For more than half a century, the "Nikolauskommitee Schlanders" has been introducing the old South Tyrolean tradition of St. Nicholas parade. Passing the retirement home and the hospital, St. Nicholas runs with his carriage through the center to the Plawennpark, where the celebration ends.
From 2 pm more than 100 "Krampus" are around in the pedestrian Zone of Silandro.
From 5 pm St. Nicholas parade
Traditional St. Nicholaus and Krampus procession.
3.30 p.m. Schellen Race - children draped with goat herding bells, stroll along the village. On their way the children are tossed nuts, mandarin oranges and candies.
6 p.m. St. Nicholaus procession
Graun im Vinschgau/Curon Venosta, Vinschgau/Val Venosta
What could be more romantic than a ride on a horse-drawn sleigh through deeply snow-covered countryside at the foot of the Weißkugel in the Langtauferer Tal valley? Let this "winter fairy tale come true"!
On night rides you can also enjoy the pale moonlight.
Only on request!
Info & registration:
Thöni Karl - Tel. +39 340 29 66 129
Graun im Vinschgau/Curon Venosta, Vinschgau/Val Venosta
After the hike with touring skis or snowshoes, a warming wood-burning oven awaits you in the Maseben mountain hut, which provides cosy warmth at 2,267 metres and the kitchen team will spoil you with culinary delicacies.
Graun im Vinschgau/Curon Venosta, Vinschgau/Val Venosta
Ganze to the stars with us!
Every Thursday (depending on the weather) a stargazing tour takes place at the Maseben mountain hut.
The Maseben mountain hut can be reached after a two-hour hike with an elevation gain of 400 meters, where we strenghen ourselfes with a dinner and a drink.
Afterwards, the star guides will introduce you to the world of the night sky through the telescopes.
Ski tour for beginners and slightly advanced skiers accompanied by a mountain guide. Descent on skis from the mountain station Grawand to an altitude of around 2,700 meters. From this point you start the ascent in the open terrain, which, depending on the conditions, brings the group to 3,100 m (glacier terrain). After a short rest, a descent in soft powder awaits you. The prepared valley run takes you back to the starting point of the tour to Maso Corto/Kurzras. In the case of bad weather, the tour will start from Maso Corto/Kurzras.
Duration of the tour approx. 5-6 hours
Difference in altitude: around 500 m in ascent
Number of participants: minimum 2 persons
Requirements: good skier on the slopes in good physical condition
Prad am Stilfser Joch/Prato allo Stelvio, Vinschgau/Val Venosta
Climb easy peaks and wonderful viewpoints in the Stelvio Pass National Park with our hiking guides.
Enjoy the panorama with a real 'Vinschger Holbmittog'* with local products.
Destinations: For example, Spitzige Lun near Malles; Köpfelplatte and Dörferalm above Tanas; Glurnser Köpfl above Glorenza; Piz Minschuns above Trafoi and many more.
* Merenda in Val Venosta
Dates: Thursdays, from 03.04. - 30.10.2025
Duration: approx. 5 h
Meeting point: time and location will be announced upon registration
Price:
15,00€ per person,
10,00€ for children under 15 years,
0,00€ for guests in partner accommodations of the tourism association of Prad
incl. quark ‘Holbmittog’ with self-selected herbs
Participants min.: 3 persons
Participants max.: 12 persons
Registration: By 8.30 pm the day before directly at your accommodation (Prad am Stilfserjoch partner businesses) or by 12.00 pm on Saturday at the Prad information office.
Information: Prad am Stilfserjoch holiday region
Tel. +39 0473 61 60 34 / office@prad.info / www.prad.info
Prad am Stilfser Joch/Prato allo Stelvio, Vinschgau/Val Venosta
For further information as well as the destination and level of difficulty of the individual tours, please refer to the weekly programme (pdf for download) or the dates when booking.
Our guided bike programme offers something for every taste. Here in Prad we offer you 6 times a week to explore the whole variety of our beautiful region on two wheels.
Registration: by 6.00 pm the day before at partner accommodation in Prad, at the tourist office or online
Producers from the area offer their local and handmade products for tasting and for sale. Seasonal fruits and vegetables, bread, meat and sausage products, honey and jams, Liquors and juices, wood carvings and much more are offered.
