Plose

The bleak massif of the Plose near Bressanone in the Vale Isarco valley is a well-known skiing area in winter

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The flat top of the Plose Group, seen from the street the Passo delle Erbe mountain pass.
Foto: AT, © Peer
View from the hamlet Monte Ponente: the name Plose probably comes from its summit without trees.
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In winter, Mt Plose turns into a skiing area with well-groomed slopes and a fun park.
Foto: BS, © Peer

Near Bressanone in the Valle Isarco valley, the Plose alpenstock is located, formed by the peaks called Monte Telegrafo (2,486 m a.s.l.), Monte Fana (2,547 m) and Monte Gabler (2,576 m). The latter is also the highest mountain of the Luson Mountains, a relatively low subgroup of the Dolomites.

The Plose Skiing Area is one of the sunniest skiing areas of South Tyrol. 44 km of pistes, the “Trametsch” piste with 9 km – the longest downhill run throughout South Tyrol – and the 9 km long “Rudi-Run” sledge run attract plenty of winter sportsmen and women. The region is also well-known for beautiful snowshoe hikes. And in summer, the Plose is a famous hiking region in the Valle Isarco valley.

At the south side of the Plose, Plancios (Palmschoss) is located, a small an sunny village, popular for its former tuberculosis sanatorium and as NATO base in the 1960s and 1970s.

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