On the Val Senales glacier, skiing is underway on the Grawand 1 and Grawand 2 slopes in the highest part of the South Tyrolean ski area. Upcoming openings will follow the schedule published by the operator: Finail 2 from October 31, Gletschersee 2 from November 6, Finail 1 from November 7, and Hintereis from November 14. These are planned dates subject to snow and weather conditions; Lazaun is scheduled to start on November 28.
The Ghiacciaio cable car climbs from Maso Corto up to 3,212 meters and closes at 4:30 p.m., while the Grawand chairlift finishes its runs at 4:00 p.m. Return to the valley at the end of the day is by cable car. Through November 6, the daily ski pass costs 68 euros for adults, 60 euros for seniors, and 34 euros for children in the age bracket specified by the rate schedule; the afternoon pass from 12:30 p.m. costs 58 euros for adults.
From November 7 to December 25, the day pass drops to 50 euros for adults, 44 euros for seniors, 36 euros for youth, and 33 euros for children. The Snowkid ticket costs 5 euros per day for children born in 2017 and later when a parent purchases an equivalent ski pass. This offer also applies during the first part of autumn: one adult and a Snowkid child therefore pay 73 euros through November 6 and 55 euros from November 7.
For those pairing multiple ski days with an overnight stay, alongside the ski holiday deals in Val Senales, guests can stay right at 3,212 meters at the 3-star Glacier Hotel Grawand next to the cable car top station (starting from 365 euros with ski pass included on this page), or stay down in the valley by the lake at the 4-star Mountain Lake Hotel Vernagt with a 2- to 9-day pass included (see the offer from 288 euros here).
The autumn opening relies on the snowfarming work carried out in spring. Figures released by the Alpin Arena Senales indicate over 300,000 cubic meters of snow preserved in depots on the glacier and protected during the summer by geotextile tarps to reduce the impact of sun and summer temperatures. At the end of summer, the stockpiles were uncovered and spread out using snowcats equipped with Snowsat GPS measurement and ground-penetrating radar, which measure snowpack depth to the centimeter and reduce vehicle passes, curbing fuel consumption and emissions.
At around 3,000 meters above sea level, the resort is also running a trial with MINI—under the MINI TAKES CARE program—and TechnoAlpin to test a biodegradable cellulose tarp against conventional polypropylene covers for thermal insulation, solar reflection, and melt resistance.
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