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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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luigi, lovely pics - well beyond me though 
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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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pokemon, Have a great time & say Hi to Sue for me. Had a fantastic time myself & shall definitely be returning sometime
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holidayloverxx, agree. I can imagine the horrified looks from my wife if we got to the top of the cable car and I then showed her where we were heading. I know it would frighten me. I think I'll stick to nice scenic runs for the time being.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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nickH, will do and thanks. Very excited about going back as there was a lot we didn't see, plus the snow looks brilliant this year.
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I'm coming out on Saturday, snow-forecast.com is suggesting a big dump on Fri night / sat morn. Cannot wait!
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Frosty the Snowman, Excellent  3 sleeps......
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I'd advise anyone doing a fly / drive in E. Italy this weekend to ensure that they have the necessary tyres / chains for resort transfer. Don't expect to be able to get them just when you arrive as they have a limited supply
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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For an overview of recent snowfalls and snow depths across the region, check this out:
http://www.dolomitisuperski.com/en-US/1971EN.html
Seems that southern Dolomites got the lion's share of recent snow, Trevalli & Arabba got the 40/60cm, but only 10cm for Val Gardena & Alta Badia areas.
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Huge amounts of snow around the Sela Ronda, as Barkymark discovered during one of his forays into the trees of Arraba.
We had constant heavy snow all day today (Friday) and everything was brilliant 
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You know it makes sense.
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luigi, Thanks for the links to the English forecasts. I have spent many an hour trying to make sense of those forecasts in Italian in the hotels I didn't know they had English versions. Is this a recent thing? I have been having a look at the "wigglies" and whilst it is still a ways off, half term week is looking good with any snow clearing up and temperatures dropping. Fantastic!!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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stoatsbrother, Barky? Can't wait for the story 
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A lot of high-altitude road closures due to snow/avalanche risk across the Dolomites:
Gardena, Sella, Campolongo, Pordoi, Falzarego passes & others closed.
Arabba must be cut off as the Livinallongo valley access is also closed at the moment:
http://www.provincia.bz.it/vmz/report/index_i.asp?Type=2
Hope everyone got to resort yesterday! 
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stoatsbrother's right: we poached it all from under the Carabeneri's noses. The only area with "bad" snow was Val Gardena around Ortesei: thin cover and wind blown. Arabba had masses of it and there were plenty of sweet lines on the Alba side of Campitello.
Frosty the Snowman, bring on the mega-knarl
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Hi Guys,
I'm off to Corvara on 22nd Feb. and the tour operator I'm going with offers an off piste day, for which they say no off piste experience is necessary. They state that the trip usually goes down the Val Mesdi, conditions permitting. From all the pics and video clips I've seen, it looks quite a serious run. Do you think it is good intro to off piste skiing or should I look for something a bit easier ?
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Something easier
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| richardball wrote: |
Hi Guys,
I'm off to Corvara on 22nd Feb. and the tour operator I'm going with offers an off piste day, for which they say no off piste experience is necessary. They state that the trip usually goes down the Val Mesdi, conditions permitting. From all the pics and video clips I've seen, it looks quite a serious run. Do you think it is good intro to off piste skiing or should I look for something a bit easier ? |
It'll be crud and bumps, no way would the say 'no experience required' if they intended to hit deep powder with the odd cliff drop thrown in. 
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Well it looks like its gonna be chuffin cold. Of to bed then of to Italy in the morning....byeeeee
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Just got back yesterday. Fantastic conditions everywhere. One metre fell on the day we arrived in Arabba, which closed all the mountain passes. People on roofs shovelling snow due to the weight. Most snow since 1951 and apparently 7.5 metres has fallen since start of the season. -30 wind chill at the top of the Marmolada on Friday. Brrrr.... Will post some photos later. Ciao.
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pokemon,
Cheers, that's nearly 25 ft!!! Comparable to USA figures!
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pokemon, glad you had such great conditions !
I just want to go back !!!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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nickH, almost too much really but won't complain
Sueski said hello. We went skiing with her on a couple of days. She has a lot of guests this week.
Already thinking of going back late March
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Poster: A snowHead
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pokemon,
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| nickH, almost too much really but won't complain |
Yes, know what you mean if you're essentially a groomed-piste basher like myself. I'm really beginning to enjoy playing in the soft stuff though.
Against all financial imperatives I'm of to La Ros next week on a last minute cheapy, but if you find a good deal for late march then please let me know. I'm seriously thinking of contacting Sueski myself to see if she can come up with something.
There's also a ski shop in corvara that sells Stockli skis & I'm keen ........................
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| pokemon wrote: |
| . -30 wind chill at the top of the Marmolada on Friday. Brrrr.... Will post some photos later. Ciao. |
No wonder I was so cold up there! I got to the top to find my binding had worked itself loose. Had to dig out the tool in the biting wind before I could get down. According to the dolomiti website, I managed 60km on my extended Sella Ronda.
Conditions were amazing, even on Friday after a few days without snowfall. Still plenty of soft snow to be found on the pistes. There was a light sprinkling on Friday, particularly in Selva / Alta Badia.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Pedraces looks beautiful on the webcam this morning. Looks like Frosty is getting some really nice weather
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