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Stories of the Alpine Pastures

Honest & authentic

Stories of the Alpine pastures – the very term alone suggests what you will find on this page on a regular basis. Perhaps recipes that will make you long for a holiday on the Alpe di Suisi. Reports and impressions of past trips we have had the pleasure of taking with our guests. Everyday stories that tell of the life on our Alpine pasture. Upcoming news, which we would like to share with our guests. You can find all this in our magazine!
 
 
 
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Cross Country Skiing

a healthy sport for everybody

The Alpe di Siusi in the Dolomites is known for its breathtaking beauty and variety of leisure activities. One of the most popular activities on the ...
27.02.2024Steffi Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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Our ice rink

"Nature's Winter Gift: Our Small Pond Transforms into an Ice Rink After more than 30 Years"

Just a short ten-minute walk from our hotel, lies a small pond that has become the unexpected star of this winter season.
Our usually tranquil ...
27.02.2024Steffi Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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Immi turns 16

Our oldest lady of the barn

Our beloved cow Immi celebrates her 16th birthday on September 1st
Nowadays it is unfortunate that not many cows are getting this old. For us, ...
17.03.2023Rita Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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Our smallest pet

The honeybee

Since 2021 our farm grew by a thousand little animals. Our honeybee hive.
To give you a little insight on a bees life, we summed up some ...
04.09.2022Steffi Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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More than just a foto

Portraits for eternity

We have known Kurt Moser and Barbara Holzknecht from Lightcatcher for years and had been planning to surprise our parents with an exclusive gift for ...
15.08.2022Michael Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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This is us II

the second part of our introduction to you

The somewhat different winter is coming to an end. We were lucky enough to host and entertain guests for a few weeks, albeit on a very reduced ...
18.04.2021Michael Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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Homemade alpine Butter since 1957

From the cow to your breakfast table

Early in the morning Kurt milks our nine cows. The milk then gets pasteurized and separated from the heavy cream.
Twice a week we collect all ...
24.07.2020Steffi Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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Our Spotify playlist

RITSCH-LIST: Music by artists who stayed or performed here

Over the past few years, we have repeatedly had the pleasure of welcoming well-known artists, composers and performers to our Ritsch. Some of them ...
27.09.2019Michael Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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des sein mir - this is us

we present ourselves in this special hotel movie

In August 2019 the young photographer Fabian Dalpiaz accompanied us on our everyday work and collected some great content on his camera.
We ...
01.09.2019Michael Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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Wild life on the Seiser Alm

Not only deers and birds...

As soon as we take our steps in the nature and the forests of the Seiser Alm we enter the home of various wild living animals. Meadows, rocky ...
19.04.2019Michael Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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Pillowfight

Our pillow design competition

Last summer we tried to encourage our guests to design a new Ritsch pillow. 
It was impressive to see how many wanted to share their ...
24.10.2018Steffi Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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Silvia and Boschi

Time to say goodbye

It is never easy to say Goodbye, especially if you have worked with someone for over 15 years. Together we went through a lot, good things but ...
01.10.2018Rita Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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4th Edition of Tabbla Toò

3rd September 2017

On September 3rd 2017, South Tyrol's youngest gastronomy team will be organising the gourmet event “Tabbla Toò” on the Alpe di Siusi/Seiser Alm. My ...
05.07.2017Michael Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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Grandma Hanni

a pioneer in gastronomy on the Alpe di Siusi

My paternal grandma is called Joanna Malfertheiner, née Stufferin and was born on 27 October 1932. When she was three years old, she moved into the ...
12.05.2017Michael Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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The "Jungen Alpler"

The “Jungen Alpler” is an organisation founded in 2014 that runs the existing events on the Alpe di Suisi and thinks up new events. This union is ...
04.05.2017Michael Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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My world record

The largest Kaiserschmarrn

We were 18 motivated high school graduates who had set themselves an ambitious target. We wanted to break the existing world record for the largest ...
27.04.2017Steffi Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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Alpler Plattlergitschen

How my sister Stephanie came to traditional Schuhplattln folk dancing

Like many other great ideas, this also came
about at the bar following a glass or two of red wine. Seven young
“Alplerinnen” ladies ...
22.04.2017Michael Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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St. Francis Church

a place of reflection on the alpine pasture

It’s obvious why St Francis was chosen as the patron of this particular church: Francis of Assisi saw traces of God everywhere in nature.
The ...
14.04.2017Rita Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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Strength for body, mind and soul

Spring walks on Seiser Alm

I like walking on the Alpe di Siusi in spring best as this is when it is at its most beautiful. The peace and quiet, no disruptive sounds, no noise ...
01.04.2017Rita Malfertheiner
 
 
 
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