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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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They're certainly making huge amounts while it's cold enough. They'll survive any mild spell and get spread out as a base ready for Val Gardena's opening weekend on 3rd Dec, just over 3 weeks away!! 
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On the webcams yesterday, I saw a person 'skinning' up to Piz Sella as a 'basher' pisted to slope - thought 'lucky ba***rd'...... !
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| albob wrote: |
| On the webcams yesterday, I saw a person 'skinning' up to Piz Sella as a 'basher' pisted to slope - thought 'lucky ba***rd'...... ! |
He would have been luckier if the piste basher had given him a ride! 
Looks very promising. Hope the trend continues!
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"...He would have been luckier if the piste basher had given him a ride!..."
True.. 
(cannons running again tonight)
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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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You know it makes sense.
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Watching with interest as heading out 14th to San martino in badia. Not been before. Thanks for the updates guys and gals.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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webcam showed rain in Arabba today 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Yes, it's all gone a bit soggy in the valleys.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Is anything open at the moment in Kronplatz?
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Over for the 2 dolomite snow head bashes. Friends that are low intermediate looking for a resort the week before. So 21/1-28/1/17. Good options - resort wise?
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@Mark1863, Any of them really...
The Alta Badia (Corvara/La Villa/San Cassiano) is an intermediates paradise - lots of cruisy blues
Canazie has the Belvedre bowl above it and the area above Alba (ten minutes up the valley) is another area suitable for intermediates.
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@luigi, Remarkable - just like it was last January when we visited for the day.
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We arrive 2weeks today. Was hoping for more than white pistes in the middle of green fields
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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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| luigi wrote: |
No significant natural snow on the 16-day forecasts and temps look to rise as winds swing around in the current persistent High Pressure zone |
☹️️☹️️☹️️☹️️☹️️☹️️☹️️☹️️ heading out on 14th
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Poster: A snowHead
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| smagsmith wrote: |
| ☹️️☹️️☹️️☹️️☹️️☹️️☹️️☹️️ heading out on 14th |
World Cup racing in Val Gardena on the 16th & 17th...as long as you weren't hoping for off-piste, I'm sure you'll have fun as there's a lot of piste skiing open already...night-time top-ups from cannons & immaculate grooming will keep it all going if the current drought continues!
You may be lucky and the High Pressure slips away and lets some fresh moisture in from the Med, they can sometimes do that with only 48-72hrs notice on the charts...so there's still time!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There is a glint of hope of a breakdown early next week and although it sounds like it will only benefit Austria, a change in the pattern is welcome if we want fresh natural snow in the Dolomites, the situation is well-described here...
http://wepowder.com/forum/topic/234236
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race start hut in place
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Looks like the sort of snow moving operation we get up to in the Pennines
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This Trip Report thread has been updated with a new report from Val Gardena (Plan de Gralba, Col Rodella, Passo Sella) on Sun 4th Dec...looks like if you stay high (above 1800-2000m) & north-facing, there's plenty of good piste skiing available...looks a bit brown lower down and on the sunny aspects, but at least the peaks are all white this year!
http://www.alpinforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=56416#p5098425
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| Peter S wrote: |
Looks like the sort of snow moving operation we get up to in the Pennines |
Brings new meaning to "snow farming!"
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| luigi wrote: |
| smagsmith wrote: |
| ☹️️☹️️☹️️☹️️☹️️☹️️☹️️☹️️ heading out on 14th |
World Cup racing in Val Gardena on the 16th & 17th...! |
Sounds good may head over there. How easy to get there from San martino in badia?
Not looking for off piste at all. Happy to cruise pistes all the time.
Cheers
Smag
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"..How easy to get there from San martino in badia..."
You cant ski direct : Bus (or drive) from Piculin to La villa ; join sella ronda, then ski to Selva
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Hopefully the very dry air currently over the Dolomites (below 20% humidity) together with the weak sun and long shadows will retard the rate of snow loss, despite the double digit temperatures forecast over the next couple of days.
There seems to be agreement of a cool down after that and hopefully a return to snow making. I’m guessing they still have plenty of water (and money) left!
According to Bergfex two thirds of the lifts and more than half the runs in the Sella Ronda appear to be open. That’s remarkable !
There is little prospect in this model run of heavy snow in the foreseeable future, but perhaps it would be a shame to let poor visibility, wind and wet spoil the spectacular views and the sunny, empty runs.
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