Group ascent with the Schnalstal Valley Glacier Cable Car to 3,200 metres. We’ll cross the Hochjochferner accompanied by a mountain guide, experience the glacier in all its beauty, and learn many interesting and historical things. At the end of the glacier there is an ice cave at 2,800 m. After exploring the cave and taking a rest in this solitary alpine world, the path continues to the Schöne Aussicht Refuge and afterwards we descend to the Teufelsegghütte Mountain Hut. The Roter Kofel chair lift brings us back to Maso Corto/Kurzras around 3:30 p.m.
Walking time: approx. 5-6 hours including breaks
Difference in altitude: around 300 m in the ascent and 1,000 m in the descent (about 8 km distance)
Number of participants: minimum 2 people (participation from 14 years)
Requirement: good physical condition
After first getting to know each other, starting from the animals’ winter quarters in Laces, with the llamas on a leash we walk through the surrounding apple meadows and along a serpentine path up to the castle ruins of Untermontani with a wonderful view over the entire central Vinschgau Valley. On an old Waalweg (irrigation channel) we then cross the woods above Laces with our cuddly four legged friends that leads us to the sunny plateau of the Magrinböden. From there we descend via a forest path to the Bierkeller (refreshments possible), before returning to the starting point.
Join the Luggin family in Laas/Lasa and discover the Kandlwaalhof organic farm where first-grade fruit and herbs grow in temperate conditions at an elevation of 900 m. Try some of their crafted products such as apple juice, dried fruit, vinegar, and mustards. Another highlight: during the flowering season, take a tour of the apple orchards and learn all kinds of interesting facts about apple farming.
Duration: 1 – 1.5 h
Price: 5 Euro per person, includes tasting of farm products
Registration: not later than 5 pm the day before. Register online or sign up at the Silandro/Schlanders Info Office
Information: Silandro/Schlanders-Lasa/Laas holiday region
Call +39 0473 73 01 55 / info@schlanders-laas.it / www.schlanders-laas.it
Mountain bike trail/enduro technique training for advanced riders with experience in the S2 area (medium-difficulty trails with off-cuts and blocked sections) followed by a descent from St. Martin/San Martino in Monte (with use of the cable car). Uphill: 300 metres in altitude
The Music Band Burgeis cordially invites you, your family and friends to the spring concert in the Culture Centre in Burgeis!
It starts at 8 pm in the Culture Centre Burgeis
A great programme awaits you:
- March Opus 99 | Sergei Prokofiev/Arr. James Meredith
- Eiger | James Swearingen
- Man in the Ice | Otto M. Schwarz
- Pompeii | Mario Bürkl
- Dejvicanka Polka | Karel Stastny/Arr. Siegfried Rundel
- Aladdin | Menken/Ashman/Rice/Arr. Willy Hautvast
- Remember Me | Pavel Stanek
- Cinemania | Robert Finn
Bandleader: Alois Kuntner
Chairman: Florian Punt
Concert speaker: Abbot Philipp Kuschmann OSB
The "Tartscher Bühel" is a special place of power in Val Venosta. On a leisurely walk, we follow the traces of the lost town, gain insights into the culture of Val Venosta and learn more about innovative development concepts
(this tour is in German or Italian language)
Meeting point: 2 pm, Tartsch parish church
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Important: If your ticket was not purchased online, please bring cash to the event!
Leo's Pub is located directly opposite the valley station in Kurzas/Maso Corto.
Many great events are taking place there again this season:
07.12.2024-Closing Party in April 2025 | every saturday theme parties
07.12.2024-Aftershow "Tuifl" Party
31.12.2024-New year's eve party
04.03.2025-Carnival Party
Prad am Stilfser Joch/Prato allo Stelvio, Vinschgau/Val Venosta
SnowKids 2025!
The unique SnowKids-week organised by the Sulden ski school & cable cars in collaboration with the Ortler holiday region offers a fantastic opportunity for children to learn to ski or improve their skills on the slopes.
This special week is designed to offer children a fun and educational experience on the slopes. Experienced ski instructors and supervisors look after the little skiers to help them develop their skills while having fun on the slopes. In addition to skiing, the children can expect a great programme also awaits them off the slopes.
Prad am Stilfser Joch/Prato allo Stelvio, Vinschgau/Val Venosta
Together we hike, pick, taste, and appreciate – let’s take a spring hike while enjoying the pure mountain air. Learn to identify the indigenous wild herbs of the National Park under the guidance of an expert.
