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Limited to 3 days, Milan flights. Have been to Cervinia before so that's always an options but any other resorts with investigating (within say 2.5hrs of Milan) ? Have been looking at various sites and apparently snow depends on direction of slopes but just wanting relatively snow sure resort, nice hotel, everything close.
Many 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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Courmayeur is a nice little resort, similar distance. Was going to suggest Passo Tonale but that's about 3 hours from malpensa - less fom linate
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thank you
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depends which airport but Madonna di Campiglio is easy from Bergamo and anywhere in the Aosta valley from Malpensa (Linate is in between the two so maybe not a good choice)
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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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@Newbie72, La Thuile and Pila are more north facing so will be better at that time unless they have a big dump just before you go. Courmayuer is a lovely town to stay in with nice hotels, from good value to flipping expensive. The Bouton D’or is a nice BB hotel allowing you to eat out in town at night. Use Courmayuer as a base, it’s only a 15 min drive to La Thuile, and approx 30 mins to Pila, don’t forget the 20 min gondola though. We stay in Courmayuer and do days in all three over the week. It’s about 2 hrs from MXP, motorway until the last mile.
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I would of suggested Cervinia in April , high resort so snow sure..But i guess you know all this
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I was going to say that Bergamo would be a long way from Val d'Aosta but Malpensa is so far north west of Milan that driving time towards the Val d'Aosta is theoretically only 20 minutes less than from Bergamo.
From La Thuile there's also access to La Rosiere, which according to a French TV report several years ago, had at the time, the best snow in France.
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Oh my earlier message seems to have disappeared, yes its Bergamo that we're flying into / out of.
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From Bergamo then definitely consider Madonna di Campiglio or the lift-linked Folgarida / Marilleva area (slightly cheaper and I think easier to get to) or carry on up the valley to Passo Tonale (or even go round the other way along Lago di Iseo, stunning drive) to Passo Tonale
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Madesimo and Bormio might be worth a look too.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Thank you, really appreciate the advice everyone!
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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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I had the same considerations.
Ended up booking Monterosa ski area, staying in Champoluc. But for a few euros extra we can drive to many of the resorts mentioned and I'd quite like a day in Courmayuer.
This was just a simple google search, which ski areas near Milan. I'd never heard of it, but reports were good and makes it all the more of an adventure.
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| Clare_M wrote: |
I had the same considerations.
Ended up booking Monterosa ski area, staying in Champoluc. But for a few euros extra we can drive to many of the resorts mentioned and I'd quite like a day in Courmayuer.
This was just a simple google search, which ski areas near Milan. I'd never heard of it, but reports were good and makes it all the more of an adventure. |
It's a long drive from Champoluc to Courmayeur and back for a day's skiing!! 
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You know it makes sense.
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Maybe I will pass on that then, it looks like there is enough to ski where we are.
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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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| Clare_M wrote: |
I had the same considerations.
Ended up booking Monterosa ski area, staying in Champoluc. But for a few euros extra we can drive to many of the resorts mentioned and I'd quite like a day in Courmayuer.
This was just a simple google search, which ski areas near Milan. I'd never heard of it, but reports were good and makes it all the more of an adventure. |
Monterosa was my favourite of the resorts visited in a week based Aosta back in Feb 2020.
2nd the above re courmayer, it was just under an hour's drive from Aosta to Champoluc, and 40 minute Aosta to Courmayer! Pila @ Aosta is within range, but if just 3 days i'd be tempted to saty at Monterosa if the weather and snow are good, its simply stunning and plenty high for late season
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