TL;DR
Sulden am Ortler has called off its 31 October opening. The South Tyrol ski area has pushed its 2026/27 start back to Saturday 7 November, citing current weather and snow conditions and saying it will use the extra week to get the slopes in the best possible shape. The season is still scheduled to run through 2 May 2027. Elsewhere in Europe, around a dozen areas are already open, led by Sölden’s 30 kilometres of groomed runs.
Sulden am Ortler has put its season start back by a week, and the weather is the reason.
The South Tyrol ski area had planned to open on Saturday 31 October and will now start the 2026/27 season on Saturday 7 November instead. The resort says current weather and snow conditions are behind the change, and that it will use the extra days to create the best possible conditions for the opening.
Its original date had been announced in a social media post, which called it the definitive start of the winter season. Operations are still scheduled to continue through 2 May 2027.
What the resort is working with
Sulden sits in the Vinschgau Valley beneath the Ortler mountain group, close to the Swiss border. The ski area runs from about 1,900 to 3,250 metres (6,234 to 10,663 feet), which makes it one of Italy’s higher-altitude ski areas, and that elevation is what allows it to plan a season stretching into May. The resort hasn’t said which lifts or runs will be open on day one, and the amount of skiing on offer will depend on snow and operating conditions.
