Hello,
We are wanting to hike to Alpe de Suisi on May 7th and 8 th 2018 and can't figure out where to stay. We are traveling by train from Venice and have no car to get around. It seems all the lifts are closed that week? What hotel can we find on a bus route that is as close to the hiking trail as possible? Also, should I expect snow on the trails that time of the year? Please advise.
Thank you,
Jitka
Posted by
Green Bay
22353 posts
Its just the wrong time to go for hiking in the Dolomites. Ski season has just ended and the lifts do not start running until at least a week after you are leaving, and most don't start until the end of May into early June. Snow on the trails depends on how the winter went. This year was very dry snow-wise, so they got an early start. Next year, who knows. Could be a banner year for snow.
Maybe you could get a taxi to haul you up to the Alpe di Siusi. There are lots of hotels in Ortisei walking distance of the bus stops, some of them pretty luxurious. Zoom in on google maps.
Posted by
Firenze, Italy
1918 posts
International trains up north from Verona are run by Austrians, but the Italian network of fast trains runs up to Bolzano, so it should not be difficult to get a good fare on Trenitalia, even if with a change in Verona.