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Ratschings-Jaufen ski resort

The short answer

Ratschings-Jaufen has about 25 km of mapped runs and 12 lifts, with skiing from about 1,290 m up to 2,142 m (7,028 ft), a vertical drop of 852 m. By mapped runs it is number 55 of the 66 Italy ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bolzano (BZO), about 44 km away in a straight line.

Ratschings-Jaufen: runs from 1,290 m to 2,142 m, a vertical drop of 852 m1,4001,6001,8002,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,142 m (7,028 ft)Top 2,142 m · 7,028 ftBase 1,290 m · 4,232 ft852 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,142 m7,028 ft
Vertical drop
852 m2,795 ft
Mapped runs
25 km32 runs
Lifts
12mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 1% (0.3 km), Easy 24% (6 km), Intermediate 72% (18 km), Advanced 2% (0.6 km)Novice: 0.3 km, 1 runs (1%)Easy: 6 km, 8 runs (24%)24%EasyIntermediate: 18 km, 22 runs (72%)72%IntermediateAdvanced: 0.6 km, 1 runs (2%)

About 25% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 72% intermediate and 2% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice10.3 km
Easy86 km
Intermediate2218 km
Advanced10.6 km

Lifts

12 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts6
Magic carpets4
Gondolas1
Drag lifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Bolzano (BZO)Bolzano (BZ)44 km
Innsbruck (INN)Innsbruck46 km
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH)St. Gallen150 km
Memmingen Allgau (FMM)Memmingen150 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Ratschings-Jaufen?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,142 m (7,028 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,290 m (4,232 ft), a vertical of 852 m (2,795 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Ratschings-Jaufen have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 25 km of downhill runs and 12 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Ratschings-Jaufen?

Bolzano (BZO) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 44 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Ratschings-Jaufen piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.