Anton Raffeiner was born in Merano in 1956. He grew up on the Pitairhof, which is located on the steep slopes above the right side of the valley. The small farm used to grow grain and keep 30 sheep.

Anton inherited the farm from his father in 1985, but by then the income from the farm’s own products had become too low to feed a family properly. So he found a job with the glacier railways, continued to work on the farm, but had to give up sheep farming due to lack of time.

In 1997, driven by his unbroken passion for sheep and the feeling that “someone has to do it”, he took over the office of president of the Rofenberg Alm, succeeding Johann Reiner, who held this delicate position from 1957 to 1997.

Today, Anton keeps the books and records of the Alm, which belongs to eight farmers, and manages its fortunes. Among his memories of the many alpine pastures he has climbed in recent years is the rapid retreat of the glaciers and the rapid advance of tourists.