 Poster: A snowHead
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| Peter S wrote: |
Loving the videos. All my favourite places. Pleased someone is making good use of the superb conditions this year. 
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Its also really nice to see how chilled he is. I don't speak Italian but I just love leaving the vids on in the background, very relaxing!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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The third of March has come and gone. It’s not looking too hopeful. By the middle of March the Dolomites are starting to get rather warm and the season tends to end fairly early in April. 
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https://www.dolomitisuperski.com/en
The super Dolomiti has thrown the towel in. It’s the season that never was. What a shame, particularly because the snow and the weather have been superb this year. Sod’s law will probably ensure poor natural snow cover and high temperatures next year.
At least they should have a decent summer and autumn.
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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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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Just received this email for Dolomotisuperski :: Must keep an eye out for the Gnomes next year.....
Dear skiers,
Once upon a time there was a gnome who lived in the kingdom of the Dolomites. During the winter season, every day in the morning the gnome - whose name was Flor - would come out of his shelter in the middle of the rocks and with the aid of two wooden planks tied to his feet, he would slide down to the valley to visit Princess Matilda. He was madly in love with her, she lived in a small house at the edge of the woods.
He loved to be touched by the crisp morning air along the snowy slopes of the Dolomites and enjoy the rising sun. In the evening, after spending the day admiring the princess, he would load the two wooden planks onto his shoulders and return to his humble abode among the spires, retracing his uphill path. Every day, every winter, for many, many years... until one day Flor noticed that men had built a carousel, which brought him back home without effort. And this carousel became every year more comfortable, cosy and fast. Even on the descent, the gnome noticed that he was no longer alone. The descent took place along slopes which were more and more smooth, together with many coloured men, who enjoyed as well the sliding on the snow with planks.
Then the winter of 2020-21 came. After the first snowfall, like every year, Flor went down to the valley with his boards. At the end of the day, when it was time to go home, he noticed that the carousel wasn’t working and so was the next day and the day after that. To his extreme disappointment he also noticed that during the descents he could no longer compete with the coloured children to see who could make the highest jump or the most beautiful curve, because he was alone. The gnome could not understand this fact, especially since the winter of 2020-21 was wonderful: it had been years since he had seen so much snow, a white blanket beyond imagination that made the landscape even more enchanting.
The Dolomites appeared like precious stones set in a natural pattern between the sky, the snow, the sun and the stars. On one of the days when the spring sun was taking over the harsh winter, he heard Princess Matilda telling a neighbour about the "corona" pandemic and that that winter the men had to stay in their homes because a bad disease had frightened them. Flor, saddened, walked with bowed head and for the last time that year up the mountain to return home. But in his heart, he was sure: next year the carousel would be running again, the children would be playing and enjoying themselves and he would no longer be alone.
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Ciampinoi Gondola working this AM --- Looks like Ski training for the Yoofs..... Luck B's !! :: But the Selva website has gone into it's 'Summer' guise... 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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| Peter S wrote: |
https://www.bergfex.com/alta-badia/webcams/c14105/
Perfect sunny conditions and great snow for mid March right down to the valley floor.
Currently minus 11c at 2,500m and it looks to stay cold all week. |
You’re not helping 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Peter S wrote: |
https://www.bergfex.com/alta-badia/webcams/c14105/
Perfect sunny conditions and great snow for mid March right down to the valley floor.
Currently minus 11c at 2,500m and it looks to stay cold all week. |
This is a form of torture 
Serious question, how would one sum up the Dolomiti snow season, this year, Good bad or Average
If memory serves me, huge snowfall in Jan and some more in Feb, has been dry and warmish in March , I think
Im guessing as we approach Mid March, conditions are as one would expect
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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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I’d say very good indeed. Best season since about 2015 ? Not only have they had plenty of snow but it’s been a lot cooler than normal and they have lost very little snow. The weather has also been typically Dolomite with sunny clear weather just like today. They would have lost very few days to high winds, avalanche risk or poor visibility.
https://www.bergfex.com/groeden-wolkenstein/webcams/c7768/
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You know it makes sense.
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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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We have taken a punt and have booked hotel in Selva for 29th Jan 2022....
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Holly101, Keep a lookout for the Birthday Bashers. They will be wearing bright orange snoods. You could bump into them anywhere.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We've just postponed a June MTB trip to Ortisei for the 2nd year.
The accommodation have again agreed to transfer our deposit.
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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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Webcams showing a Temperature of -9 today at Piz Sella! : Also, some racing (or training) going on at Kronplatz....
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It’s the last week of the season that never was and conditions are still brilliant. The forecast is for a drop in temperature though not quite as radical as here in the UK.
The Dolomitians must be pretty fed up having lost such a great season. They will have the summer to look forward to but what chance that next year will be anywhere near as good as this one would have been 
https://www.bergfex.com/kronplatz/webcams/c1395/
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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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The season that never was finished the way it started very cold, sunny and with all runs complete. Looks to be staying that way for a while longer.
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