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Have done a few away days at Madonna di Campiglio when staying in Passo Tonale, and liked the area so have a group of 10 booked for Folgarida in January 2020. Staying in Hotel Caminetto.
Tell me everything you know about the area and village. Mountain eateries, bars etc......
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Folgarida is very quiet, a dormitory village for the ski area. In addition to whatever bar is in your hotel the main apres-ski venue is the Eta Beta Bar which is right by the bottom of the gondola so convenient for a drink at the end of the ski day and as a rendezvous point for your group. There's a nice pasticceria and a pizzeria next to the Eta Beta, just a short walk from your hotel. Other than that, not much to do in the evening.
If you've stayed in Campiglio you probably know the ski area already. The Folgarida area is linked fairly seamlessly to the wider area, so I've always considered it a single area. It's an easy ski from the top of the Folgarida gondola across to the Campiglio side, perhaps 20 minutes. There used to be a lift queue bottleneck to return to the Folgarida side, but a new fast chairlift has improved that. The slopes directly above Folgarida are nice. The nursery area is at the top of the gondola and offers a good starting ground for any news skiers in your group. There's an easy black underneath the gondola back to Folgarida, and a couple of easy pistes (one red, one blue IIRC) down towards your part of Folgarida or the main part of the village.
Mountain restaurants are generally very good, one of my favourites anywhere is the Cascina Zeledria. Stupendous views from the panoramic window in the upper dining room. The Malga Vigo is also nice, with a large terrace and great views midway between Folgarida and Campiglio.
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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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+1 for Cascina Zeledria 
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@Tubaski, @rob@rar, Shhhhhhhhh.......
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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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Cheers folks
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Where is Wayneo when he is needed?
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| There used to be a lift queue bottleneck to return to the Folgarida side, but a new fast chairlift has improved that. . |
Whilst it's no where near as bad as it used to be when I was there year year, based out of Madonna there was still a huge scrum from around 3:30pm onward for this lift. Having said that it's a huge improvement to what it was like before it was replaced.
Wayne was still there this year and does a great job promoting the area
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Folgarida has some nice variety of runs for beginner-to-advanced, don't think for an expert it would be massively challenging, even the (sort of famous) Nera di Folgarida is a nice black that my wife did few times and she's more an intermediate level.
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| rungsp wrote: |
| Where is Wayneo when he is needed? |
Hes a friendly bloke on the blower. Give him a ring at Brentski, he might share some info.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Maybe my user name should be nbt!
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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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The Hotel Alaska on blue 2 down to the gondola has a very nice piste side terrace grill and bar.
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The Refugio Orti always used to be rather good. Charming, good food and a super fireplace if it’s a bit chilly!
There used to an absolute dead-ringer for Gina Bellman (Coupling) in the Eta Beta. She (the barmaid in the Eta Beta) obviously had no idea who Gina Bellman was. A faintly amusing conversation
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You know it makes sense.
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Just signed up to a school family ski trip to Folgarida next Feb half term. Will be strange not organising everything myself and driving down but hopefully a nice change. Anyone stayed at the Kapriol? It looks to get good feedback on TripAdvisor which is a good start. Lunch recommendations above duly noted, thank you.
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