Seiser Alm, Alpe di Siusi in Italian, is our favourite winter destination in South Tyrol. It's got everything: a variety of wide ski slopes, miles of winter paths, breathtaking scenery and lots of places to stop for a meal or a hot drink. The area is so vast that somehow everyone finds a place for themselves and it never feels crowded.
Puflatsch, Bullaccia in Italian, is known for the witches' stories. (See our older posts on Alpe di Siusi.) It is a perfect place to admire the panorama; from here you can see all the surrounding mountains, including: Schlern (Scillar) and Saslonch (Sassolungo) and even Marmolada in the distance. The panorama viewing point is not far away from the restaurant Puflatsch Bullaccia. Turn right near the restaurant and follow the path going up to the viewing point.
We got up there using the cable car Puflatsch/ Bullaccia where we also rented our sledges free of charge. From the ski lift/cable car Puflatsch/ Bullaccia at 1870m above the sea level you get to Puflatsch at 2119m.
If you prefer walking, you can follow a well sign posted path but don't forget to get your sledges first at the Puflatsch cable car station. The walk takes about one hour. We stopped at the restaurant and then took our sledges down. It was relatively easy, although the ice in some places made us go very fast.
If you prefer walking, you can follow a well sign posted path but don't forget to get your sledges first at the Puflatsch cable car station. The walk takes about one hour. We stopped at the restaurant and then took our sledges down. It was relatively easy, although the ice in some places made us go very fast.
How to get there:
By car: From Trento follow the A22 towards Bozen Nord/ Bolzano Nord, follow the indications for Seiser Alm/ Alpe di Siusi. The road leading to the Alpe di Siusi Nature Protection Reserve is blocked from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. (exception for guests of facilities located on the Alpe di Siusi) so you need to leave you car at the free of charge car park and then take the cable car to Kompatsch/Seiser Alm. The cost for a family of 4 is about 27 euros (a return ticket), children under 5 go free of charge. You have to add the tickets to go up to Puflatsch from Kompatsch. (3.50 euros per adult, children under 6 go free)
For bus and train travel we refer you to the following website:
Duration: whole day
Sledge run: medium level; it's 1,8km long
Refreshments and toilet facilities: restaurant Puflatsch/ Bullaccia; toilets available at the cable car station as well. Since it is South Tyrol, all places have baby changing facilities.
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