Learn about the fascinating world of herbs, their healing properties and varied culinary applications. Make a delicious herbal pâté to spread and enjoy on traditional Venosta Valley Paarl bread.
Dates: Mondays from 10.03. – 26.05.2025
Duration: around 5 h
Meeting point: location to be advised after signing up (time: 9 am)
Price:
15,00€ per person,
10,00€ (children under 15),
0,00€ for guests in partner accommodations of the tourism association of Prad
includes snack with “Holbmittog” quark soft cheese infused with freshly picked herbs
Min: 3 persons
Max: 12 persons
Registration: Until 8.30 pm the day before directly at your accommodation (Prad am Stilfserjoch partner companies) or until 12.00 pm on Saturday at the Prad information office.
Information: Prato allo Stelvio/Prad am Stilfserjoch holiday region Call +39 0473 61 60 34 / office@prad.info / www.prad.info
Prad am Stilfser Joch/Prato allo Stelvio, Vinschgau/Val Venosta
Bike Aperitvo - Every Monday evening at 6 p.m., interested people and biking enthusiasts are cordially invited to chat with our bike guide Eugen over an aperitif or to meet and exchange ideas with other biking enthusiasts.
From practical information to great tips and professional tour planning, this regulars' table offers the ideal conditions for spending a perfect biking holiday here in Prato!
Meeting place in the weekly programme!
Experience winter in the Schlinig Valley on a snowshoe or winter hike to the Kälberalm alpine hut.
Meeting point: 9.30 a.m. Nordic Centre, Schlinig
Duration: approx. 3 hours
Price: Euro 20.00 per person without equipment
Registration: required by 17:00 the day before at the information office Mals, Tel. +39 0473 83 11 90
Important: If the ticket is not purchased online, please bring the money in cash to the event!
On quiet soles, you can explore the untouched nature of the holiday regions around the Ortler.
On a snowshoe hike in Prad am Stilfserjoch, Trafoi or Sulden, the Vinschgau winter shows its best side! ❄ ❄ ❄
Guided, easy to moderately difficult, snowshoe hikes in and around the Stilfserjoch National Park. Available from the end of December to the begin of april.
Every Tuesday and Thursday.
Meeting point and time will be announced upon registration.
Price: 30,00€ adults / 15,00€ children (under 15 years)
incl. rental of snowshoes and poles
Guided in German or Italian.
Information and registration by 5 p.m. the day before at the information offices
Prad am Stilfserjoch: tv@prad.info / +39 0473 61 60 34
Solda nell'area dell'Ortles: +39 0473 61 30 15
The Ötzi Glacier Tour is an extremely varied one day round tour, which crosses the main chain oft the Alps. It takes place every Tuesday and upon request. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier skitour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210 m).
Starting from Kurzras. From there we will travel by cable car to the Grawand mountain terminal (3,100 m./10,170 ft.), the actual starting point of our tour. From there, we will travel over the Hochjochferner (2,800 m / 9,186 ft.) to the Schwarze Wand and on to the Hauslabjoch (3,280 m./ 10,761 ft.) We will then descend to the Tisenjoch (3,210 m. /10,532 ft.), the site where Ötzi was discovered. After a brief stop, we will ascend to the Hauslabjoch and descend into the Hochjoch Valley and continue down the valley to Kurzras.
With suitable snow conditions, the course of the tour may change after the site where Ötzi was discovered: descent past the Similaun Refuge (3,019 m / 9,905 ft.) and through the Tisen Valley to Vernagt am See. Return to Kurzras.
Requirements and conditions of participation: change in elevation ↑ approx. 600 m (1,969 ft.), ↓ approx. 2,100 m (6,890 ft.); duration: approx. 7 hours; basic physical condition; good parallel skiing ability (ski tour experience not necessary).
Prad am Stilfser Joch/Prato allo Stelvio, Vinschgau/Val Venosta
While winter sports enthusiasts still feel comfortable in the ski resorts of the Ortler region and on the Schnalstal Glacier, the MTB season on the sunny Sonnenberg in Venosta Valley is already in full swing. On this easy e-bike spring tour, MTB guide Eugen takes his guests over the sun-drenched slopes between Prad am Stilfserjoch and Kastelbell.