 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello all!
My friends and I are planning a week of skiing in Dolomites this winter, probably some time in February. We would like to avoid the school holiday crowds, if possible, but are unsure which country holidays we should be on the lookout for. Obviously Italy, but what about UK or France or maybe Germany? It seems impossible to avoid school holidays in EVERY country in Europe, so the question is which is likelier to affect Dolomites. Or are there perhaps other factors in play as well when it comes to skiing Dolomites? I am assuming that the snow should be good in February and the days reasonably long, but perhaps I am missing something? I'd appreciate any and all advice  . Thank you!
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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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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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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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Nice . The more the merrier!
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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alenchic, how many are there in your group? - we celebrate snowHeads' Birthday in Arabba every year in the first week of Feb.
There are places left but not very many. S11BB
The pluses of a group like this are:
That between the lot of us, there's a huge amount of useful knowledge to draw on.
With that knowledge we tend to dodge the crowds - there are busier areas, of course but also virtually deserted ones. Queues are rare but it is a colossal area so there can be the occasional bottleneck.
There's always someone to join up with if your regular friends are going too fast/slow or skiing days too long/short.
With the strength of the group we get a good deal and often a few benefits around the area.
There are stickers.
There will be Cake!
It's just fun 
Further, if you want to make the journey more worthwhile by coming for two weeks, we've got a low-cost Warm Up Week in a nearby resort (You get to ski between the 2 venues - I'll sort out getting your luggage over.) PreBBWUW
Just a suggestion 
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I don't mean to be coy but it's hard to be exact about how many beds are left as the hotel assigns me a certain number of rooms and we define as we go which need to be twins, triples, quads etc.
I do have spaces left in each hotel and in theory, every rooming option is still available but only just.
For example, I only have one empty room in Belavista. This could be assigned as a Double, Twin or triple so a request for any one of these will remove the others as available options but I also have a girls-only room with 2 'flexibles' in already so it could end up as a twin, triple or quad depending on who turns up.
So in Belavista, I have between 3 and 7 places remaining.
In Portavescovo, I have between 9 and 15 beds remaining depending upon which requests come in first.
The option that will disappear first though is the exclusive use rooms ie. a double for a couple or a twin for friends who don't want to share with anyone else.
The joy of this model is, you can commit - with your 'reliable' friend and tell the others, "Great opportunity blah blah... Space is running out so get a move on or miss out" - get them registered (as it's commitment free) then just point them at the thread and at me and I'll do the old /  as required
If you want to keep costs down, take flexible or quad places and I'll fill the rooms/apartments with whoever is available. If your friends make it in before it's full, I'll room them with you or near you; if they don't, it's no loss - the power of the group
If this all sounds a bit complicated - don't worry: that's for me and my spreadsheet to keep on top of 
Suffice to say: right now, all options are open but the closer we get to full, the more flexible you need to be to get a place.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Got it! Thank you! Let me run this by my friend and see if she's game.
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FAQ
- big place though, im sure youll miss us!
