Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Witches' race on the Bullaccia

On Saturday 28 February 2015 the Bullaccia is meeting point for ski enthusiasts of every age: they come together to measure themselves in a giant slalom, the third of totally four Witches' races.

Registration for the Witches's race at:
sepp@ondaplus.it, tel. +39 329 944 88 0


Witches' race: pics of the slalom on 14 February 2015 © Luigi Jose

Witches' race Alpe di Siusi skiing

Witches' race Alpe di Siusi skiing

Witches' race Alpe di Siusi skiing

Witches' race Alpe di Siusi skiing

Witches' race Alpe di Siusi skiing

Witches' race Alpe di Siusi skiing

Monday, 9 February 2015

St Valentine's weekend

Nomen est omen. The little church of San Valentino in Siusi is dedicated to Saint Valentine, dem the patron of lovers. The excursion from Castelrotto to Siusi goes past this idyllic church.

church San Valentino St Valentine Siusi
Church dedicated to St Valentine © Daniela Zaniboni

Romantic hours. A horse-drawn sleigh-ride across the snow-covered Alpe di Siusi and a dinner for two: that's what the holiday offer Pure romance is all about!

Legendary Witches' race. The Witches' race goes into the second round: on 14 February the young and the young at heart measure themselves against each other in a slalom race on the Bullaccia.

Tradition meets sports. On Sunday 15 February the Reiterclub Schlern (a local equestrian club) invites to the skijoring, a Scandinavian winter sports tradition where a person on skis is pulled by a horse: ski fun and thrill of speed are guaranteed.

Thursday, 5 February 2015

Pictures of the Moonlight Classic 2015

A magical night, lit only by flaming torches, the headlamps of the racers and the glow of the full moon, was the scene of the 9th edition of Moonlight Classic, the cross-country ski race on the largest mountain plateau in Europe, the Alpe di Siusi. For the race over 30km victory goes to Dietmar Nöckler. The ladies' gold went to Antonella Confortola. The other winners of the evening were Jiri Rocarek and Kamila Knopova who triumphed in the short 15 km race.

Over 400 skiers signed up of whom almost a third were Norwegian, testimony to the fact that the Alpe di Siusi’s long-standing role as training-ground for the National Team from Oslo has promoted the name of Alpe di Siusi throughout Scandinavia.

The 10th edition of Moonlight Classic will be held on 22 January 2016.

Further information at: www.moonlightclassic.info 

Pictures of the Moonlight Classic 2015

Moonlight Classic Start 2015
Moonlight Classic 2015: the participants
Moonlight Classic Start
Moonlight Classic 2015: before the start
Moonlight Classic Start
Moonlight Classic 2015: and go!
Moonlight Classic cross country race night moon
Moonlight Classic 2015: the cross-country race at Europe's largest alpine pasture
Moonlight Classic cross country race
Moonlight Classic 2015: sportive competition in a full moon's night
Moonlight Classic winners' podium male
Moonlight Classic 2015: winners' podium
Moonlight Classic winners' podium female
Moonlight Classic 2015: winners' podium

Monday, 2 February 2015

First Freeski Slopestyle Europa Cup in South Tyrol

On 29 and 30 January 2015, the Alpe di Siusi Snow Park was the setting of the first Freeski Slopestyle Europa Cup in South Tyrol: on the two competition days the Slopestyle pros were showing their mind-blowing jumps. In the women's category, victory belonged to Silvia Bertagna who won both competitions. In the men's category, victory on the first competition day went to Lukas Müllerauer while Yuri Silvestri was the winner of the second competition.

Slopestyle Europa Cup Snow park Alpe di Siusi
Slopestyle Europa Cup in the Alpe di Siusi Snow Park
© Roby Bragotto
Slopestyle Europa Cup Alpe di Siusi Snow Park
Mind-blowing jumps
© Stefan Mahlknecht
Slopestyle Alpe di Siusi Snow Park
Slopestyler pros wow the spectators with creativity, difficulty of their tricks and style.
© Roby Bragotto
Slopestyle Alpe di Siusi Snow Park
Ralph Welponer in action
© Stefan Mahlknecht