What will it cost, and when should we go?
Build a rough budget in a minute, then check what's open in the month you have in mind. The numbers are what we see in our own bookings for 2027, before flights.
Month by month
Lifts and huts run to fixed calendars. Pick a month to see the temperature, what's open and how busy it gets.
January
- Valley, 1,200 m
- 2°
- Up high, 2,500 m
- −6°
- Crowds
- Quiet
Best for: Ski on empty weekday pistes, snowshoeing, Ladin cooking
Our tip: The week after 6 January is the quietest ski week of the winter.
Average daytime highs. Mountain weather changes by the hour.
February
- Valley, 1,200 m
- 4°
- Up high, 2,500 m
- −5°
- Crowds
- Busy
Best for: Skiing with reliable snow, cross-country in Val Fiscalina
Our tip: Half-term weeks sell out. Book them by October.
Average daytime highs. Mountain weather changes by the hour.
March
- Valley, 1,200 m
- 8°
- Up high, 2,500 m
- −3°
- Crowds
- Moderate
Best for: Spring snow and long sunny ski days
Our tip: By late March you lunch on hut terraces in a T-shirt.
Average daytime highs. Mountain weather changes by the hour.
April
- Valley, 1,200 m
- 12°
- Up high, 2,500 m
- 0°
- Crowds
- Quiet
Best for: The last ski days, valley walks, Easter in the villages
Our tip: Lifts close around mid April and many hotels follow.
Average daytime highs. Mountain weather changes by the hour.
May
- Valley, 1,200 m
- 17°
- Up high, 2,500 m
- 4°
- Crowds
- Very quiet
Best for: Valley walks, blossom, cycling down to Bolzano
Our tip: High paths still hold snow. Stay low and pay less.
Average daytime highs. Mountain weather changes by the hour.
June
- Valley, 1,200 m
- 20°
- Up high, 2,500 m
- 8°
- Crowds
- Moderate
Best for: Wildflowers, long days, the first hut nights
Our tip: Huts open around 20 June; north-facing passes can hold snow until then.
Average daytime highs. Mountain weather changes by the hour.
July
- Valley, 1,200 m
- 23°
- Up high, 2,500 m
- 11°
- Crowds
- Very busy
Best for: Hut to hut, via ferrata, high lakes
Our tip: Start walking by eight: storms often build after two.
Average daytime highs. Mountain weather changes by the hour.
August
- Valley, 1,200 m
- 22°
- Up high, 2,500 m
- 10°
- Crowds
- Very busy
Best for: Everything is open; families and long evenings
Our tip: Avoid the week of 15 August, an Italian national holiday, if you can.
Average daytime highs. Mountain weather changes by the hour.
September
- Valley, 1,200 m
- 18°
- Up high, 2,500 m
- 6°
- Crowds
- Moderate
Best for: Clear air, stable weather, the best hut month
Our tip: Our favorite month. Huts start closing from about the 20th.
Average daytime highs. Mountain weather changes by the hour.
October
- Valley, 1,200 m
- 13°
- Up high, 2,500 m
- 2°
- Crowds
- Quiet
Best for: Golden larches, Törggelen harvest suppers, empty trails
Our tip: Walk up from the valley; the larches peak in the third week.
Average daytime highs. Mountain weather changes by the hour.
November
- Valley, 1,200 m
- 6°
- Up high, 2,500 m
- −3°
- Crowds
- Very quiet
Best for: Spa weekends and silence
Our tip: Between seasons. Come only if you want a sauna and no one else.
Average daytime highs. Mountain weather changes by the hour.
December
- Valley, 1,200 m
- 2°
- Up high, 2,500 m
- −6°
- Crowds
- Busy at Christmas
Best for: Christmas markets in Bolzano and Bressanone, the first ski days
Our tip: Ski the first two weeks for empty slopes and open markets.
Average daytime highs. Mountain weather changes by the hour.
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