 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello,
We have planned 2 week trip on 19 March. Flying into Turin, hiring a car and then a week in Gressoney then a week in Val Cenis.
Given the snow situation in Gressoney I wonder if we should look at alternatives for that week? The accommodation we can cancel in Gressoney, But not the flights of Val Cenis.
Any suggestions for somewhere that might be a better bet snow wise but would still fit in with our flights and Val Cenis? The plan is a mixture of day tours and off piste.
Thanks
Ian
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@brownie, Your problem is if snow is scarce in Gressony it will likely be scarce in the environs also. Snow does not just magically appear from nowhere,
You could consider Cervinia - for the best of the touring you will need a guide as the options will be on the glacier.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks, with a car and the location of Turin we have scope to goto areas that are in the local environment of Gressoney
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When we had fights to Turin to use (in those heady days of flightpass), we had booked an Easter week in La Thuile. What is that area looking like for snow?
Nb we never made it there due to Covid closing the resort
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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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@NickyJ, according to snow-forecast.com La Thuile is a good shout. Otherwise, it looks as if it's a case of driving many hours in the wrong direction for the Tyrol or doubling up around Val Cenis. No first hand knowledge.
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Just back from a week in Aosta valley and whilst all the resorts were good for us piste dwellers, the surrounding environments of courmayeur and La Thuile had far more snow cover than Monterosa and Cervinia. I'd say head for La Thuile/La Rossiere
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La Thuile looks OK to me, but it's a long way from Val Cenis as it's by the wrong tunnel.
What about going somewhere else in the Maurienne Valley for your first week? Les Sybelles, Valloire, Orelle even...
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Looking at the Monterosa webcams and having popped over to Courmayeur last Wednesday, I can't say it looks as though there is any material advantage to being higher up the valley ...
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Thanks for the suggestions 
Any thoughts on Montgenevre?
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Montgenevre will have the same relative lack of snow as Monterosa Ski. Though it's a larger ski area in general. It really depends what type of skiing you're looking for.
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