Stilfserjoch / Passo dello Stelvio
… 🧊 Glacier area
Which pistes and lifts are open today: at the lift company →
Photo: TheRunnerUp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Open, daily 8 am to 4 pm in autumn
S.I.F.A.S. resumed skiing on the Gentili glacier on 4 September 2026, after a three-week pause, back then only in the morning from 06:30 to 12:00. In autumn skiing now runs all day, from 8 am to 4 pm (as of 18 October).
As of 18 October 2026. Always check the current situation with the resort.Stilfserjoch / Passo dello Stelvio lies in the Südtirol region and is a small, family-run ski area: 20 kilometres of piste served by 8 lifts.
The area runs from 2757 to 3450 metres above sea level, giving around 693 metres of vertical. That takes the terrain above the 3,000-metre mark, which markedly improves snow reliability on the upper slopes.
Stilfserjoch / Passo dello Stelvio is one of the few areas in the Alps with skiing in summer: the season runs 30 May – 1 November, carried by the glacier.
An adult day pass costs EUR 48.
Of note: A pure summer ski area with no winter operation: the pass road is closed in winter. Since 10 August 2026 the only area in the Alps still skiing in high summer.
Snow report
SLF measuring stationWe only show readings from the last seven days, and the most recent one we have is older. Current snow depths are available from the SLF and from the resort itself.
Source: SLF / WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research. A single measuring station, not the resort’s official piste report.
Piste map, map & webcams
Interactive piste map
Every piste and lift colour-coded by difficulty, zoomable, built on OpenStreetMap. Community-maintained data; where it differs, the official piste map next to it is authoritative.
Open on OpenSkiMap →Official piste map
The lift company’s drawn piste map, plus lift status and tickets.
passostelvio.it →Webcams
Live images from the mountain on the resort’s official site, usually several locations.
View webcams →Piste maps and webcam images belong to the lift companies and are protected by copyright. That is why we link directly to the original instead of copying it.
What sets this ski area apart
The Stilfser Joch, in Italian the Passo dello Stelvio, lies at 2757 metres on the border between South Tyrol and Lombardy. The pass road up from Prad, with its 48 numbered hairpins, counts among the most spectacular in the Alps and is closed in winter.
For us the pass is interesting for another reason: on the glacier above it, skiing still takes place in summer. That makes the Stelvio one of the very last summer ski areas in the Alps, and in our list the only one still open in August.
How it came about that almost everyone else gave up is set out on our glacier page and in the chronicle of closed summer ski areas.
Sources: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilfser_Joch
Frequently asked about Stilfserjoch / Passo dello Stelvio
How high is Stilfserjoch / Passo dello Stelvio?
The ski area runs from 2,757 to 3,450 metres above sea level, a vertical range of 693 metres. For snow reliability the lower figure matters more: that is where the snow disappears first, and where a mild December is felt before it is felt at the top.
How many kilometres of piste does Stilfserjoch / Passo dello Stelvio have?
20 kilometres on 8 lifts, according to the operator. There is no binding standard for measuring piste kilometres, so the figure is comparable between resorts only to a point. The lift count says at least as much about how big a place feels.
What does a day pass at Stilfserjoch / Passo dello Stelvio cost?
EUR 48 for an adult day pass at the standard rate, as of summer 2026. Booked early it is often less; on a peak Saturday it is not.
When does Stilfserjoch / Passo dello Stelvio open?
The usual season window is 30 May – 1 November. No starting date has been announced for winter 2026/27 yet. Most resorts commit only in the autumn, because a postponed opening costs more goodwill than a late announcement.
Does Stilfserjoch / Passo dello Stelvio have a glacier?
Yes. Glacier terrain makes the early season more reliable, because the snow layer is supported from below by ice. The summers since 2022 have shown that this is no longer a guarantee either: several Alpine glacier areas have given up summer skiing altogether.
Stilfserjoch / Passo dello Stelvio in the magazine
The big opening weekend: Titlis, Diavolezza, Cervinia and the World Cup in Sölden, and on Wednesday it snows everywhere
On 24 October Diavolezza, Cervinia and Adelboden start and the World Cup season begins in Sölden. The Titlis (29 October) and Mölltal (provisionally 1 November) open later. Who opens when, what is already running and what the weather brought.
Where to ski this weekend: eleven resorts compared, and Zermatt gets 30 centimetres
Zermatt is skiing again, Kaunertal opens, Sölden moves to the Tiefenbach glacier. Every open resort in the Alps with open piste kilometres, lifts and price per kilometre, plus the weather: on Sunday it snows heavily in the south.
Will the Sölden World Cup go ahead? The figures say yes, and from 9 October the ski area runs too
On 24 and 25 October the alpine World Cup opens on the Rettenbach glacier, and the glacier ski area already opens on 9 October. At 2,900 metres, 86 hours over the next sixteen days are cold enough to make snow; nine hundred metres lower, ten Swiss areas together manage 95. Why a race is easier than a season.
Six glaciers have a date. Zermatt does not
Val Senales has been running since 19 September, Pitztal follows on the 26th, Hintertux in late September, Stubai and Sölden in October. Kaunertal has called its start off, and the Theodul glacier above Zermatt has nothing announced. Every date with its source and status.
Where this resort stands
Nearby ski areas
Distances are straight-line, not driving time. In the Alps a ridge between two valleys can turn 12 km into a two-hour drive.
Key figures
- Region
- South Tyrol
- Season
- 30 May – 1 November
- Kilometres of piste
- 20 km
- Elevation
- 2757 to 3450 m (693 m of vertical)
- Lifts
- 8
- Adult day pass
- around EUR 48 (guide value)
- Summer skiing
- yes
- Glacier
- yes
- Snow park
- 3/10, our editorial rating
- Coordinates
- 46.529, 10.454
- Official website
- passostelvio.it
All values are guide figures still being verified. For day-to-day information, use the resort’s official website.