 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi. I did a search but couldn't find specific answers.
1. Does the Madonna area (Brenta) get more snow than the Sella Ronda area?
2. Is the Sella Ronda disjointed? It appears from the map there is plenty of walking in ski boots involved. Is this the case?
3. When skiing at Selva for example how does one cross from one side of the town to the other? It appears the bus only travels the main road.
4. I am planning visiting Europe for the first time and would ski the Sella Ronda area in mid January. I don't want to spoil the experience by skiing on white ribbons of man made snow with green and brown off piste. Am I best off planning to ski somewhere more snow sure and go back in Feb or March another year?
5. Arevthere ski lockers in the main gondola stations to save walking to and from accomodation in ski boots?
Thanks in advance.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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1. I don't think so, but you might find some stats on that. Sella Ronda has the Marmolada glacier for high altitude skiing, and Arabba itself is pretty high.
2. Not really. There used to be more crossings but they've gradually been upgraded. In fact the only one I can think of is the road crossing at Selva. Most now have a bridge or small lift.
3. If you follow the Sella Ronda signs you can cross easily at those points. One is a bridge and the other is a road crossing. Neither are very far.
4. Most years have been fine in January, but the last two have not with the first big snowfalls arriving right at the end of Jan or early Feb. piste skiing will be fine whenever, but you may be better to book later months or wait and book January last minute if the snow looks good if you want it to look pretty.
5. Probably, I think I've seen some in the big stations. Try individual resort websites for details.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@sbooker, If you're flexible about dates then be sure to book your visit when the British, Dutch and Scandi schools are not on holiday. There is a thread on here which details the school holidays in easy to read chart form.
Forget your walking worries - there is nothing but 50m or so in Selva
Ski hire shops have lockers - pick one near your home lift station.
It's a brilliant area - highly recommended. Selva is a cracking place to stay, as is Arabba
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The Dolomites have a shed load of snow making and they are very good at managing the snow they have. Yes there have been season starts on white ribbons.
Mid Jan and the mountains should be snow covered but with global warming who knows.
If you are a pure skier then stay in Arabba I like the hotel Malita which is well placed for the Sella in either direction as well as the Marmolada. If you like a bit of night life then Selva is better.
I can only recall one spot on the Sella where you had to cross a road [ 20 yds ] and that was at the Lupo Bianca. [ great lunch spot. ]
I don't remember any lockers in or near the bottom of the lifts in Selva or anywhere on the Sella. I think I saw boot and ski lockers at the bottom of Alta Badia.
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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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There is no snow in the dolomites anymore unless you get lucky
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@sbooker, As everyone else as said.
I went a couple of years back to Selva, there will always be skiing as the dolomites (dare I say it) have probably the best snow making facilities around, admittedly you may not be able to go off piste all the time if thats what you are after.
The Sella Ronda it self has minimal walking if any at all. We had a couple of walks of like a minute, just to get up to the Passo Pordoi. As for in Selva itself depending on where you are staying there is one bridge crossing which you will have to de ski for, or a small walk up to the nursery slopes to get the Poma up to the Dantercepies lift.
One of the best places I've skied. Enjoy.
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| nixmap wrote: |
| There is no snow in the dolomites anymore unless you get lucky |
I must have dreamt skiing on Birthday Bashes since 2009. 
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I must have dreamt that year where I had to clear 40cm of snow off my car every night, and they had to dig the lifts out and climbed on all the roofs to remove that white fluffy stuff, and take it away in dump truck to empty downstream in the river.
Must be a total of about 100 yards walking on the Sella Ronda round trip now. And fancy traffic lights iirc, so there's no conflict or playing frogger to cross over the road in Selva.
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Dolomites are amazing, full stop, end or story, beats France etc hands down.
Listen to Scarlet, she knows what she is talking about, and being ginger I'd not dare say otherwise.
Joking appartment you will have an amazing time. Ok Jan has been a bit early the last 2 years but the snow making facilities is siply amazing. You will be spoilt for choice.
As for ski lockers, chest out ski schools as well - we leave our kit at one of the ski schools in arraba at the bottom of the slope, not very well advertised - google earth/street view is your friend - find a lift, see if there is a building nearby and see if it's a ski school etc - Google name and bingo fire them an email and I'm sure they will have lockers.
Have fun, you will have a great time (ps you will get fat too - the food and hot chocolate is just too good!!!)
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| PaulC1984 wrote: |
| Have fun, you will have a great time (ps you will get fat too - the food and hot chocolate is just too good!!!) |
Forgot the best bit ... the FOOD!
There's a great pizza place at the very top of Selva (Plan De Graba) opposite the Piz Sella Lift. Has an old gondola outside.
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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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@sbooker,
Other people know them better than myself, but one point of consideration of the snow record and booking in advance.
Whereas my impression is that the dollies snow is a little more erratic than elsewhere anywhere may have poor snow. The worst snow I have personally experienced in January pre snow making was Tignes. In January anywhere can have poor snow, if you want to maximise your chances of getting good snow, don't book till late.
Having said that if I was booking in advance and was not an off piste fiend the dollies would be one of the places I would choose because their snow making is so extensive and well run.
I have been there the last two seasons and had great piste skiing on superb pistes with very little natural snow.
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| nixmap wrote: |
| There is no snow in the dolomites anymore unless you get lucky |
So I will have to negotiate with my other half to guarantee snow? I'd better get her something especially nice for Christmas then 
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