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We are heading out to the Italian Dolomites mid March to mid April in a motorhome to hopefully catch some skiing for me and some sun for non skiing partner and dog.
Does anyone have any recommendations? Looking for ease of access to slopes, hot showers, and maybe in a nice spot for local facilities
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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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What motorhome you got?
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On the way down you should stop at the Natterer See campsite in Innsbruck. It's like a 5 star hotel. You'll never find better washrooms.
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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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@jellylegs, may as well get a day skiing in at nearby Axamer Lizum too 
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Deffo. 
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| Whitegold wrote: |
Prettiest part of the Dolomites (and, indeed, the entire Alps) is around Cortina.
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I've not done Cortina, but if it tops parts of the Sella Ronda and the Val Gardena valley, it really must be quite something. 
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Not sure how good the ski lift access is but we stayed at the Seiser Alm campsite in the Summer and it was superb. Second @jellylegs, Natterer See reccommendation also.
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I am guessing that Camping Colfosco is the one you can see below you from the two-way Borest chair. Would seem ideal. Cortina is lovely with some dramatic skiing. Great all round.
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Thanks
Jellyfish we're getting a Hymer legend 654.
Those suggestions sound great
I'm quite interested in trying the Apennines too which is way further south and mainly used by Italians as it's unpredictable weather.
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You know it makes sense.
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| Chris Bish wrote: |
| I am guessing that Camping Colfosco is the one you can see below you from the two-way Borest chair |
Yes, I think they call it the bi-sexual chair - it goes both ways!
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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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| jellylegs wrote: |
| Chris Bish wrote: |
| I am guessing that Camping Colfosco is the one you can see below you from the two-way Borest chair |
Yes, I think they call it the bi-sexual chair - it goes both ways! |
The chair is no more. Been replaced by a gondola now!! You'll have to drive into the village and park up to access the slopes near to the Sodtlisia chair
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Thanks humming
Would there be a bus do you think? Want to leave the motorhome in the campsite really .
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| BobinCH wrote: |
| Not sure how good the ski lift access is but we stayed at the Seiser Alm campsite in the Summer and it was superb. Second @jellylegs, Natterer See reccommendation also. |
The camp site is literally just down the road from the gondola base station in the village of Siusi (Seis). The gondola takes you up to the Seiser alm plateau for the ski slopes. You dont even have to drive through the village of Siusi to get to the gondola as it is located on the edge of the village. There is also a big car park here and the base station has been redeveloped for this season. There is a bus stop 100m from the camp site with shuttle busses every 30 minutes to the gondola station.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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OOOOOOOOOO that's fighting talk! I'd debate that. I've been to Cortina summer and winter, and I think there are far prettier areas. For example Sella pass is just about my favourite place anywhere in the world, then Passo Rolle is pretty special too, as is the Latemar and Rosengarten, Civetta, Selva di Cadore and Passo Giau and then there's standing underneath the south wall of Marmolada (although you need to ski tour to do that in the winter)... Sure Cortina has some spectacular stuff, but it's very open, certainly not that imposing at all. I'm not that blown away by it. Whereas the Sella pass knocks me flat every time I'm there. Or even better catch the lift to the top of Pordoi and cross the sella via one of the many offpiste runs - just stunning!
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| Casa Alfredino wrote: |
OOOOOOOOOO that's fighting talk! I'd debate that. I've been to Cortina summer and winter, and I think there are far prettier areas. For example Sella pass is just about my favourite place anywhere in the world, then Passo Rolle is pretty special too, as is the Latemar and Rosengarten, Civetta, Selva di Cadore and Passo Giau and then there's standing underneath the south wall of Marmolada (although you need to ski tour to do that in the winter)... Sure Cortina has some spectacular stuff, but it's very open, certainly not that imposing at all. I'm not that blown away by it. Whereas the Sella pass knocks me flat every time I'm there. Or even better catch the lift to the top of Pordoi and cross the sella via one of the many offpiste runs - just stunning! |
IMHO the best view in the Dollies is of Mt Pemlo the Civetta site rather than Cortina. Closey followed by the Brenta group from The top of Andalo.
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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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Oh and there's a cool campsites between Corvara and Colfosco - the one the chairlift goes over when doing the SR anticlockwise
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Not been over to the Brenta I must admit. You are right, Pelmo is awesome from there. There's a great ski tour you could do up to Rifugio Citta delle Fiume with Pelmo towering over you, Civetta off to the side and Marmolada in the distance...
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| Casa Alfredino wrote: |
OOOOOOOOOO that's fighting talk! I'd debate that. I've been to Cortina summer and winter, and I think there are far prettier areas. For example Sella pass is just about my favourite place anywhere in the world, then Passo Rolle is pretty special too, as is the Latemar and Rosengarten, Civetta, Selva di Cadore and Passo Giau and then there's standing underneath the south wall of Marmolada (although you need to ski tour to do that in the winter)... Sure Cortina has some spectacular stuff, but it's very open, certainly not that imposing at all. I'm not that blown away by it. Whereas the Sella pass knocks me flat every time I'm there. Or even better catch the lift to the top of Pordoi and cross the sella via one of the many offpiste runs - just stunning! |
Lol.
Passa Giau is more or less Cortina.
Was talking more in general about the whole Dolly area (see other post above).
The stretch from Bolzano in the west to Cortina in the east is just unbeatable in the Alps.
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Yeah - that's fair. Up to the Sextner Dolomiten is pretty amazing too with the Cadin, and Tre Cime... I can thoroughly recommend a trip to the Lagorai too -it's an area I'm only beginning to explore and its very much off the beaten track but a complete antidote to the Dolomite towers with craggy granite and porphry and apparently some fantastic ski touring. This year I plan on exploring if I get a chance!
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