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I just read a news article that the Italian health minister has allowed Italian ski resorts open from the 18th of January for recreational skiers.
Dolomites may be a possibility after all 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I also heard this from a guide in Aosta earlier today, I think the test will be what the French say on the 7th or the 15th or when ever it was.
Fingers crossed
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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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Provided we are allowed (1) out of the UK and (2) into Italy. Neither seems that likely for us brave Brexiteers.
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Yep. I feel for those of you who wanted to remain. I know it’s easy to talk when it isn’t us and we certainly shouldn’t be getting involved in yer internal politics but I feel we’re all going to be a little worse off with you leaving.
There is still flights between Ireland and Italy, and no quarantine required on arrival, it’s just a matter of the ski areas being open.
I do think they should have a negative covid test within 48 hours requirement to be fair but in any case I’m lucky that I can easily isolate before and after the trip.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I wanted to remain and so I no longer remain...on plague island that is
Enjoy having your having your bum wiped through your nostrils with that lovely test and remember to say you are a very important business man on your return, easy as for all bumwipe buccaneers
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| vinf wrote: |
I just read a news article that the Italian health minister has allowed Italian ski resorts open from the 18th of January for recreational skiers.
Dolomites may be a possibility after all |
Not a chance.
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| Crevasse dweller wrote: |
I wanted to remain and so I no longer remain...on plague island that is
Enjoy having your having your bum wiped through your nostrils with that lovely test and remember to say you are a very important business man on your return, easy as for all bumwipe buccaneers |
Return to Ireland. Reason for travel isn’t required. Isolating upon return is and I plan on treating my outbound trip the same and isolating before travel.
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Well that's rather annoying, i was planning to go to Italy sometime in the next week or two. Guess that's out the window.
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@vinf, It isn't a definate date - provisional only
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| genepi wrote: |
| @vinf, It isn't a definate date - provisional only |
That's how I read the news report although an Italian friend in Aosta thinks it's confirmed. I'm not convinced.
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It won't happen. The English strain (believed to have originated in an illegal immigrant who came from France  ) will cause Europe-wide lockdown.
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| James the Last wrote: |
| It won't happen. The English strain (believed to have originated in an illegal immigrant who came from France ) will cause Europe-wide lockdown. |
Would it not have happened already?
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Bear in mind, they said they would open on the 7th of January and then put it back to the 18th, this is only going to be provisional...
To be reviewed on the 13th
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You know it makes sense.
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Yes but the resorts actually requested the 18th as they need time to get everything in place. So if they spend huge sums of money to put the structures in place and then it's pulled from under them, it;d be the end for a lot
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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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| AndAnotherThing.. wrote: |
| genepi wrote: |
| @vinf, It isn't a definate date - provisional only |
That's how I read the news report although an Italian friend in Aosta thinks it's confirmed. I'm not convinced. |
It's what the Italian health minister said on TV this morning.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Now it's a lockdown all bets are off..no travel out of UK till end of march
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| yorkshirelad wrote: |
| Now it's a lockdown all bets are off..no travel out of UK till end of march |
Where did you get the no travel out of UK til end of March from?
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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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So the latest rumour I have heard is the government is going to allow resorts to open thus releasing itself from its financial support commitment to businesses forced to close explicitly on its say so
But the rub is that since most of Italy will remain in the red zone no one will be able to travel to the resort.
Sounds like a good conspiracy theory cooked up while unemployed looking up at a meter of fresh
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As, @Crevasse dweller, that has already happened (admittedly in a limited and temporary fashion) in France as a result of Governmental ignorance, it's hardly a conspiracy theory, is it?
I can't see the 18th myself...
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I was surpised with the 18th, but according to everything I've read...this is the date the resorts told the Italian government so that they could put all measures in place. I'd be incredibly irresponsible of the government to allow them to go to tat expense to renege on them then.
Will Switzerland continue to be open?
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Judging by the videos of waist deep pow pow my brother is spamming me with, yes, very much so
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| under a new name wrote: |
As, @Crevasse dweller, that has already happened (admittedly in a limited and temporary fashion) in France as a result of Governmental ignorance, it's hardly a conspiracy theory, is it?
I can't see the 18th myself... |
You are right it is not strictly a conspiracy theory but I am not seeing your parallel with France?
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| Sharkymark wrote: |
| Judging by the videos of waist deep pow pow my brother is spamming me with, yes, very much so |
Sorry now to be a pest, where abouts is he? Did he have any problems entering Switzerland?
What is the best resort for skiing in Switzerland, I like to stay on piste and scenery is always a plus 
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| James the Last wrote: |
| It won't happen. The English strain (believed to have originated in an illegal immigrant who came from France ) will cause Europe-wide lockdown. |
Did you read this in the Daily mail/Express or possibly on a Katie Hopkins pod cast?
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| Crevasse dweller wrote: |
| under a new name wrote: |
As, @Crevasse dweller, that has already happened (admittedly in a limited and temporary fashion) in France as a result of Governmental ignorance, it's hardly a conspiracy theory, is it?
