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Please can any one tell me if the snow is ok at Christmas in Via Lattea? will have a car. We been at feb half term and loved it.
Thanks
Pippa
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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 would think that Montgenevre and Sestriere would be pretty safe bets - the former gets the snow from the west or the south and the latter is high and north facing. Christmas anywhere but the very highest places carries some risk, but the cost of going to Tignes (for example) is usually very significant. With height also comes more chance of being able to use snow making, so I think you should be fine in VL.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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thank you
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Montgenevre usually opens at the beginning of December so is a reasonably good bet for Christmas week. We had excellent snow the time we went at Christmas and had to use our snow chains. It seems to have plenty of snow canons and is at high altitude so I think even in a poor year there would be enough snow.
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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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.....and I see it’s snowing in Sestriere just this minute!
We were in Sestriere for Christmas last year and the snow was good and I seem to recall it was good this year early season too. In my view, as Montgenevre and Sestriere experience quite different weather patterns, it would be really bad luck to have no snow. And even worse luck if they couldn’t make snow above 2000m.
Enjoy!
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Great than you everybody
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@Game of Snows, and everyone else, I stayed away from this thread but various replies have me a tad frustrated, sorry but over the many years (since 1997) you can't simply base a decision on a few seasons no matter what time of year!!!
For sure Sestriere is the better option and way cheaper than Monty, and the last few seasons we've been skiing there (skinning up in the resort before it's opened ) as early season conditions have been good.
But you can't base a decision based on that.
Xmas / New Year skiing is a lottery and unfortunately, it will be what will be, and one thing for sure, Italy at that time of year is just as busy (if not more so) than France.
And having a car will at least give you more options and let you explore some great places.
Best of luck!
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