# Ski instructors in 3 Zinnen Dolomites - Sexten / Sesto > Helm, Stiergarten and Rotwand linked above Sexten in the Hochpustertal, with the Drei Zinnen in view, a Dolomiti Superski pass and Italy's steepest piste. - Region: Dolomites, South Tyrol - Country: [Italy](https://alpinepal.com/en/ski-instructors/italy) - Time zone: Europe/Rome - Currency: EUR - Coordinates: 46.6972, 12.3581 - Official website: https://www.dreizinnen.com/ Page: https://alpinepal.com/en/resorts/3-zinnen-dolomites Last reviewed: 18 September 2026 ## About 3 Zinnen Dolomites - Sexten / Sesto 3 Zinnen Dolomites is the ski area of the Hochpustertal, the high valley in the far east of South Tyrol where the Dolomites meet the Austrian border, and it takes its name from the Drei Zinnen — the Tre Cime di Lavaredo — which stand in view from its upper pistes. The core of the skiing is above Sexten (Sesto): the Helm, Stiergarten and Rotwand have been one linked mountain since the 2014/15 season, when two gondolas closed the gap over the Stiergarten, and together with the Kreuzbergpass they give around 86 km of pistes between 1,130 and 2,225 m. The smaller Haunold above Innichen and Rienz above Toblach are on the same pass and bring the whole area to roughly 115 km and 31 lifts, but the character is set by Sexten: broad, immaculately groomed reds and blues facing the rock walls of the Sexten Dolomites, and one exception — the Holzriese on the Rotwand, which at up to 71% is the steepest piste in Italy. Toblach, at the other end of the valley, is one of Italy's main cross-country centres and a regular Tour de Ski venue. The area is part of Dolomiti Superski, so the twelve valleys and 1,200 km of the Dolomites are on the same ticket, and it is one of the few Dolomite resorts with a railway station at the lifts: the Pustertal line stops at Vierschach-Helm, beside the valley station of the Helm gondola. ## Where lessons start The gentlest terrain is at the two ends of the area: the Rotwandwiesen, a plateau at around 1,900 m above Moos reached by the Signaue gondola, and the Haunold at Innichen, the family mountain that also has the night skiing. The Helm side above Sexten and Vierschach is broader and faster, better for a second week than a first. Agree the meeting point with your instructor: Sexten, Moos, Vierschach, Innichen and Toblach each have their own lift base. ## Getting there Innsbruck is about two hours by road over the Brenner and along the Pustertal; Venice around three and Munich three and a half. By train, the Pustertal line from Franzensfeste on the Brenner route stops at Toblach, Innichen and Vierschach-Helm, the last of them at the foot of the Helm lifts; Sexten itself is a short bus ride from Innichen. ## Resort areas - Helm / Monte Elmo - Stiergarten - Rotwand / Croda Rossa - Kreuzbergpass / Passo Monte Croce - Haunold / Baranci (Innichen) ## Meeting points - Helmjet Sexten valley station ## Instructors at 3 Zinnen Dolomites - Sexten / Sesto _No instructors have joined here yet._ ## Qualifications required in Italy Teaching for payment in Italy requires the Maestro di sci, registered in the regional albo, issued by Collegio regionale dei maestri di sci. ## Frequently asked questions ### Are the 3 Zinnen Dolomites ski areas connected? Partly. Helm, Stiergarten, Rotwand and the Kreuzbergpass above Sexten have been one linked area since the 2014/15 season — about 86 km on skis without a bus. Haunold at Innichen and Rienz at Toblach are separate small mountains on the same pass, reached by ski bus or train, and Padola, on the Veneto side of the Kreuzbergpass, is on the pass as well. ### Can I get to 3 Zinnen Dolomites by train? Yes, more easily than almost anywhere else in the Dolomites. The Pustertal railway from Franzensfeste, on the Brenner main line, stops at Toblach, Innichen and Vierschach-Helm, a station built beside the valley station of the Helm gondola. Sexten itself has no station: it is a short bus ride from Innichen.