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Arrival at Bella Vista refuge

How to reach the Senales Valley

Take the A22 Motorway and exit at Bolzano Sud. Get onto the MEBO highway towards Merano. Follow this road in the direction of the Passo di Resia. Approx. 15 km later, at the Naturno bypass, follow the signs towards Val Senales. After another 23 kilometers you’ll reach the end of the valley: the town is called Maso Corto in Italian, and Kurzras in German.

  • Or if coming from passo Resia → turn into Val Senales before Naturno

 

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Arrival in WINTER

 

Important: The only way to reach Bella Vista is via cable car. There is no car access.

Please arrive in Maso Corto by 3:00 pm

  • The last possibility to reach the hut is the cable car at 4:30 pm (paid transfer from the Hintereis lift valley station from 4:00 pm).

 

Luggage & Parking

Please unload your luggage at the “Bella Vista” cable car and place it under the sign “Arrival”. Luggage is transported to the hut daily at 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.
Afterwards, please park your car in the paid main parking lot.

NEW: Paid parking in Maso Corto

The system works barrier-free with automatic license plate recognitio.


Outdoor-Parking:

  • 120 minutes free
  • Tip: If you enter the parking lot after 3:00 pm, parking is free of charge on the day of arrival.
  • Rate: €6 on the first day, €12 per day for the following days


Indoor parking at the valley station:

  • €1.50 per hour
  • Max. €18 per day


Payment:

  • Directly at the exit machines (card payment only)
  • Via the EasyPark app
  • Online up to 24h after exit via: MobilityHub

 

Buying Tickets

At the Val Senales Glacier Cable car valley station, tickets are available depending upon the type and duration of the planned stay.

  • Ski pass (tip: starting at 3 pm, the ascent is free of charge if you buy at least one day pass for the following day) or just an ascent and descent.
  • The Glacier Experience Card for pedestrians. This includes ascent and descent with the cable car as well as the Grawand and Gletschersee chairlifts. Current tickets and prices.

NEW: Buy skipasses online – your advantage

 

Cable Car from Maso Corto to Bella Vista Mountain Refuge

Take the cable car up to Grawand mountain station. When the weather is bad weather and the lift isn’t functioning, we can organize – to the extent possible and for a small extra charge – the trip to the refuge with the snow groomer.

Skiing or Snowboarding to the Refuge

From the mountain station, take the Grawand and Gletschersee runs, and you will reach the valley station of the Hintereislift. Take the lift up. Stay to the right side on the lower third of the run, and watch out for the “Zur Schönen Aussicht“ sign. The trail will take you directly to us.

Walking to the Hut

Pedestrians should take the Grawand chairlift downhill from the mountain station of the cable car. Please show your Glacier Experience Card here. It’s valid for the round trip (on departure) NOTE: Put on warm clothing, because the chairlift is very cold!

Continue with the next chairlift, the Gletschersee Sessellift, then walk for about 10 minutes along the edge of the run to the Hintereislift valley station.

From here you’ll do the last ascent on foot; it’s about 15-20 minutes (to the right of the Hintereislift valley station) to Bella Vista.

Transfer for €10 from Gletschersee lift valley station available on request.

Explanation of how to get to the refuge as a pdf

 

Arrival in SUMMER

From the village of Maso Corto (2,011 m) stay on route 3 on the old „Hüttenweg“ path across the Oberbergtal Valley and up the mountain slopes under the Frane peak as far as the „Stueteben“ and gradually up the gentle slopes, heading north to the refuge (2,842 m); from Maso Corto (2.5 hours) return via the same route.

Variant:
A comfortable alternative is the glacier cable car. With the Val Senales galcier cable car from Maso Corto to the highest mountain station in South Tyrol (3,212 m). From here follow path no. 3 down to the Bella Vita refuge (2,842 m); from Grawand approx. 1:30 hrs. (Please inform yourself on site about the path conditions. - In early summer there may still be snow.)