South Tyrol Volume 2: Pusteria Valley & Northern Dolomites

The Dolomites - a landscape of superlatives. Our area guides for South Tyrol show the whole diversity of the region for ski tourers. Racy cirques, narrow gullies through steep rock faces, but equally wide-open terrain and gentle meadow slopes - and always in the midst of grandiose surroundings.

The 2nd instalment, South Tyrol Volume 2 - Dolomites by Ivo Rabanser - Dolomite caretaker, mountain guide and author of our climbing guide Best of Dolomites - describes over 150 ski tours in the Dolomites proper. Included are the areas of Villnöss, Geisler, Pùez, Sella, Langkofel, Seiser Alm, Rosengarten, Marmolada, San Pellegrino, Pala, Alta Badia, Cortina and of course the Dolomites Haute Route.

At first, superficial glance, the forbidding, mighty rocky mountains seem to offer anything but ski-touring-friendly terrain. And yet, numerous peaks can be climbed to the highest point on skis. Open valleys, extensive alpine pastures, kilometre-long wall alignments, shady high cirques, narrow steep gullies - it is precisely because of these contrasts that the Dolomites exert an incredible attraction even in winter. The variety of undertakings is seemingly inexhaustible. Ivo Rabanser knows these mountains like the back of his hand. Whether beginners, occasional tourers, pleasure skiers, freeriders or steep face enthusiasts: there is something for every taste, every level of experience and condition. From the classic to the insider tip - and everything in between.