Alpe di Siusi/Seiseralm, located right next door to Val Gardena/Gröden, has positioned itself as a winter wonderland for families, beginners, and anyone looking for a more relaxed winter holiday experience. The largest high mountain plateau in Europe is also one of the most peaceful , safe and environmentally friendly, as cars have bee banned from the area and instead the ski lifts and gondolas form all necessary transport links.
The Alpe di Siusi mountain plateau is great for beginners, with its gentle slopes and spectacular vistas of the Dolomites to enjoy while you learn the basics. Ski teachers especially trained in teaching families are available here. Neighbouring Val Gardena/Gröden also offers special ski schools for children.
But it isn’t all easy stuff, so the most experienced skiers and boarders neeedn’t feel left out. There are some tougher slopes to be enjoyed, extending, of course, to the full 1200km of the Dolomiti Superski region.
But whatever your ability you can equally enjoyed the great mountain restaurants on the slopes of Alpe di Siusi. The chef at Gostner Schwaige creates dishes using flowers from Alpine pastures in a tiny 8m kitchen, or for the best view of the Sassolungo/Langkofel (one of the major peaks of the Dolomites) and the best cakes in the area eat at the Sanon Hut.
Off the ski slopes Alpe di Siusi is also a great best place to try out the slower winter activities such as snowshoeing, and horseback riding.
Spa culture is also strong in Alpe di Siusi, the Alpine Dolomites Gardena health Lodge and Spa is a 5 starred health-themed bolthole which opened recently. The 56-room hotel offers eight different types of accommodation, each with a balcony or terrace to take full advantage of the jaw-dropping location, similarly the indoor and outdoor swimming pools offer views of the surrounding mountains.
Luxurious yet genuinely health-focused, the hotel’s spa satisfies health fiends with tepidarium-styled herbal bio saunas (which allow users to adjust heat, moisture and lighting settings) and aromatic steam baths. The rooms and suites combine modern necessities with an emphasis on wellbeing (Jacuzzi tubs and infrared saunas) and the environment, with ethanol-burning “bio fireplaces”.