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About 15 minutes from lift to lift. about 3 lines go there (1,2 & 5). You can get the full timetable from Val di Fassa website but at the moment it is the 23/24 timetable on there
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@Motherofthree, worth pointing out that the ski area at Passo San Pelegrino is lovely too, and worth a day out on the bus in my opinion.
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| Motherofthree wrote: |
| @luigi, Thanks very much for this info, it is very helpful. I think we will indeed buy the bus pass and perhaps go to Alba in the mornings. How long approximately does the bus journey take from Campitello to Alba? It looks like we would need to ski down to Canazei and take the bus back from there to Campitello, unless we take the cable car down to Campitello at the end of the day. |
Bus timetables can be found at https://www.skibusvaldifassa.it/en/lines. Depending on where you are in Campitello appears to take about 15 minutes. We stayed in Campitello in mid march this year and on the days when we got the gondola we were in either the 2nd or 3rd one up (so in the 10 to 15 minute range) we arrived at around 8:20. Didn't use the bus at all as we had a car which allowed us to explore other nearby areas such as San Pellegrino/Alpe Lusia.
Which lift to get probably depends on what you plan for the day: if heading towards Selva then go up the local Gondola, if heading towards Arraba then uploading via Alba may well be the better option.
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@Parf, @swskier, @Gogs, Thanks!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Motherofthree wrote: |
| @DaveD, Thanks for your advice. I don't like lift queues either, but also don't like taking the ski bus unless I have to... |
Then you've possibly chosen the wrong village. With one lift and its lonely position at the end of the valley, Campitello is the most bus reliant, lift queue likely resort of all the villages on the Sella Ronda.
It may look better value than the others, but there's a reason why it's cheaper.
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@Mollerski, I see, that explains why Campitello is so affordable then. At least we got a bargain with Crystal Ski.
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| Mollerski wrote: |
| Motherofthree wrote: |
| @DaveD, Thanks for your advice. I don't like lift queues either, but also don't like taking the ski bus unless I have to... |
Then you've possibly chosen the wrong village. With one lift and its lonely position at the end of the valley, Campitello is the most bus reliant, lift queue likely resort of all the villages on the Sella Ronda.
It may look better value than the others, but there's a reason why it's cheaper. |
It is good value but it is not at the end of the valley but right in the middle ...its position ..and the bus service.. gives it a central position to ski more of the Dolomiti Superski than you could elswhere ...if you stop in Canazei you have the bubble and another gondola before you can go anywhere ..the bus service allows skiiing up and down the valley up to Alba and down to Moena where the Passo San Pelegrino has a great area ...as well as getting on the Sella from the Col Rodella
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@luigi, What a beautiful photo! Thanks for the info, interesting to hear that you have not had a problem coming down the Campitello cable car at the end of the day. Someone else in this thread said the queues to come down at the end of the day can be long.
@DaveD, Thanks for the info, sounds good to me, as long as there is some natural snow by Christmas!
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| Motherofthree wrote: |
@luigi, What a beautiful photo! Thanks for the info, interesting to hear that you have not had a problem coming down the Campitello cable car at the end of the day. Someone else in this thread said the queues to come down at the end of the day can be long.
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He may have more experience than me. I've only used it a few times and it's been a while. Also, you are going at a very busy time. You'll have to play it by ear.
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@luigi @Mollerski - thanks for all your input/advice on this thread. really useful. I'm currently looking at Canazei, and seriously considering it.
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Sorry to hijack the thread but I’m staying in Pozza (Pera to be exact) for 3 days in January and am wondering how to get the best out of my time there. I’m fine for the Ciampedie area as I’m near the chairlift but will have to drive/get the bus for other options. Ideally I’d like to do the Sella Ronda but if it’s going to be very busy I think I might prefer something quieter. Are the Passo Carezza and San Pellegrino good areas? I’m thinking a day doing the Pozza/Buffaure area, a day doing the Carezza and San Pellegrino areas and then a day from Alba doing the Belvedere/Pordoi area.
