Kronplatz (Plan de Corones): the ski area

Figures and altitude

The ski area gives 125 km of slopes and 32 lifts. Its website also explains how the kilometres are counted: 485.7 hectares of groomed piste divided by an average width of about 40 m. That is why the public list of runs, which leaves out the variants, adds up to less.

The South Tyrol Open Data Hub, shown in the box on this page, gives 120 km and the same number of lifts. The top altitude matches at 2,275 m. The lowest point, 950 m, is published only by the Open Data Hub.

For winter 2026/27 the ski area announces one new chairlift and two rebuilt gondolas. Kronplatz 1+2 starts from Riscone (Reischach) at 975 m, has 10-seat cabins with the skis carried inside, a relocated mid-station at 1,500 m and a top station at 2,271 m. Ruis has 8-seat cabins and tops out at 2,277 m. The new Dolomiti chairlift has 8 seats, heated seats and a loading conveyor for children.

The runs and who they suit

The website lists every run with its number, difficulty, length and vertical drop. Counting the short links and the runs at Terento and Antermoia, which appear in the same list, there are 29 easy (blue), 14 intermediate (red) and 10 difficult (black) runs. The five main blacks make up the Black Five: ski all five in one day with tracking on in the ski area's app and you get a prize.

• Sylvester (no. 1), black: 4,950 m long with a 1,296 m drop, down towards Riscone
• Herrnegg (no. 4), black: 5,100 m with a 1,298 m drop, also towards Riscone
• Erta (no. 40), black: 1,610 m. On 19 January 2027 it hosts the women's World Cup giant slalom at San Vigilio
• Piculin (no. 45), black: 2,000 m, down to the Piculin valley station
• Pre da Peres (no. 32), black: 1,067 m
• Ried (no. 16), red: 7,000 m with a 1,355 m drop, the longest on the list
• Lumen (no. 0), red: about 2.7 km, extended for 2026/27 to the new Kronplatz 1+2 mid-station, with 22 snow cannons
• Hinterberg (no. 27), blue: 2,900 m with a 700 m drop
• Dolomiti (no. 25), new blue: about 1.5 km below the new chairlift, recommended by the ski area for beginners and relaxed skiers

Getting there and where to park

By car, leave the A22 at Bressanone/Val Pusteria and follow the Puster Valley road: the ski area gives 30 km to Brunico, 42 to Valdaora and 43 to San Vigilio. Coming from Cortina via Dobbiaco, Brunico is 63 km away.

The official website lists three car parks at the valley stations. None of them allows long stays for campervans.

Without a car: the Ski Pustertal Express train stops at Perca, right by the Ried gondola, so you step off the train and into a cabin. The train ticket is not included in the lift pass and is free with the Kronplatz Guest Pass, which covers all public transport in South Tyrol, ski buses included. Without the Guest Pass, the ski bus costs €3 a day or €15 for seven days at the tourist offices. More options in our guide to the Dolomites without a car.

• Riscone (Brunico), for Kronplatz 2000 and Kronplatz 1+2: paid
• Valdaora, for Olang 1+2: free
• San Vigilio di Marebbe, for Miara and Bronta: paid

Lift passes

The Kronplatz pass is valid on this mountain only and costs less; the Dolomiti Superski pass also covers the other eleven areas. 2026/27 adult prices from the ski area's price list:

Peak season runs from 20 December 2026 to 9 January 2027 and starts again on 31 January 2027: for the Kronplatz pass it ends on 13 March, for Dolomiti Superski on 20 March. Children born between 2019 and 2023 ski free if an adult buys a pass for the same period at the same time, one child per adult. Season passes, Superdays, DTL and points cards are excluded.

How the single pass works, and what changes with the commitments accepted by the Italian competition authority (from 15 October 2026), is explained in our Dolomiti Superski pass guide and the piece on refunds.

• Kronplatz, 1 day: €75 in early season and regular season, €83 in peak season
• Kronplatz, 6 days: €378 or €421
• Dolomiti Superski, 1 day: €80 or €89
• Dolomiti Superski, 6 days: €407 or €453

Beginners, children and snow park

The ski area lists three areas for children. The Kids Safety Park is on a fenced section of the Olang 2 run, with slalom gates, tunnels and an igloo where a video explains the rules of the piste to children aged 6 to 14. The Playground Snow is on the Pedagà run at San Vigilio. The Funslope and Funcross, in the snow park, are reached with the Belvedere gondola at over 2,100 m.

The snow park is at 2,230 m, with an Easy Line, a Medium Line and a Family Line, and stays shut in strong wind or poor visibility. According to the ski area, the local ski schools have more than 200 instructors across Brunico, Valdaora, San Vigilio and the Anterselva valley, with areas set aside for beginners.

For your first days, stick to the blue runs higher up, such as the new Dolomiti. The blacks and the Ried run go all the way to the valley floor, where snow is thinner early and late in the season.

Beyond downhill skiing

Night skiing: the ski area floodlights the Korer at Riscone, the Cianross at San Vigilio and the runs at Terento and Guggenberg on fixed evenings each week. Day passes are not valid in the evening; multi-day passes are. On their evenings Korer and Cianross double as toboggan runs: the 900 m Korer on Tuesdays and Saturdays, served by the Korer gondola, and the 360 m Cianross on Tuesdays and Thursdays, served by the Cianross gondola. Check times and prices on the official website.

Cross-country skiing: the Kronplatz holiday region has 162 km of trails, and the Anterselva valley has its cross-country and biathlon centre. More ideas in cross-country and tobogganing and snowshoeing.

Non-skiers can ride up for the two museums, which the ski area also features on its winter page. In winter 2026/27 a return trip on Kronplatz 1+2 or on Ried and Gipfelbahn costs €36 for an adult, €25 one way up.

Links to other ski areas

Alta Badia: from the Piculin gondola valley station at San Martino in Badia, the Connecting Skiers bus runs every 20 minutes to the Sompunt lifts in Alta Badia; the ride takes about 20 minutes. From there you carry on towards Corvara and the Sellaronda. The ski area gives the last Piculin gondola at 4.30pm (5pm from February) and the last Sponata chairlift at 4.15pm (4.45pm from February), and advises being on the last Sellaronda pass by 3.30pm.

Official sources disagree on the bus ticket. One Kronplatz page says a Dolomiti Superski pass is enough, and the Alta Badia tourist board calls it a free bus provided by Dolomiti Superski; another Kronplatz page asks for the Guest Pass, the South Tyrol Pass or a ticket bought online or on board. Ask at the ticket office before you set off.

3 Zinnen Dolomites: the Ski Pustertal Express links the Ried gondola valley station with Versciaco station, at the foot of Monte Elmo, in about 35 minutes. Together the two areas have more than 200 km of slopes; to use the lifts of both on one ticket you need Dolomiti Superski. Details on our 3 Zinnen Dolomites page.