 Poster: A snowHead
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FaceBook users may want to look at the 3D photo posted by Al Mulino restaurant in Pragelato yesterday (about 1500m - 500 below neighbouring Sestriere). Great depth and more forecast today.
Via Lattea’s own webcams show a deep base, but are not great resolution, so it’s difficult to tell just how deep it is. If ever investment in webcams is needed, this is it. New fan guns have been on test too.
Good start so far for the southern side of the Alps!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Italy used to get a good snowfall every few years. It appears that the snow has shifted south (maybe the weather experts can comment on this) and Italy has had a fair few great seasons in recent times.
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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 certainly think it has always had big dumps, but infrequently, rather than a little often as in some northern areas. My subjective view is that there are more sunny days skiing as a consequence of less regular snow.
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@Game of Snows, agree about the webcams. It surprises me that some areas have substandard cams when they must be such a great marketing tool.
As a comparison, the Val Gardena cams are fantastic (I realise it's a more affluent region) and normally make me want to get the next flight out there. Via Lattea may not have quite the same scenery, but it still has much to show off!
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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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Yeah, surely a few decent modern cams can’t cost much compared to the main costs of staff, lifts, snow-making and grooming. Or even they could just post lots of clips on a FaceBook page.
Similarly, having a multi-lingual website with the news updated in all languages would help. Prali has a more attractive page and that seems to be a very small family run affair.
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https://www.facebook.com/490096974383890/posts/3834908989902655/
And Sestriere looking well stocked, even down at the bottom.
I saw some photos today from villages down the valley near Fenestrelle Fort (circa 1200m) and the snow was said to be at a settled depth of 1m to 1.5m this morning from a couple of days snowing. It’s still falling.
Fingers crossed we can get the vaccine deployed in time to salvage something of this ski season!
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