Or should I just go for it and tick off doing the Sella one of the days? Is it worth doing or should I wait till another trip when I’m in a better positioned resort like Selva or Arabba?
By the way, has anyone read the Google reviews on the ski bus service in Val di Fassa? By the sounds of it having a car is the way to go!
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You know it makes sense.
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@japes1275, I used the valley bus last year without any real problems (just the usual scrum to get on) ; It is no longer free, some accommodations can get guests a discount.
from where you are based, I would get the cable car out of Campitello to do the Ronda : but for three days Buffare/Ciampac : Ciampede : Belvedere
And again -- if you have a car - the Dolomites are your Oyster...
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Have you a link to the reviews? (I'm just curious..)
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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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| japes1275 wrote: |
Sorry to hijack the thread but I’m staying in Pozza (Pera to be exact) for 3 days in January and am wondering how to get the best out of my time there. I’m fine for the Ciampedie area as I’m near the chairlift but will have to drive/get the bus for other options. Ideally I’d like to do the Sella Ronda but if it’s going to be very busy I think I might prefer something quieter. Are the Passo Carezza and San Pellegrino good areas? I’m thinking a day doing the Pozza/Buffaure area, a day doing the Carezza and San Pellegrino areas and then a day from Alba doing the Belvedere/Pordoi area.
Or should I just go for it and tick off doing the Sella one of the days? Is it worth doing or should I wait till another trip when I’m in a better positioned resort like Selva or Arabba?
By the way, has anyone read the Google reviews on the ski bus service in Val di Fassa? By the sounds of it having a car is the way to go! |
It's an easy drive along the valley from Pera to wherever you want to go, as long as it's not snowing. A lot will be dictated by weather conditions. No point going high if the weather's bad. If you have 3 sunny clear days, you'll be laughing, though you will only scratch the surface of all the possibilities.
If you've never done it, I think you need to tick the Sella Ronda box. If you can do it on a Saturday, it's the least busy day. It won't be empty, but should be OK in January, as long as you don't mean New Year week. You just have to decide which way round to go!! 
The local Catinaccio ski area (that you called Ciampedie) is tiny, so not sure I would recommend it if you only have 3 days, but would be good for a bad weather day as it has trees and is sheltered and you won't need to drive anywhere.
https://www.fassa.com/en/ski-lifts-slopes/ski-areas/catinaccio
As to your plan, Pozza-Buffaure through to Alba is a nice enough circuit and usually quiet, but it is fairly uneventful and unambitious for a whole day.
Teaming Carezza & Passo San Pellegrino together doesn't make huge sense as it's a longish drive up to both and getting ski boots on and twice to drive is a faff. There's enough for a day at Passo San Pellegrino if you cross the road and up to Col Margherita and head over to Falcade. Not quite as much at Carezza, though nice views and some lovely gentle blues for beginners, so if the weather's fine I think Passo San Pellegrino would edge it.
Belvedere/Pordoi, you will have seen most of that on the Sella Ronda day, though the cablecar up to Sass Pordoi is spectacular.
I reckon if you did the Sella Ronda on the first day, it might give you a better understanding of the area and you might see places you want to explore further and tweak your plans accordingly.
You can travel huge distances on skis in the Sella Ronda linked area, there are so many options for ambitious day trips: Hidden Valley, Santa Croce church, WW1 Tour, Marmolada descent, James Bond run, Val Gardena Ronda, etc, etc. I reckon you will want to come back again for longer!! 
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Thanks for all the info albob and Luigi, really helpful.
I can’t seem to post a link to the bus review but if you Google ‘Val di Fassa ski bus’ then the Google reviews should be on the right side of the page. It gets 1.5 stars from 48 reviews and nothing but 1 stars for the last year or so!
