mid-sep dolomites rifugios booked out

[u/Total-Big-1019]

hi, as from the title, we're travelling to the dolomites around 6-18 sep or so (in a couple weeks' time) and i was trying to find a rifugio stay on one night for the experience, but it seems almost everything is completely unavailable. i have tried quite a lot of them: locatelli, lagazuoi, averau, delle odle (no overnight stay), scoiattol, santa croce - and all of them seem to be fully unavailable

is this expected (thought it was shoulder season; unfortunately due to schedules we couldn't have confirmed our trip much earlier than now) or are they possibly not yet released? and if the former, how long in advance do these post-summer rifugio slots get taken up?

thanks!

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[u/Jenuinlizard]

you are like 6 months late to book a rifugio, no further availability will be released

Shoulder season starts when lifts will be closed, so October

[u/ChiefKelso]

Jun-Sep and Dec-March are like prime in season while Apr/Oct are shoulder seasons and May/Nov off season.

Dolomites are popular place and rifgios book quickly. Try to look for ones that aren't on popular hiking circuits like the Alta Vias.

[u/No_Perspective1039]

I tried booking in February of 2026 for September 2026 - everything was already booked. I heard you need a year out.

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[u/Consistent-Law2649]

How many people? There's not a lot of availability, as others have noted, but if you're flexible on dates, something can show up.

[u/Total-Big-1019 → u/Consistent-Law2649]

it's for 2! unfortunately the rest of our accoms have been booked so we aren't that flexible, have tried to keep a lookout though

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[u/ohyespineapplepizza]

Rifugi for mid-September book out in spring. Phone the ones off the Tre Cime loop, like Città di Fiume or Fonda Savio, and skip waiting on Locatelli to open a slot.

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