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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I was just about to share this, but I think if you are based in arabba its not such a big deal, maybe better if you are trying to scoot around and get mileage.
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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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Yes agree. It does mean you should be able to get to either side without walking though even if you are in Arabba but it will probably mean taking a lift to get to the new lift etc. it may be quicker to still walk.
It will be interesting to see whether it makes Arabba much quieter near the Burz and Portavescovo lift stations.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Not sure how it will open this season unless they plan to work all winter. Just looks like a hole in the ground so far.
Will be interesting how they lay out the cable what with a village in the middle to deal with.
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I agree they seem overly optimistic. I wonder why the work didn't start early summer. A few websites report this season though but maybe they all got it from a single source etc. Not sure how longit takes to install a new chairlift. I guess this one is relatively short in distance compared to a lot.
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looks like more has actually happened than I expected.
had assumed, from a translation of a translation on a german forum, that "gained planning permission" really meant "still needs some agreement", and that one or both parties were essentially obliged to commence work, to force the other party to doing something too.
but that was from quite a while ago, so maybe that last party lost out playing chicken.
I expected them to do little more than put in foundations ready for the pylons as a political step, and not be in breach of permissions.
won't take long to put the pylons up. most can probably be done from the road with a crane, rather than chopper. end stations can be done in a week once the foundations are in. so it'll all be signed off by december, or will still be foundations and a pile of poles by the time of the BB.
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Just need the equivalent at Selva now to make the SR a skis-on experience (I think)
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@red 27, there are a couple of roads to cross, although you can sometimes ski them if there's a lot of snow - one in Passo Pordoi on the way down from Canazei and one in Corvara that I can think of. Selva's not too bad, that's basically just crossing the road too, but Arabba was a 5 min trek through the car park and over the bridge! I'm happy to see a lift put in, I suppose it will be like the one in La Villa?
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@Scarlet, Right - yes - I can see that things would depend upon conditions. I've always made it across those two roads you mention, but now I think on, there was a flight of stairs at some point that would be tricky even in snowblades.
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They seem to be cracking on with this new lift. Just checked the camera at the back of the Portavescovo It's a bit distant, but they seem to have the roof for the machinery and the first pylon up and be well on with the control room. They might get it done for the beginning of the season. 
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This thing will spoil my view from hotel mesdi !
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You know it makes sense.
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| This thing will spoil my view from hotel mesdi ! |
Oh dear, it might be a bit too late to put a letter of objection in.
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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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The new fly lift will rid us of the long trudge through Arabba when following the Sella Ronda. But are they modifying the piste on the South side? Currently you can only get to the Southern end on a black run and it's also black runs from the lift to Arabba town.
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Poster: A snowHead
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That's not the way I read the piste map. On the Burz side it will be fed by a blue and a black. On the Portavescovo side it will be fed by blues, reds and blacks.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@NeddySkiGoon, I would confirm your reading of the piste map
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@chomski, I can't see the 3D map on my iPad, but I know there is a blue and red run that come back to the gondola station below Portavescovo (2D map here).
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I'm working off last years paper map and I can't find a web copy.
I see what you mean, but I think that map is inaccurate. My understanding is the Burz side will start just above the button lift, you can see that on the web cam picture on the first page of the Birthday Bash thread. That whole area is blue down from Plan Boe, red then blue if you turn right at the top of the Burz chair, black if you go hard right in front of the new Restaurant.
The lift then crosses the valley and over the blue coming down from Passo Prodi. There will then be feeds from this blue run in to/out of the lift station. That's my reading of the plans, l might be wrong, but I don't think they would build a lift without reasonably easy access.
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@albob, Good link.
Damn!! Looks like pylons are in ... the ragazzi are at it.
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NeddySkiGoon, albob. You may be right about accuracy of the maps published on the Dolomiti Superski website. But I have been using them for a year or two and they are usually more accurate than the standard schematic 2D maps. Nevertheless the plan shown here http://www.funivie.org/cantieri/albums/userpics/10101/81341-attraversamento-arabba.jpg suggests that the terminus on the Portavescovo side may be closer to the main lift complex than indicated on the 3D map. And I suspect that the short black linking to the blue Pordoi piste, should in fact be coloured blue. It would indeed be odd to build a major linking lift that was only served by black runs.
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The chairs are now in place - a natty black/white/grey colour scheme !!
Can you spot the missing ingredient...?
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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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Sun? 
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You know it makes sense.
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Snowheads? 
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ok I confess, I'm only there in mind
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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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I bet the apres bars on on the portavescovo side aren't too thrilled about this.
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@red 27, Indeed. That was my thought too. On the other hand Arraba must see it as a plus to attract people to stay in the resort for the convenience of going both ways easily. Oh err missus.
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