The Furkelpass is a mountain pass in South Tyrol, Italy. The Furkelpass also Furkelsattel or simply the Furkel called (Ladin Ju de Furcia, Italian Passo Furcia), is a 1789 m high mountain pass in the Dolomites. The pass lies between the 2275 m high Kronplatz in the north and the 2507 m high Piz da Peres in the south and links the towns of Olang in the Puster Valley and San Vigilio in Mareo. The pass marks the linguistic border between the German and Ladin speaking areas of northern Italy. Since 2003 there has been an artificial lake on the pass, which is required for artificial snow.