March Events in Val Gardena - Dolomites Dirndl Ski Day & International Women’s Day: 8 March 2025 & NEW Meter Mans Exhibition: 1-16 March 2025
In celebration of International Women’s Day in Val Gardena, this fun event for women will take place on 8th March 2025. A women only parallel slalom will see all participants wear a ‘dirndl’ - a traditional South Tyrolean dress.
The event, now the 3rd edition of the Dolomites Dirndl Ski Day, will take place from 10am on the Seceda sector, at the Daniel Hut with aperitif, DJ and snacks! Open exclusively to women competing as a pair (friends, sisters, mother/daughter, etc.) between the ages of 18 and 99
After the racing, the event will continue at the Café Val D‘Anna, where the band “The Giggers” will perform from 3:00 pm onwards. The awards ceremony will follow at 4:00 pm. Wearing a Dirndl is what gives this event its special charm!
https://www.valgardena.it/en/winter-holidays-dolomites/events-highlights/dolomites-dirndl-ski-day/
Mëter Mans Exhibition –25 Craftswomen from Val Gardena share their stories 1-16 March 2025
25 women from Val Gardena, united by their passion for their craft, spanning all generations, showcase their artworks in a NEW exhibition that reflects the richness and depth of Ladin culture - a unique blend of Germanic, Latin, and Tyrolean influences - combining old and new traditions.
The exhibited works serve as memory boxes, carriers of seemingly small but incredibly valuable stories for the community. Each piece tells the story of its creator, a mosaic of collective history, interwoven in artistic and personal ways.
The exhibition includes monastic needlework, delicate wood carvings and traditional craftsmanship such as the artful decoration of eggs, the iconic Grödner costume with its characteristic gloves, and the craft of the "Gherlanda Spiza" – the crown-like head piece worn by women in their hair.
Rooted in an ancient Ladin tradition, the so-called "jì cul puntl"—visiting someone to lace together (fé zandli) and chat. The Venetian equivalent of "jì cul puntl" was called "fare filò". The term "filò" likely derives from "filare"—spinning—a task that women would undertake together in cozy living rooms or stables during the cold season. These gatherings allowed women to stay warm, spend time together, and pray the rosary while engaging in small handicrafts.
Conversations developed, thus, "jì cul puntl" came to mean chatting, storytelling, preserving, and passing on knowledge, traditions, and stories. These nest like spaces where ideas matured, beautiful crafts were created, an act of strength for a woman, a means of passing on knowledge, actively becoming a part of the culture and history.
Cultural Centre Luis Trenker, Ortisei – 1-16 March 2025 www.valgardena.it
Winter Offer
· The Spring Days longstay offer is valid between 15th to 22nd March offers 7=6 a seven-day stay for the price of six days and six days' ski pass and ski rental for the price of five days at participating establishments. Spring Days shortstay 4=3 will then start from 22nd March 2025.
https://www.valgardena.it/en/holidays-dolomites/holiday-offers/detail/dolomiti-springdays/
