over the winter, or if you come back to these mountains in summer. That is when the €599 card starts to earn its keep, because it does not expire when the pistes close.

Today Südtirol Skiarena is more than the successor to Ortler Skiarena. It has gathered almost all of South Tyrol's skiing outside the Dolomites and sells it for several hundred euros less than the Dolomiti Superski season pass, which cost €970 in presale for winter 2025/26. For a skier who comes to the region several times a year, it is the most interesting pass of the 2026/27 season in this part of the Alps.