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richjp, well that will certainly be a big improvement since that was one of the worts bits of the Sella Ronda route.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| richjp wrote: |
I was very impressed at the number of new lifts actually being built at that time which looked as though they would be ready for this season, a couple of new bridges put in to take pistes over the main road and new snow making equipment. |
Interesting.
Bridges over the main road in Arabba? does this mean no more walking across town then?
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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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I want to go now 
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Ian Hopkinson, what's stopping you??? It's open until the Tuesday after Easter!
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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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CP, nope - I didn't notice any new bridges this time compared to the previous time? Maybe they were just renovating them?
You still have to walk the 3-5 minutes from the one side of Arabba to the other side to make the link. The difference is they now have a travelator and escalators up into the cable car station, so there is no walking up and down hills and climbing the equivalent of 2 flights of stairs!
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CP,
I was referring to bridges much further up the pass.
Sorry!
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tessaventer, I am going to VT on the 15th... 
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| richjp wrote: |
CP,
I was referring to bridges much further up the pass.
Sorry! |
No probs - I was having trouble with the mental image of a bridge connecting one side of the village to the other. A lift would be more appropriate, which I guess is what that have tried to achieve in part with the travelators.
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I've found my current shortlist:
Hotel Pralong or Hotel Linder in Selva
Hotel Olympia in Arabba
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Ian Hopkinson, if I recall correctly, Hotel Olympia have a boot storage room right next to the Burtz chairlift (the lifts at the bottom of the nursery slope rising out of Arabba in the anti-clockwise Sella Ronda direction) and a few minutes walk from the Portavescova lifts across the road.
I'm sure I am right because I have often looked on jealously at people emerging geared up right on the slopes
I think the hotel is raised above Arabba slightly with a panoramic view across to the Portavescova slopes. Slightly further than the rest - but assuming walking in 'comfortable' shoes given their locker room is right at the lifts, I imagine it is still only 5-10 minutes. Arabba really isn't big!
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| Ian Hopkinson wrote: |
I've found my current shortlist:
Hotel Pralong or Hotel Linder in Selva
Hotel Olympia in Arabba |
I have found that Selva and Arabba are very very different in ambiance. Arabba has it and is quite Italian and is small. Selva does not have much, is quite Germanic and is large.
If you need nightlife then don't select Arabba. If you are happy with a quieter village a few bars and restaurants then Arabba will fit the bill.
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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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Quick question on Inghams.
Does the panel know if they offer a ski host service and if so are there any age restrictions like Mark Warner have ( no children under 12 allowed in host groups irrespective of ability and an accompanying parent)?
I have tried searching their on line brochure but have failed to find any reference to hosting services.
TIA.
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CP, we've been with Inghams to a number of places and I don't think anywhere did they offer ski hosting - which I interpret to mean "showing you around".
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You know it makes sense.
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| Ian Hopkinson wrote: |
| CP, we've been with Inghams to a number of places and I don't think anywhere did they offer ski hosting - which I interpret to mean "showing you around". |
I believe this is quite strictly controlled in some countries, but in Italy TO's can still 'guide'. Neilson definitely offered 2 days of guiding using their own 'non-local' reps. On the 1st day they offered a morning tour of the local Arabba slopes, and a few days later took a group round the Sella Ronda. I'd imagine Inghams could well have done the same thing?
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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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agavin, possibly - we've been to France, Austria and Switzerland with Inghams but not Italy. Personally I find checking with the snowHeads before I go the best bet! BTW - thanks for the addition to the Resort Reports - it made very interesting reading and I'll add it to the index shortly.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I just persuaded Mrs CP that we could all go and stay in the Evaldo with Inghams. Mrs CP does not ski as the result of a real bad broken leg a few years ago, but she likes the mountains and will come with SP and I if there is a hotel with 'facilities' - pool, sauna, fitness room ( aka good restaurant ) etc.
So strike while the iron is hot and try to book on-line - no chance, reservation system is down - I bet when I try again there will be no availabilty
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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CP, that's unlucky - I booked our summer holiday about an hour ago through the Ingham's site 
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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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Feeling better now - just tried to book again and it worked. Hotel Evaldo on 17th February 2007 with an afternoon departure time from LGW so no 3am alarm call required
Now I must get on with todays adventure - off to Stoke on Trent to pick up our narrowboat ( well 1/12th share ) for a week. Heading up to the Macclesfield and Peak Forest Canals.
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[ Hotel Olympia have a boot storage room right next to the Burtz chairlift (the lifts at the bottom of the nursery slope
I think the hotel is raised above Arabba slightly with a panoramic view across to the Portavescova slopes. Slightly further than the rest - but assuming walking in 'comfortable' shoes given their locker room is right at the lifts, I imagine it is still only 5-10 minutes. Arabba really isn't big![/quote]
We stayed at Olympia in January 05
I'm thinking of going again will try and book late when I know they have had a dump of snow
Ski room is less than 5 mins walk and most of the time hotel owner was about and would give us a lift, ski room was well equipped
Would agree with most of what’s been said already regarding the skiing. Marmalada was our fall back if the snow had been poor low down but there was sone great runs on it
Some of the low resorts were a bit short of snow off the runs but they were keeping the runs topped up with snow cannons and were better to ski on than I had expected
Runs were quiet but from what I was told I would avoid christmas and new year if you can as it seemed to have been very crowded then
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