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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We are off to puy st Vincent this season for the first time (with snowbizz) which is pretty small too apparently.
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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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Well, as those of us who have been on the preBBWUW bash know, Alleghe with its Civetta ski area is a lovely small ski area with great scenery and excellent mountain restaurants and a fairly short transfer time from the Venice airports. 
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I have been to Puy St Vincent and would say that the Snowbizz set up there is the highlight rather than the ski area itself..although it is perfectly enjoyable for a week.
Of the small ski areas I've been to my favourite is Courmayeur and staying there also gives the opportunity to spend a day skiing the Vallee Blanche.
I also loved Andalo (paganella) in the dolomites many years ago.
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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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The Guardian seems to have missed all the brilliant small areas in Austria, many of which are really quiet when the big resorts are rammed. Daren't say which ones as we don't want them to get too popular!
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@RobinS, it's based on readers tips
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It's also based on resorts which aren't in the Alps.
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Not sure Garmisch really qualifies. It is often busy with day trippers from Munich (there are often big traffic queues to get home) and is not a small town. The skiing area is a reasonable size too especially if you include the Zugspitze.
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Some interesting options in there.
Been to Kolasin, Montenegro.
It was excellent.
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There are quite a few small ones this way that aren't on UK TO radars at all. Smallest is probably Col D'Ornon near Bourg d'Oisans which is just one tire fesse with a couple of runs. Alpe de Grande Serre is bigger but a charming resort, I must get there again this winter.
Les 7 Laux and Chamrousse near Grenoble are a bit better known. But in the Vercors there is Villard de Lans plus a few smaller such as Autrans-Méaudre. There are several small stations in the Chartreuse which I've only ever seen in the summer when I've hiked there.
A friend lives just outside Annecy, nearby is La Semnoz, which when open she skis for an hour or so at lunchtime. Again I've not really seen it in the winter.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Claude B, There are other stations in the Bauges than Semnoz, I have skied at Les Aillons.
Have skied Chamrousse and Villard de Lans. Collet d'Allevard is the other side of Les 7 Laux from Chamrousse.
There is a France3 clip on youtube of Les Rafforts, just one lift, stewart woodward has skied there.
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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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I feel I need a few day trips this winter 
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@Claude B, some of the places you mention are offered by the self drive TO we use, Peak Retreats, eg Chamrousse, les sept laux and villard de lans. Although most of our holidays booked through them have been to mid size french resorts.
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You know it makes sense.
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If I survive into retirement I hope to do a bit of a tour of these small places.
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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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I regularly drive over the Col D'Ornon then down the Route Napolean to Gap to get to my girlfriend's near Aix en Provence. There are several small stations north of Gap of which Devoluy is probably the only relatively big one. Others are Laye, St Michel de Chaillol, Ancelle, and others.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Claude B, You have the Ubaye south of Gap too, I have skied at Pra Loup.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Artesina in Italy. I took a school trip there for a February half-term and we had the place to ourselves. Not a single lift queue all week.
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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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we went to val cenis last year which is a decent size but the lift pass covers some lovely smaller areas which were within an easy drive, bonneva sur arc only having few runs but was empty and didnt hear a single english voice other than us four, aussois is a lovely resort too, its one of the reasons we drive, finding these little gems away from the madding crowd
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Here's a two that I've been to a couple of times, both brilliant..
Damuels _ Austria
Warthe Schroeken - Austria
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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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loads in Italy and much of the dolomiti superski is small resorts if you steer clear of the sella rhonda
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And also is indeed a gem. The view of the Brenta group opposite is jaw dropping.
Snowheads are well aware of Civetta.
For small resorts with charm you just need a car and a month in Austria. Even the biggest areas are often just made of of a group of small gems.
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