Poster: A snowHead
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Hi, has anyone been to Stelvio during the summer? I'm planning to go this weekend and I understand the Bormio-Stelvio pass is only open for a few hours in the morning and then again at 6pm. I'm driving from Lake Garda though so I'm not sure if I need to go through the pass?
Thanks
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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'm sure an old-fashioned phone call to the Tourist Office in Bormio would get your answer! +39 0342 903300, although it says they don't open until 3pm uk time.
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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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@caughtanedge, I can’t make calls abroad. I’ve emailed the tourist office in my bad italian but I’d like to get some info here if anyone knows the answer so I don’t misinterpret anything. It was the tourist office that told me the pass was closed outside of certain hours but looking at it on google maps it appears to be the other side
I’ll be driving three hours to get there, very early in the morning, so I don’t want to take any chances
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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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@munich_irish, thanks that makes sense. Just got a response from the tourist office saying the road from Merano is open 24 hours so I think that’s me okay
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@moseyp, its a long trip for a small amount of skiing!
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It is not just the three hours driving, but driving mountain roads, and one of the most challenging alpine passes. It will feel something like 6 hours on normal roads.
Mark my words, you will not be up for skiing after that. At 3000 meter, coming from just 200 m....
Poor plan imo
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@munich_irish, friend was there a few days ago and said conditions are great. I’m apprehensive but hopeful!
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@Langerzug, It's downhill skiing, not running a marathon. Have fun @moseyp, sounds like a little adventure, let us know how you get on!
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thanks @leggyblonde
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@leggyblonde, I happen to to know these roads, and I know summerskiing...
And I know the many, many other attractions in the area...
Not a wise plan
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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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@Langerzug, driving your car up stelvio is hardly challenging, unless you happen to have a bunch of car sick prone kids in the back... then this definitely not recommended! As far as the skiing is concerned, I guess it will be limited, but it snowed a week ago so might not be as bad as it usually is this time of year.
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@Steilhang, I hope so, a friend was there last week during and after the snow and said conditions are great. Getting a bit bored down here so will probably go in the morning
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You know it makes sense.
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Had a brilliant day Saturday in Stelvio - snow held up really well until I left at about 3pm and still wasn't the afternoon slush I'd expected. Thought I'd miss the race club queues by arriving at 9am but had to queue an hour to get a lift ticket, but then there was no queues on the slopes because they were all training in their own allenamento areas. Didn't see anyone there that wasn't a kid or coach, bar a few ski tourers. When the clubs finished late morning I was the only person on the mountain which was pretty cool. Expensive lift ticket at €47 but worth it for my first ski in 18 months after injury last year
Stelvio pass was beautiful, stopped to take quite a lot of photos along the way. Very impressed with those cyclists. Funny how Tirolean the area is, drove past a family in trachten (mother in silky cream dirndl, grandmother in green wool dirndl and teenager in lederhosen), had wienerschnitzel for lunch. Took a look at the Skulpturen park on the way back http://www.trafoi.net/Trafoi/Lorenz_Kuntner.html
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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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@moseyp, nice one!
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Poster: A snowHead
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@moseyp, that's why it's called the Südtirol!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@moseyp, Sounds good! Great that you made the time to report back on the trip.
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