 Poster: A snowHead
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Peter Hardy in the Saturday Telegraph kicks of the new season's skiing articles with his personal choice of the Top 10 resorts for skiing. Based on suitability for intermediates and above. He also comments on suitability for boarding and gives sample prices. Longish article.
Top 10
Have a guess before you check the site. Hint - the only US resort comes in at 9 (paradoxically PH rates this as his personal favourite in the world) and the only Canadian is a 10. The rest are European.
Comments / Dissent welcome as usual.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Sun 2-10-05 10:30; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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kuwait_ian, Peter Hardy thinks the Strief is a "benign family run" when not prepared for comps. I have a pic of me at the start gate, in deep snow, so no racing. It was anything but benign, steep and mogulled 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I agree, if you include that first rocket-boosting stretch from the start hut - I'm sure Martin Bell can comment!
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Peter Hardy is clearly a man of great taste and insight.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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kuwait_ian, I deleted the duplicate thread for you 
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I wouldn't put Kitz in my top ten or anywhere near it I'm afraid. And I would have classed myself as an intermediate or above at the times I went there. Lovely town and good apre. It might not get in my top 5 in Austria as I would put St Anton, Obergurgl, Saalbach above it as skiing destinations, even Bad Gastien possibly. Kitzbuhel is hugely overated IMO.
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D G Orf, thanks - not often I manage doublethreadinitis. 
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| The main village, at 2,100m, was a monument to the architectural horrors of the 1960s but recent investment has - almost - transformed it. |
Guess the resort is probably too easy - to win you also need to place it correctly in the ranking
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These resort rankings are all well and good, but to be honest they are usually judged by expert skiers, who will perhaps overlook a resort that may have more to offer those of lesser skiing capability. It's really down to personal taste and needs in the long run 
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Mr Hardy is a very fine fellow. IncogSkiSno, I would venture to suggest that IMHO I think his ranking is a pretty good assessment and impartial. It is quite tricky I agree finding a resort that suits all types...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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He's certainly been around - claims to have skied 500 different places. No reason to doubt him. Lucky man.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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List mania strikes again. The trouble is that everyone's different; what's great for me might be lousy for you. My top 10 almost certainly isn't the same as yours.
What's needed is a decision engine that can ask 20 relevant questions (eg How important are uncrowded pistes to you? How important is it to have a wide variety of challenging on-piste terrain? How important is a short end-to-end journey from your home in the darkest provinces?) and then recommend a few suitable resorts by using some smart algorithms. Does anyone know if such a thing exists?
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Jonny Jones, something similar was linked to a while back...but I can't remember where. I'm sure another snowHead will remember.
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You know it makes sense.
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Elizabeth B, yes it seemed to work quite well IIRC. Sorry can't find the thread.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Jonny Jones wrote: |
| Does anyone know if such a thing exists? |
Yes, it's called snowHeads. It uses fuzzy logic rather than smart algorithms, but it will give you good quality advice all the same.
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