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Training trails Pitztal

Your start to the cross-country skiing season in autumn

Thanks to our high-altitude location in the Alps, we can offer you first-class conditions on two top-class cross-country trails as early as autumn. With the Pitztal Glacier High-Altitude Trail, open from 10 October 2026, and the training trail in Mandarfen, open from 17 October 2026 training trail in Mandarfen, there are two trails for you to get started with cross-country skiing this autumn. The range of facilities is complemented by a designated roller-skiing route around Mandarfen.

Early start to the season thanks to high alpine infrastructure

As early as autumn, specialist training trails are available to keen cross-country skiers and professional athletes, which, thanks to the altitude, offer above-average snow reliability. The Mandarfen training trail is situated at an altitude of 1,700 m, is approximately 1.7 km long and 5 m wide and utilises the snow farming method. There is a changing room at the start of the trail.

All the information and details about the autumn cross-country ski trails in the Pitztal valley

Die Ski-Rollerstrecke mit Blick auf Mandarfen

Easy

Rollerstrecke Mandarfen

Open

Easy

Ski-nordic

1,50 km

10 m

1693 m

Cross-Country Ski Trail Mandarfen

Easy

Trainings cross-country skiing trail Mandarfen

Open

Easy

Ski-nordic

1,70 km

40 m

30 m

1712 m

Eine Gruppe von fünf Langläufern in sportlicher Bekleidung läuft auf der schneebedeckten Trainingsloipe Mandarfen. Im Hintergrund sind Berge und herbstliche Bäume zu sehen.

Tickets & Bookings

Tickets for the training cross-country ski trail are available from the Erlebnisshop at the Pitztal Tourist Board. Tickets for the high-altitude cross-country ski trail are available from the Pitztal Glacier Cableways.

Mandarfen training trail: Info and prices

The cross-country ski trail can be booked for three time slots, one of which is reserved exclusively for competitive athletes. There is a quota of 50 tickets per slot. Bookings can only be made via the online ticket shop. The price per person per slot is €12.00.

Slot 1: 07:00 am–10:00 am (competitive athletes)
Slot 2: 10:00 am–12:00 am (public skiing)
Slot 3: 13:00 pm–06:00 pm (competitive athletes & public session)

Once you have made your booking, you will receive a training trail T-shirt in exchange for a deposit of €20.00, which entitles you to use the training trail. This can be collected and returned during opening hours at the Mandarfen Tourist Information Office. On days when the information office is closed, cross-country skiers can collect their race number at Restaurant Siglu or at the reception of the Hotel “Das Vier”. The deposit will, of course, be refunded when the race number is returned.

Tickets for the Mandarfen training trail 2026

Ticket

Price

One slot

12,00 €

Mandarfen training trail season ticket60,00 €

Facts and figures on cross-country skiing training opportunities in autumn

High altitude trail Pitztal Glacier

Mandarfen training trail

Mandarfen roller-ski trail

Start of the season

10 October 2026

17 October 2026

October to November

Sea level

2700 m

1700 m

1700 m

Length

1.5 km

approx. 1.7 km

1.5 km

Styles

Skating & Classic

Skating & Classic

Target group

Training groups

Training groups & ambitious cross-country skiers

Training groups & ambitious cross-country skiers

Luftaufnahme der Trainingsloipe Mandarfen in einer bergigen Herbstlandschaft mit teils bewaldeten Hängen, Gebäuden am Hang und einer kleinen Siedlung im Hintergrund.

Guaranteed snow cover on the training trail

The snow depot of the Mandarfen training trail contains around 30,000 cubic metres of snow.

So that you can concentrate fully on your training, we play it safe: around 30,000 m³ of snow is ready for the start of the season. Thanks to state-of-the-art covering technology, 70 to 80 % of the snow volume is retained over the summer. This guarantees an early start to cross-country skiing in autumn. We have also used the valuable experience from the first year to optimise the route planning.

Training trail in Mandarfen

Ein Ski-Roller Athletin fährt auf einem geschwungenen Weg durch eine grüne Berglandschaft. Im Hintergrund sind Berge und die Rifflsee Seilbahn zu sehen. Bäume säumen den Weg.
Roller-ski trail in Mandarfen

Training continues in the Pitztal valley even off the cross-country trails in autumn: the roller-skiing track in Mandarfen complements the range of Nordic training options and offers cross-country skiers ideal conditions for honing their technique and building up their endurance in preparation for the start of the season. The 1.5 km-long, tarmacked track lies at around 1,700 metres above sea level and is specially signposted for roller skiing in autumn.

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