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Work has already begun on the new “black run” from the top of Monte Vigo (in front of the Orso Bruno Cafe) down towards Marilleva. For those who know the area it will run (almost) under the six man chairlift, but slightly to the right as you look down.
Plus, finally, planning permission has been granted by the National Park to replace the old chairlift (Malghette) which comes up from the Madonna di Campiglio area back to Folgarida. Work will start in 2016. In preparation for this the Malghett red run will be widened for the coming season and the two "dog legs" will be taken out, or at least made a little less dog-leggy.
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replace the old chairlift (Malghette)
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That is good news... Other than taking a bit of pressure off the Red run not sure the new black will offer much....
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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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Not sure I've ever seen that many people on the Red from Orso Bruno.
This new Black will only be a few hundred meters long but if it adds to the area it must be a good thing.
As you see they are working hard to get it ready for the snow.
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That's good news, I was stuck in the Malghette lift queue with about 1500 other skiers in 2010! Got on after 40 mins & skied like the devil down to
Marileva 900 to catch the free bus back to Passo Tonale, my ski buddy missed the bus & had to get a €60 taxi!
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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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The Malghette piste is being worked on right now. They are widening it and sorting out the dog-legs in the middle section.
More details here:
http://www.ski.it/EN/news-malghette-ski-slope-expansion/
The Malghette is strange as it is normally almost unused and then, at the end of the day when people ski back from Campiglio it is, to say the least, over-used. But if you read the ski.it web site you'll see they now have planning permission to upgrade/replace it in the summer of 2016.
The new "little grisily" piste from the top of Monte Nigo will be quite steep (70%) at the top and not so steep lower down.
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@Lisa_BrentaSki, I really like that run but for the fact that it gets very churned up and that the uplift is so slow, hopefully widening up will improve the churn factor and really look forward to them replacing the old slow lift.
Like the idea of the new black run.
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skied the new black and was very impressed. a nice steep top section followed by some fun rollers on a reddish blueish run out which was fenced off from the nearby red. good fun !
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Nice new run, I wonder when the piste maps will catch up? The ones we had not only missed the "little Grizzly" but they also still have the, now missing, No17 chair to the top of Dos de la Pesa. Found that they were last years stock, but the new ones still don't have the new run.
Superb condition of the runs up to Saturday with nearly everything open, but they are getting thin in places. Hope the snow comes as forecast later this week.
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@Col the Yeti, hadn't clocked the removal of that chair, not that I've ever used it when I've been in that sector but why have the got rid of it, any idea?
Hopefully will try Little Grizzly in a couple of weeks.
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@stevew, No idea why it has gone, the lift number is now on the wall of the restaurant but there is no sign of the lift. The lower section of slow chair ends at the midway hut and you have to ski down to the main basin to get to the top.
The runs off Dos de la Pesa were quiet compared to the main basin so we did a few laps. maybe there were not enough users going that way when there is a faster option.
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@Col the Yeti, thanks for replying. Was the widened Malghett red run mentioned above any better this year, I've always liked the run but it get's really cut up at the corners.
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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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@stevew, Malghett was very busy early doors as people headed towards Madonna and then empty after lunch. When it was cold in the morning rush it held up fine all day. One day was pretty warm early on and the whole run was trashed by about 10.30, there are no real pinch points though so it was perfectly skiable, just not very enjoyable.
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Thanks for the update
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