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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Is this a new cable car route or an upgrade to an existing one?
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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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If you read the web page of the cable car site, it is an upgrade of the existing set up - started in 2012 and now opened this year.
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Ah yes, I see, thanks.
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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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Dammed facebook won't let me link the pics...or is it me doing something wrong
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Thanks @Idris.
Does this mean that there are two lifts up to the Aiguille Du Midi, one from the French side and one from the Italian?
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@Pdsmark, not to the AdM no, but to routes down the VB yes (but there always was, using the old lifts the above replaces).
The Italian side also offers the opportunity to ski back down to Courmayeur, but then the French side does too (back to Chx that is) but from the top only for those of @Idris levels of skill (I can manage the Plan return at least).
Actually, that's in the winter, if you mean in the summer then a simpler answer would be yes (if you use the Hellbronner link gondola/cable car thingy).
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Great pictures @Idris, I love ski lift engineering, find the physics of it fascinating.
@midgetbiker, thanks for that info.
This thread just makes me what to spend more time in the Alps. Oh well, back to work . . . . 
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I've been watching them build this for three winters, the tower cranes at the Torino hut were astounding. I'm a little concerned as to where all the new visitors will be going. I guess many will not leave the top station, but in the winter, if lots more start to ski from there it might mean many more on the VB and more worryingly more on the Helebronner.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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The new base station is not in the same place as the old one, its over a km away and much more convinient.
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...unless you are skiing storm laps from the Pavillion down or skiing Marbrées etc, in which case it will be a long walk to the new bottom station!
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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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About €15 pp cheaper than the AdM Cable Car too but its still a big spend if it is for a family.
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Bumping this thread.... having not found much about the Skyway Montebianco. I've been up the AdM but my daughter, with whom I'm in Aosta next week, hasn't, and if we had a sunny day it would be a good outing. Some comments seem to suggest the cost is included in the Aosta ski pass - is that so? Seems a bit too good to be true. We'd be going up in the lift in order to come down again in it, needless to say.
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You know it makes sense.
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Yes, it is included in Aosta Valley ski pass.
Choose your day wisely, it is actually two cable cars with change at the midstation. Both terminals offer great views and plenty of worthwhile content to learn more about the flora and fauna of the region as well as nice lunch opportunity.
It is easy to ski half day at Courmayeur and spent another half at Skyway Montebianco
If driving - park your car at the base of Val Veny cable car and it is just a short (5 min walk) to the Skyway terminal.
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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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@pam w, yes, it's included in the Aosta regional ski pass. There are a few other options however which could save you money on the (rather expensive) regional pass, depending on what else you're doing that week:
- it also counts as one of the "away days" on the cheaper local area ski passes (e.g. the Pila ski pass)
- you can also get a 1-day pass covering just Courmayeur + the Skyway
- Skyway tickets are considerably cheaper if you book a certain number of days in advance (taking a gamble on the weather of course)
For our March 2022 trip we had 9 days in the valley (8 days skiing various ski areas + one on the Skyway), but it still worked out cheaper for us to buy a combination of local passes rather than opt for the regional one. TR here: https://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=159354&start=40#4951550
We thought it was a worthwhile excursion, and also took the lift back down again like you're planning to do.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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it's quite wondrous
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It is. @denfinella can produce detailed, named, itineraries in the area I skied in for years. I'd know where to go on the ground, but can never remember all the names!!
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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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That is totally right @pam w, I love reading all the posts and reports by @denfinella, - we never helped anyone else by having our own names for various runs.
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@Hurtle, if it's somewhere other than France or Italy then I'm largely clueless 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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we never helped anyone else by having our own names for various runs.
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Ah! Yes, we had "Clive's Nemesis" and the "Kissy Kissy Chair".
@denfinella, It's OK, you can rest on your laurels with just knowing all about France and Italy!
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I'm reading all about the great things to do in the Valle D'Aosta. Not sure we're going to have any time to go skiing! We must get up the Skyway Montebianco, but some of the reviews of the Spa in Pré St Didier put me right off that. I'm not a fan of "wellness" places at the best of times and the descriptions of long queues and couples "practically making out" put me right off. It's forecast to be snowing towards the end of next week. Our Italian hired car has no snow tyres, of course, but "free" (sic) snow chains. We're only going to Aosta, not up the mountain to Pila, but I suspect that if it's snowing in the valley quite a small incline could defeat the tyres. And it'll be dark by the time we get to Aosta.
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@pam w, I'd definitely recommend a trip on the Skyway Montebianco. Hope you will have time to go skiing in Courmayeur too?
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@pam w, if the weather is good, yes to the skyway, it’s stunning, if you arrived at 2pm it would give you plenty of time to go up and down with time at the top to see the super sights. BTW the cabins rotate so there’s no need to try and get a good spec, it will come to you !
If you have a day out in Courmayuer use the Dolonne car park ( the lower bit is free, but not the covered one) and gondola, much quieter than the larger one in the centre of town.
La Thuile is also easy to get to from Aosta in 35-40 mins, and after the first 8 hairpins out of Pre St Didier it’s an easy drive up, car park is opposite the Plannibel complex and gondola to the main ski area. I did a trio report last month with more detail on runs and lifts etc.
Have a great trip
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@pam w, have a great trip, indeed. I'm feeling a bit jealous.
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