I have a car so will be able to get around well enough, even better if it’s snowing as that’s half my reason for driving to the Alps! Thanks for pointing out the Carezza and San Pellegrino distance, I’d only looked on the piste map which can be somewhat misleading!
Looks like I’d better get myself into gear a bit more and definitely do the Sella Ronda, I’ll be there Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday so might be a bit busier than a Saturday. It’s the last week in Jan so hopefully not a school holiday - not that I’ve checked such things!
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| japes1275 wrote: |
Thanks for all the info albob and Luigi, really helpful.
I can’t seem to post a link to the bus review but if you Google ‘Val di Fassa ski bus’ then the Google reviews should be on the right side of the page. It gets 1.5 stars from 48 reviews and nothing but 1 stars for the last year or so!
I have a car so will be able to get around well enough, even better if it’s snowing as that’s half my reason for driving to the Alps! Thanks for pointing out the Carezza and San Pellegrino distance, I’d only looked on the piste map which can be somewhat misleading!
Looks like I’d better get myself into gear a bit more and definitely do the Sella Ronda, I’ll be there Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday so might be a bit busier than a Saturday. It’s the last week in Jan so hopefully not a school holiday - not that I’ve checked such things! |
So hopefully you have winter tyres fitted!
The buses can get busy around Canazei/Campitello at peak morning rush. If you have a car and the roads are clear, I would use that.
The Sella Ronda isn't a huge undertaking. If you started early you could be round by lunchtime. I've known people to do it twice in one day!  A good thing to do is use it to do side-trips off it, but first-timers need to do it once all the way round as it's hard to get lost with the colour-coded green or orange signage and there's nothing else like it in the world of skiing.
If you went Orange in Selva direction, you might have time in the afternoon to go up Sass Pordoi and play in the Belvedere sector. If you went Green twd Arabba, you would have time to linger in the Piz Seteur/Piz Sella area above Plan de Gralba, before heading back to your start point. Edelweiss Valley above Colfosco is always a good diversion of both routes, if you have time. Or the chair up to Vallon between Arabba & Corvara on the orange route.
It's a long winding climb up to Carezza, the road to Passo San Pellegrino is more of a long straight incline. I guess it's all relative if you're driving there from the UK. But taking boots on and off twice would put me off trying.
Latemar is a very pretty and varied area for a daytrip too, accessed by gondola from the main road just north of Predazzo https://maps.app.goo.gl/hdkWmac2EkpL2hdq9
No major school hols that week, but you will find the areas away from the Sella Ronda a lot quieter, particularly on weekdays. Saturday is quieter on the Ronda as it's changeover day for most week-long, predominantly German in Val Gardena, visitors. The main traffic flows come from that quadrant. You do get Italian weekenders in all areas, particularly if the weather is sunny  , so Sundays tend to busiest day, as it's also first day for week-long visitors.
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@japes1275, Found the reviews - they are really bad ! -- not my experience, but I'm used to the Italian/French bus/ski lift 'scrums' .....
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| albob wrote: |
| @japes1275, Found the reviews - they are really bad ! -- not my experience, but I'm used to the Italian/French bus/ski lift 'scrums' ..... |
Yeah, Europeans don't seem so keen on the quaint English habit of queuing!
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Thanks so much for that very detailed information Luigi, it will be very helpful to refer back to when I arrive. And thanks also for the extra info, looks perfect!
Yes, I’ve got winter tyres, chains and 4wd so should be ok in most situations. I completely agree about the boots on and off twice thing so will try and avoid that.
I think I’ll just go for it on the first day, get an early start and do the Sella Ronda, for some reason I’d got it in mind that it was a full day of a job. I’m a reasonable intermediate and have a good sense of direction so should hopefully be fine!
I’m beginning to wish that I’d booked for more than 3 days!!
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| Motherofthree wrote: |
| How long approximately does the bus journey take from Campitello to Alba? . |
It's only about an hour, but don't worry' there's a toilet on the bus. 
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