Gitschberg Jochtal, Rio Pusteria ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Gitschberg Jochtal, Rio Pusteria is a ski area in Bolzano/Bozen, Italy. Its 44 mapped downhill runs add up to 31 km, which ranks it #43 of 277 ski areas in Italy and gives it 0.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 711 m long.

Slopes at Gitschberg Jochtal, Rio Pusteria

About 45% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 44% intermediate and 10% advanced or expert, which makes Gitschberg Jochtal, Rio Pusteria a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 14 lifts: 7 gondolas, 3 button lifts, 3 chairlifts, 1 rope tow. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,305 m up to 2,496 m, a vertical drop of 1,191 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Gitschberg Jochtal, Rio Pusteria

The nearest airport is Bolzano Airport (BZO), about 49 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 4 min by car; Innsbruck Airport (INN) is 52 km away. Nearby ski areas include Terenten - Terento, Terenten, Terento (0.7 km), Brixen Plose - Plose di Bressanone, Brixen Plose, Plose di Bressanone (22.6 km), Rosskopf (14.6 km) and Speikboden (30.9 km), which together add 84 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.