Passo Stelvio, Italy, Conditions Report: Diving Back Into Winter in the Middle of Summer at 11,300 Feet Report from July 6, 2025 Dal mare al monte—from the ocean to the mountain—was the motto of this week. One day, I was roasting in 38°C (100.4°F) on an Italian beach, and the next, I was skiing on a glacier, just a couple of hundred miles north. Passo dello Stelvio, Italy, is one of only six summer-only ski resorts in […] Conditions Report Julia Schneemann | July 6, 2025 0 Comments
Skiing Under the Summer Sun: Italy’s Summer-Only Ski Resort Passo Stelvio Opens May 31 Skiing in summer isn’t just a dream in Italy’s Bormio area—it’s a high-altitude reality, thanks to the Passo Stelvio summer-only ski resort on the Stelvio Glacier. As one of only six summer-only ski resorts in the world, it boasts the largest skiable area in the Alps open during the warmer months. The glacier is set to reopen from May 31 […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 20, 2025 0 Comments
Where in Europe Can You Ski Right Now? If you’re in Europe and cannot find it in your heart to apply the storage wax and mothball your wintergear, there are several options to keep the season going. Even though it is July, several resorts in the Alps and Scandinavia offer summer skiing and boarding. There used to be many more ski resorts open for summer skiing in the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 7, 2024 0 Comments
Passo Dello Stelvio, Italy, to Reopen As Temperatures Drop Across the Alps The Italian summer ski resort Passo dello Stelvio had to close this week for six days following the heatwave across the European Alps. The increase in temperature made access to the glacier unsafe and the resort halted operations for last weekend. Following some work from the mountain operations team, the resort is slated to reopen on Saturday, September 2, 2023. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 1, 2023 0 Comments
Forced to Close: Italian Summer Ski Resort Latest Victim of Record Heat The Italian ski resort Passo dello Stelvio, located at 2,758m (9,049 ft) joined the increasingly long list of European summer ski resorts closing due to the current heat wave ravaging Europe. All skiing on the glacier was suspended on July 20th after the freezing altitude exceeded 4,400m (14,436 ft) on several days. The General Director Umberto Capitani calls it a temporary suspension […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 4, 2022 0 Comments
Italian Alps Backcountry Conditions Report: 50cms Fresh Snow on Passo della Stelvio After a start to the autumn characterized by unusual warmth, with low snowfall across Alpine ski mountains, the first real precipitation dropped 50cm of snow, mainly in South Tyrol, in the Ortler Alps in Alto Adige (Italy) last week. The winter scenery and the good whether conditions have prompted me to take a tour in the area of Madaccio glacier. The climb, at sunrise from Passo dello Stelvio to Punta degli Spiriti, then down for the long slope to glacier of Madaccio, dominated by Tuckettspitze, skiing on the first powder […] Conditions Report Guest Author | October 27, 2014 0 Comments
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