Watles

Sunshine and the family format earn the praise. Among the areas of the Ortler Skiarena, Watles holds the record for hours of sun, grooming is careful and the hill can be taken in at a glance, which suits children of roughly six to twelve. On weekdays it is quiet with hardly any waiting at the lifts. The red descents through the forest and the long natural toboggan run through larch woods are well liked.

Prices and service draw the complaints: day and family tickets are considered expensive for such a modest area, and staff are described as poorly informed and not especially welcoming. The hardware raises eyebrows too, with an old fixed-grip two-seater chair and no loading carpet alongside modern installations. A strong north wind strips the snow away and leaves the slopes icy, and the toboggan run gets rutted by midday.