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Richmond, We've been to Arabba two out of last 3 years at half term and both times arranged the trip ourselves and it's worked out quite a bit cheaper. Hotel Malita and Hotel Mesdi both very good. There's quite a bit of serious off-piste from midly challenging to really gnarly stuff. I have an excellent book on the subject (English / Italian with good maps / diagrams and photos).
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| richmond wrote: |
Seriously considering visiting Arabba next season (have to plan ahead for school hols, you know). I've looked at the current Dolomiti thread. Can anyone help with the following questions?
1. We are 2 adults looking for interesting pistes, no significant off piste, and 2 (by then 14 yo) kids looking for challenges on and off piste. Shall we like Arabba?
2. Is the grub on the slopes as good as you would hope in Italy?
3. Is the town a pleasant place? What are the restaurants like?
4. Anything known about a company called Colletts who offer chalet, hotel (I think) and S/C accomodation in Arabba? They write a good brochure and web site and seem very helpful, but a first hand report would be welcome.
5. We shall probably have to go at Feb half term, but Xmas or Easter hols a possibility due to kids' other skiing comittments. How would the area be at Xmas and Easter?
6. Anything else we should know?
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Hi from Italy. I am Fabio and I love Dolomites and in particular Arabba - Malga Ciapela resort.
1. Arabba has many interesting slopes, on portavescovo side there are the slope Fodoma and Ornella that are very steep and always with good snow.
2. slopes are usually perfect
3. the town is less charmy than canazei or corvara 
4. no
5. for easter thanks to its exposition and altitude arabba is one of the best resort in dolomites
6. from arabba you can go to ski in Marmolada glacier by taking few lift. Marmolada is the highest peak in Dolomites.
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fabioski, welcome to SnowHeads
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Two circuits pass through Arabba.
The Sella Ronda and the World War I skiing tour.
The former goes through Canazei, Selva and Alta Badia and is 100% skiing all the time. It can be done in two directions
The latter passes through Civetta, bit of Cortina and Alta Badia with the Hidden Valley thrown in. This circuit is unidirectional and involves two bus rides each 15 km long.
Fantastic skiing experience in both but a wrong place for night activities and apres (so is every Italian resort)
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saikee, Good apres at the Rif Burz just above Arabba (pole dancing on Fridays) but as you say very quiet at night which suits me.
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| dsoutar wrote: |
| There's quite a bit of serious off-piste from midly challenging to really gnarly stuff. I have an excellent book on the subject (English / Italian with good maps / diagrams and photos). |
We have done a fair amount of it but I didn't know there was a book. Can you give me details. Thanks.
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