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@NeddySkiGoon, Oohh - That's a good one, not seen it before - another one to add to my collection
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The shelter of the Dolomites shows up well on radar today. The snow from the west and the north has been pushing into the alps over the last couple of days but has failed to cross over the top.
You can see why places such as the Voralburg and the Tarantaise get a lot of snow from this direction.
This live webcam above Val d’isere shows wet snow falling in the strong westerly wind. Skiing would be rather unpleasant above the tree line and there is a risk that some chair lifts and pistes would be closed because of high wind and avalanche risk.
Compare this to the eastern Dolomites where the visibility today is ok and the weather is predominantly dry. The temperature is also slightly lower there.
In more normal circumstances the majority of the skiing would probably be open, perhaps with just a few of the higher lifts closed because of wind risk.
This year and last the Dolomites have been fortunate that the early snow came up from the south so they haven’t had to make as much artificial snow as normal.
.......all of which is somewhat academic at the moment.
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Getting my 'Ski webcam' fix this AM, I happened across these lucky peeps......
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.
albob wrote:
Getting my 'Ski webcam' fix this AM, I happened across these lucky peeps......
Is that The Pordi Pass webcam?
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
@jimmybog, yes. (Passo Pordoi to give its name in Italian)
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
@jimmybog, As Alastair has said, yes - about 10.30 yesterday. They just happened to be walking past as I clicked on the cam.
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Thanks!!. Looks amazing. Would love to be out there this season, especially as they've had lots of snow. Conditions must be amazing. Absolutely gutted!!
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I stayed in that building on the left one year. A bit basic as a hotel and mountain restaurant but very convenient for the skiing!
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
For those of us in the Dollies fan club, the Ski World Championships start there next week and run for two weeks.
I'm guessing a Eurosport subscription for the month will give you total coverage, unless you have other TV channels that will be showing it.
I suggest an armchair, glass of Chianti, some nice cured meats, mozzarella etc.
Even if you don't like ski racing, there'll be the majestic towers, fields of untracked powder, probable bluebird days and the beautiful sound of sliding on snow. It's probably as close as we're going to get this year....
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?
@cameronphillips2000, thanks, I'll stock up on the Valpolicella, Barolo and Prosciutto di Parma in anticipation.
@cameronphillips2000, thanks, I'll stock up on the Valpolicella, Barolo and Prosciutto di Parma in anticipation.
Maybe we should use this thread for a photo competition. People enjoying Doloimte's culture and hospitality, whilst in front of the TV, watching the Ski World Championships
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
cameronphillips2000 wrote:
For those of us in the Dollies fan club, the Ski World Championships start there next week and run for two weeks.
I'm guessing a Eurosport subscription for the month will give you total coverage, unless you have other TV channels that will be showing it.
I suggest an armchair, glass of Chianti, some nice cured meats, mozzarella etc.
Even if you don't like ski racing, there'll be the majestic towers, fields of untracked powder, probable bluebird days and the beautiful sound of sliding on snow. It's probably as close as we're going to get this year....
Already have Eurosport on Sky, watched the Kronplatz Giant Slalom last night. Just need a bombardino recipe now
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Alastair Pink wrote:
@cameronphillips2000, thanks, I'll stock up on the Valpolicella, Barolo and Prosciutto di Parma in anticipation.
One of the absolute beauties of skiing in Italy is the wine, so many different sublime reds, many of whom are niche or totally obscure to the rest of us
I haven't identified many good whites though, pinot grigio obviously, what else?
After all it is free
After all it is free
8611 wrote:
Alastair Pink wrote:
@cameronphillips2000, thanks, I'll stock up on the Valpolicella, Barolo and Prosciutto di Parma in anticipation.
One of the absolute beauties of skiing in Italy is the wine, so many different sublime reds, many of whom are niche or totally obscure to the rest of us
I haven't identified many good whites though, pinot grigio obviously, what else?
Red wine is obviously what's Italy famous for due to the climate. But they have some great white wines as well, and one of the best is from the dolomites: Dolomytos. When we arrive in the dolomites at about noon this is the first wine we drink on a sunny terrace:
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@bart_bdv, Nice :: is it as good as Rodenbach Grand Cru or a Brugse Zot whilst sat in a Bruges bar ?
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albob wrote:
@bart_bdv, Nice :: is it as good as Rodenbach Grand Cru or a Brugse Zot whilst sat in a Bruges bar ?
Bruges cannot compete with the dolomites, whatever you drink
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Campolongo Chair was running this AM - nobody on it, probably just some routine maintenance... Sad !
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.
@albob, It's tantamount to torture Bob. All that gorgeous snow and we aint there. We can't even go to the Chillfactore.
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
Presumably still opening on the 15th February in time for half term ?
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
From an email I received from DolomitiSuperski last week (the same one Brianatab has linked further the page)
"..Currently, the lift facilities will not be open to the public before February 15th, and even this date is subject to confirmation, depending on the developments of the Covid-19 pandemic.."
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Pinched from another thread - some Italian ski area to re-open
"Good news for the ski resorts: from 15 February it will be possible to return to skiing, but only in the yellow areas. The news was disclosed by the Ansa news agency . The plants in the orange and red regions remain clearly closed. The CTS (Scientific Technical Committee) would have decided this, according to when it is learned, at the end of the meeting in which the protocol developed by the Regions last January 28 was examined.
The news agency also explained that the experts would have rejected the proposal of the regions according to which the lifts could also reopen in the orange zone, with a capacity reduced to 50% on cable cars, gondolas and chairlifts and the mandatory use of Ffp2 bezels. .."
===== Yellow areas =====
Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardy, Marche, Molise, PA Trento, Piedmont, Tuscany, Valle Aosta, VENETO
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Here’s the man from Ustaria Posta and his wife ‘earning their turns’...
They skin up from Corvara to Boe (top of the gondola) and then up to the top of the Vallon black run. Quite a trek but then they get to ski all the way back down.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
@Red Leon, Nice !! thanks for posting
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?
Awdbugga wrote:
@albob, It's tantamount to torture Bob. All that gorgeous snow and we aint there. We can't even go to the Chillfactore.
To make it worse -- there were Skiers on it early PM today !! ; they were all travelling quite fast, so it may have been a local club race training...
They skin up from Corvara to Boe (top of the gondola) and then up to the top of the Vallon black run. Quite a trek but then they get to ski all the way back down.
He's posted several videos these past few weeks! One from the Hidden valley, one from the Corvara /La Villa/San Cassiano area etc etc all worth a look. I'll have a look tomorrow at the Boe one. Thanks for posting!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Ustaria Posta again, this time skinning up from Badia to La Crusc (S Croce) with his little lad.
Dad kindly carries the boy’s downhill skis so he can indulge in some proper carving in the hero snow all the way down... lucky so & so
FAQ
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:: is it as good as Rodenbach Grand Cru or a Brugse Zot whilst sat in a Bruges bar ? 