I can't see the 18th myself... |
You are right it is not strictly a conspiracy theory but I am not seeing your parallel with France? |
I see more a parallel with Austria. There is powder to ski 4 hours drive from me but I can‘t book any accommodation so it‘s a no go unless I want to drive 8 hrs for 1 days skiing. 
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Ahh I see, accommodation is the key...so 2nd homers and locals benifit.
The moan I have heard about that is over that xmas lockdown in Gressoney was that local ski school had the st Anna gondola open but couldn't afford more than a week since no one else was allowed to use it.
I am guessing if only running a chairlift or two it might be more economically viable on the local+2nd homers model.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@DB, = Mark?
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| Crevasse dweller wrote: |
| @DB, = Mark? |
I‘m not called Mark if that‘s what you mean. I‘m in Vienna and the powder is in kärnten
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You know it makes sense.
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@Crevasse dweller, yes in Austria the ski areas are open for locals and second homers. It seems clear that the lift companies were unsure how successful this would be as at first just a handful of lifts opened which led to some queuing although it was well-managed. Now far more lifts and pistes have opened to match the demand. The huts accessible by car are allowed to offer takeaway, which seems a little unfair although of course all tourism and gastronomy establishments will be able to claim for some government support due to loss of earnings.
And yes, the snow is fine, but there seems much more of it down south in Kärnten and Ost-Tirol.
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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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| DB wrote: |
| Crevasse dweller wrote: |
| under a new name wrote: |
As, @Crevasse dweller, that has already happened (admittedly in a limited and temporary fashion) in France as a result of Governmental ignorance, it's hardly a conspiracy theory, is it?
I can't see the 18th myself... |
You are right it is not strictly a conspiracy theory but I am not seeing your parallel with France? |
I see more a parallel with Austria. There is powder to ski 4 hours drive from me but I can‘t book any accommodation so it‘s a no go unless I want to drive 8 hrs for 1 days skiing. |
Its what I used to do back in Australia as a poor student.....miss those days, 4am starts for first lifts, ski to 4pm and then back in the car home.
Once time 2 mates and I stayed off mountain in a caravan park.......never been so cold in all my life
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Crevasse dweller wrote: |
| I am not seeing your parallel with France? |
In the early hours of news about French lifts not running, bro in law’s kit shop were allowed to open so not likely to get any support/unemployment, etc. but obvs no-one would be hiring skis. Likewise, my chums who are guides and instructors were allowed to work, just not with clients (  )
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| vinf wrote: |
| Sharkymark wrote: |
| Judging by the videos of waist deep pow pow my brother is spamming me with, yes, very much so |
Sorry now to be a pest, where abouts is he? Did he have any problems entering Switzerland?
What is the best resort for skiing in Switzerland, I like to stay on piste and scenery is always a plus |
He's been a Swiss resident for 10 years so getting in isn't really a problem he faces! A little place deep in the Valais that catches the tip of a southerly foehn.
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We're all sorted for last weekend in January in Sestriere. Can't wait.
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@t4tomo, your challenges aren’t over yet, unless you aren’t in England
COVID-19 travel guidance
Under current UK COVID-19 restrictions, you must stay at home. You must not leave home or travel, including internationally, unless you have a legally permitted reason to do so. Check the rules that apply to you in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Currently before you travel to the UK you must provide your journey and contact details. Also check if you need to self-isolate.
From 4am on 18 January, if you intend to travel to England, Scotland, or Wales, including UK nationals returning home from travel abroad, you must provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test result taken up to 3 days before departure. If you do not comply (and you do not have a valid exemption) your airline or carrier may refuse you boarding and/or you may be fined on arrival. You must also self-isolate when you enter the UK from any foreign country except Ireland, unless you have a valid exemption. All other current entry requirements and restrictions continue to apply.
If you are legally permitted to travel, check our advice on your country of destination. Some other countries have closed borders, and may further restrict movement or bring in new rules including testing requirements with little warning.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-advice-novel-coronavirus#covid-19-travel-guidance
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| radar wrote: |
@t4tomo, your challenges aren’t over yet, unless you aren’t in England
COVID-19 travel guidance
Under current UK COVID-19 restrictions, you must stay at home. You must not leave home or travel, including internationally, unless you have a legally permitted reason to do so. Check the rules that apply to you in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Currently before you travel to the UK you must provide your journey and contact details. Also check if you need to self-isolate.
From 4am on 18 January, if you intend to travel to England, Scotland, or Wales, including UK nationals returning home from travel abroad, you must provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test result taken up to 3 days before departure. If you do not comply (and you do not have a valid exemption) your airline or carrier may refuse you boarding and/or you may be fined on arrival. You must also self-isolate when you enter the UK from any foreign country except Ireland, unless you have a valid exemption. All other current entry requirements and restrictions continue to apply.
If you are legally permitted to travel, check our advice on your country of destination. Some other countries have closed borders, and may further restrict movement or bring in new rules including testing requirements with little warning.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-advice-novel-coronavirus#covid-19-travel-guidance |
Jan 2022 @radar et al
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@t4tomo, LOL
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