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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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We stay in Castelrotto which is a really nice Medieval town with a 20 minute ski bus service to the Seiser Alm gondola. At Compatsch (top of the gondola) there's a large snow sports centre with stacks of heated lockers for rent where we leave all our gear. We ski to Saltria in 20-30 minutes to take the bus to the link with the Sella Rondas. There's virtually no tour operated ski in/out in Seiser Alm so are mostly spared the tour operated swarms.
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Thanks, guys.
I had read about the 'bus' and even seen a pic of it on the pistemap but wasn't quite sure it really existed...a long way to go to find out it didn't! This is reassuring.
Hopefully a 2005/16 timetable will appear at some point.
Ciampino is about halfway round the SR. I can't remember if there is much difference in timing going clockwise or anticlockwise?
If we go to that side of the Sella in future I'll remember Castelrotto. We would definitely prefer somewhere like that to staying at Selva (apologies to Selva fans..).
suec
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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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| suec wrote: |
If we go to that side of the Sella in future I'll remember Castelrotto. We would definitely prefer somewhere like that to staying at Selva (apologies to Selva fans..).
suec |
If you don't like Selva I find that Ortisei/St Ulrich is the prettiest of the 3 towns (Selva, St Christina and Ortisei) in the Val Gardena/Grödental valley.
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| Alastair Pink wrote: |
| suec wrote: |
If we go to that side of the Sella in future I'll remember Castelrotto. We would definitely prefer somewhere like that to staying at Selva (apologies to Selva fans..).
suec |
If you don't like Selva I find that Ortisei/St Ulrich is the prettiest of the 3 towns (Selva, St Christina and Ortisei) in the Val Gardena/Grödental valley. |
Very chic, very fashionable ... and very expensive!
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| irie wrote: |
| Alastair Pink wrote: |
| suec wrote: |
If we go to that side of the Sella in future I'll remember Castelrotto. We would definitely prefer somewhere like that to staying at Selva (apologies to Selva fans..).
suec |
If you don't like Selva I find that Ortisei/St Ulrich is the prettiest of the 3 towns (Selva, St Christina and Ortisei) in the Val Gardena/Grödental valley. |
Very chic, very fashionable ... and very expensive! |
Not necessarily expensive, I stayed in a self catering apartment with some friends and that was reasonably priced.
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| Alastair Pink wrote: |
| irie wrote: |
| Alastair Pink wrote: |
| suec wrote: |
If we go to that side of the Sella in future I'll remember Castelrotto. We would definitely prefer somewhere like that to staying at Selva (apologies to Selva fans..).
suec |
If you don't like Selva I find that Ortisei/St Ulrich is the prettiest of the 3 towns (Selva, St Christina and Ortisei) in the Val Gardena/Grödental valley. |
Very chic, very fashionable ... and very expensive! |
Not necessarily expensive, I stayed in a self catering apartment with some friends and that was reasonably priced. |
Horses for courses.
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| suec wrote: |
| Ciampino is about halfway round the SR. I can't remember if there is much difference in timing going clockwise or anticlockwise? |
Ciampino is a few km outside of Rome (second airport) - you may find it hard to ski there; I think you mean Ciampinoi - amazing how much difference one missed letter can make 
My recollection is that when heading to Monte Pana, I have always gone clockwise from Arabba (ie up Portavescovo and via Canazei/Campitello) - I think it is quicker that way round. If you get the first cablecar up then one can make good speed to get to the Campitello area before too many people are out and about, I would think. Although I have never done it in Xmas / NY week.
The run down into MP is fairly long through the trees and gets very flat - keep up your speed.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@suec, For the Hidden Valley, you can ski from the lift at Lagazuoi to the horse tow at Armentarola (this is the Hidden Valley run that everyone talks about), but there is no lift in the other direction so this section is completed in a bus/taxi (€6?) from Armentarola. You'll see why, it's a long winding mountain pass, and takes about 10-15 min in the car.
PDF map on this page shows how the run connects to Alta Badia.
Armentarola is fairly straightforward to ski to from Arabba - take the route over Pralongia and watch out for the right hand turn just before you get to San Cassiano.You do not need to go into Contina, in fact I think the Hidden Valley and Super Otto (Cinque Torre) sector is separate from the main Cortina area and only accessible by bus.
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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.
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Great. Thanks.
I know the Cinque Torre area from previous summer hiking, so have good idea now where you are coming from.
It will all depend on the snow conditions though, I guess...lat time we we there at Xmas it was not open 
suec
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We got stuck in a loop once, at Monte Pana. I think we took the lift out three times before finally finding a run that didn't end up back at Monte Pana! Hopefully the signage has improved, or been moved from behind a tree or something 
On the plus side, the hut at the top does excellent soup with a massive bread basket. I think it was Sochers.
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You know it makes sense.
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Something else to remember! I will have to print all this off and charge 'the other half' with remembering it.
All this chat - makes me think I'm going tomorrow .. 
sue c
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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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Yes you can do this pretty easily. Either you ski through the back of the range beneath Sassolungo via Monte Pana and then the bus (which has existed for many years and I doubt this will change). The bus does take a while but its pretty and gets you to the western end of seiseralm. From here you can carry on over towards Kompatsch before swinging round to go down to Ortisei. Walk across the town to the travelators (about a 5-10 minute walk) and then go up the other side and ski back to Santa Christina. You do need to be fairly quick for this and start early - and don't cut it fine at the end of the day as a taxi back costs plenty!
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Yes you can do this pretty easily. Either you ski through the back of the range beneath Sassolungo via Monte Pana and then the bus (which has existed for many years and I doubt this will change). The bus does take a while but its pretty and gets you to the western end of seiseralm. From here you can carry on over towards Kompatsch before swinging round to go down to Ortisei. Walk across the town to the travelators (about a 5-10 minute walk) and then go up the other side and ski back to Santa Christina. You do need to be fairly quick for this and start early - and don't cut it fine at the end of the day as a taxi back costs plenty!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks everyone.
Think we are leaning to Seiser Alm as our main skispedition for that trip and leave HV until March (hoping that the snow hasn't melted). All these instructions should cut down the pfaff time and we will aim for a few quick pit stops rather than a lingering lunch (our traumatic ski back last time was largely a result of a lunch around S Christina somewhere, consisting of a bowl of pasta that took about an hour and a half to arrive...the view was tremendous and the sun shining so we hardly realised the implications of the time passing by.....)
sue c
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks.
I'll check nearer the time to see if an updated timetable is available.
For now, fingers crossed that the snow gods deliver at Xmas..
sue c
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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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It doesn't matter on the Seiser Alm - as long as ground is cold enough not to melt the base layer the snow cannon system is incredibly efficient. We've been there when there was no snow cover and the land was brown but with white 'roads' all over it. Couldn't go off piste of course, but it was very surreal skiing.
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FAQ
for the second time 26 Dec-2nd Jan. Having skied there at that time before we know it will be bunged (except for the blacks on Portovescovo 
