Skiing & Snowboarding
During the Winter season, Outdoor Recreation (ODR) hosts several ski and snowboard trips to locations such as San Martino, Alleghe, Obereggen, Kronplatz, and Stubital. With the understanding that participants range in ability level, instructors are available on most trips to provide lessons. Skiis, poles, snowboards, boots, helmets, and snow jackets are all available for check out at ODR's full service equipment checkout center. Additionally, patrons can receive maintenance, such as base repairs, waxing, and edging on their personal equipment.

Mountain Resorts
The Kronplatz mountain, with its 2,275 meters high summit and its beloved bald head, is visible from every vantage point in the valley.

Val Senales, or the Senales Valley, is a beautiful skiing area in the heart of the South Tyrolean Alps not far from Merano. The nice village of Maso Corto is the ideal starting point for real skiing fun with the whole family. Special features are the quiet position far away from crowded skiing resorts, the openness and transparency and--last but not least--the especially pleasant atmosphere in the Senales Valley. These are perfect holiday conditions for families and sport enthusiasts of every age group. Prepare yourself to enjoy the pure snow fun!

Visit the Val Senales Official Webpage
Visit the San Martino di Castrozza Official Webpage
Visit the Folgaria Official Webpage
Visit the Cortina Official Webpage

Val Gardena
View the Val Gardena E-Catalog.

Heliskiing
Heliskiing is off-trail, downhill skiing that is only accessed by a helicopter, not a ski lift. Heliskiing is essentially about skiing in a natural -- albeit highly selected -- environment without the effort or gear compromise required for hiking into these areas as in ski touring or ski mountaineering.

Most heliskiers are seeking specific, pleasurable skiing conditions that are hard to replicate in the highly manipulated terrain of ski resorts. What they find is powder snow, long descents, natural terrain contours and features, smooth corn snow, old-growth tree glades, steep and extreme slopes, or--for the more adventuresome--wild snow and a natural, variable environment.

The presence of the guide and machine offer some protection against the risks and discomforts unavoidably associated with entering this mountainous environment, allowing skiers with little or no mountain sense to enjoy a wild environment.

Please inquire at our front desk or call DSN 314-634-7453 for information on planning a private trip.

Snowshoeing
Snowshoes are footwear for walking over snow. Snowshoes work by distributing the weight of the person over a larger area so that the person's foot doesn't sink completely into the snow. Snowshoeing expands the potential for exercise available in the wintertime. It has the added benefit of being gentler on the feet than walking or running the equivalent routes, since snow cushions the foot's impact. For the same reason, it is less detrimental to the environment, since the snow likewise buffers the earth against the impact of so many hikers and campers, cutting back on trail erosion and other effects of heavy use.

Snowshoeing makes even familiar hikes different and new. If the snow is deep enough, obstacles such as large boulders and fallen logs can be more easily bypassed. Winter transforms familiar forests into something wonderful and strange, and clearer, bluer skies in winter often afford more sweeping, longer-range views from favorite lookouts than are available in summer situations. The stillness of the air, quiet and snow cover give nature a pristine feel that is sometimes lacking at other times of year.