A day in Civetta - recommendations

A snowHead

Hi,
we're in Alta Badia for a few weeks and I was thinking of doing a day trip to Civetta. We'll have a car and looking at the piste map we've got various options for the parking/set-off point. Alleghe, Pescul or Palafavera.

I know a lot of SHs know it well so any recommendation on where to park, nice runs and hot chocolate stops would be gratefully appreciated.
thanks

A snowHead

I think you’d have no problems parking at any of those starting points. Palafavera looks good for parking and it won’t ba as busy as Alleghe first thing in the morning. There is an ideal hot chocolate stop right by the lifts there which on a cold day is very inviting because of the enormous log fire to warm up. Access to the rest of the area is good from there too.

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thanks very for the response, unfortunate change of plan as I broke my wrist today, Civetta will have to wait for next year Sad

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thanks for the best wishes.

i fell whilst doing a drill on a lesson, nice easy blue slope, the kind of thing we've all done a hundred times. The drill involved holding my poles behind my neck whilst doing turns on one ski, so an unnatural manoeuvre and I landed awkwardly. I didn't realise there was any damage until I leant on my wrist to try and stand up Shocked

Getting an x-ray was quite quick but it's displaced so evidently not a simple Op that could be done in resort. It was unclear when the operation would be done in Italy so we've opted to go home, we're driving so get back Wednesday and need to find out how to get this sorted on the NHS before it starts healing. We're currently in a German hotel just north of Stuttgart, my wife is having a lie in as she is doing all the driving Sad

It was day 2 of a 4 week ski holiday ! It had been planned for 8 months so gutted but resigned, we were meeting family and friends in Madonna di Campiglio last week so after driving back my wife is getting a cheap flight out to ski there next week.

Turns out I screwed up the holiday insurance and the limit for skiing is 17 days, I was certain I checked but it was a renewal so maybe it changed this year. They have still said they will cover a repatriation but we're not sure what else and as it turns out there is nothing to cover for getting home. I have to say that most companies have been great which has made life easier and none of them knew the situation re insurance, so..

The Rottonara apartments in Corvara just charged us for 2 nights and gave us a refund for leaving early!! (we stayed there last year so maybe this helped)
We got 4 weeks ski hire through Alfredo Sport, the same family business as the apartment and they checked the doctors note then refunded both of us, just charging for 2 days.
We had a Dolomiti Superski season pass and I got 90% of that back (they refund less 5% of the cost for each day used), my wife couldn't get hers back though.
The hotel in Madonna is Half board so have switched to single occupancy, no fuss, saving eur 300+
The ski school insurance covers medical costs.
The Eurotunnel change was simple to do online, no charge

That left one apartment we had booked in La Villa for 2 weeks, we had to pay ca 2/3 of the cost but they re trying to resell and will refund us if they do.

So, ATM my wrist is strapped up, I don't need painkillers and it's ok as long as I don't twist, grip or put weight on it !! but we got most of the money back and my wife can ski next week so it could have been a lot worse.

The Italian doctor thought it would be in a cast for 5 weeks so I have thoughts of a week in March but we'll see how it heals.

Help!!

A day in Civetta - recommendations

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