 Poster: A snowHead
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Off early doors this morning to Canazei on a solo trip.
Up at 2.45, lovely wife dropped me off at MAN, the brownie points continue to build up  through bag drop and security within 20mins. Coffee and muffin enjoyed and now waiting for gate to be called.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I’m watching this with very keen interest. I’m going to the Dolomites in the next week or so but not confirmed the date yet
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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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@geoffknight, looking forward to reading this, enjoy!
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@geoffknight, oh yes, a Dollies trip report! Also looking forward to this. Safe trip!
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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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@geoffknight, We are off tomorrow from Stansted, staying just along the valley from you in Penia di Canazei which is a new base for us. We often go to the Dolomites mid to late March, from what I can see/read the conditions look very typical for this time of year. Should be good 
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@CP, I’m actually staying in Alba, and will be using the Alba/Penia lifts, we might bump into each other! Beige/Black Rossignol jacket and black sallopettes.
Well I’m in my hotel and that was probably the easiest journey I’ve had door-to-door on a self organised trip ever Manchester Airport T1 was fantastic for a change, and I’ve complained about it many times in the past. Today it ran seamlessly and I had bag drop done and through security within 20 minutes of arriving at the front door, the EasyJet flight left and arrived on time. I picked up my hire car also really quickly and then a very pleasant 2 1/2 hour drive from the airport to resort, before checking into the hotel I picked up my skis and left them in the locker at the base of the gondola. I’ve just done a little bit of shopping for some food, I’ve had a very nice light lunch of some grande Padano cheese, crispy apple, tasty bread and a nice glass of red wine.
Time for a snooze, more tomorrow to follow.
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What a nice day, despite the early start.
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After your snooze...............
Where did you fly to? I tend to fly to Munich, Milan or Verona. In February we flew to Munich but this coincided with Fasching and a 60kms traffic jam.
I am also doing a solo trip imminently and was thinking of travelling by train / bus (which I have done before). I expected a hire car to be too expensive for one person travelling solo, but we usually do a hire car as a group. If it isn't too rude a question, how much was the car?
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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@JHS, I flew MAN to VCE with EasyJet, and I managed to get a great deal on the car, originally they were coming in over £200, they dropped and I got one for £130, then they dropped further and I managed to get a Panda for £43.39! Which is cheaper than the transfer bus option at £60, and I much prefer the flexibility it provides even with fuel costs on top. BTW I did Canazei from Milan last year, and it was a long tiring drive, today was easy.
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Thanks
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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We are off early Sunday but to Colfosco so not that close to Val Di Fassa. Sounds like you got a great bargain on the hire car, obviously timed it right!
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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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Day 1 Sunday 19th.
With it being the weekend I decided not to go onto the Sella circuit but to stay on the opposite side and skied over towards Fassa via the Ciampac area The snow conditions early in the morning on the south facing slopes were hard and on the north facing slopes they were in much better condition, I did a few laps under lift 137 which is north facing and was in lovely condition. Having done a couple of laps on that I decided to carry on and go further towards Fassa, but not all the way down due to the soft snow in places, however I missed my turn for the short lift back up to the Buffaure area and there was no alternative than to take an increasingly soft and slushy red all the way down to the bottom of the Fassa Valley, tough going and energy sapping. I took cable car 201 back up, then chair 206, and then dropped back down slightly to stop for a coffee and cake break. After this I returned back towards Sella Brunech and did three or four further laps of the run under 137 which continued to be in fantastic condition and remarkably quiet, I had the whole run to myself at times, and also the chairlift back up to the top each time. I then dropped down to the Ciampac area where I stoped for lunch, after lunch I decided that I’d pop over to the Belvidere sector to see how the snow was over there, By the time I got over there it was just gone 3 o’clock and the light have dropped and become very flat, I found it much busier with it being the weekend and on the sella circuit, my legs were starting to tire on my first day, and I decided to call it a day and drop back down to Alba Village for a well-deserved celebratory pint. I’m planning to go to Arabba area or Porto Vesco depending on what the weather is like.
My evening meal was taken in El Resole in Alba, a very nice Stinco ( pork shank) huge portion with lots of very tender meat.
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Day 2 Monday 20th.
I headed straight up to the Belvidere area first thing, once there as the light was a little bit low and flat I decided to head over towards Arabba and Porto Vesco area as it looked as if the weather was slightly better in that direction. The snow was in really good condition although it hadn’t been particularly cold overnight. Once I got towards the Arabba area I decided that the south facing runs back into Arabba would be hard work so I decided to head up to the Porto Vesco area, once there I headed up to the Passo Padron summit where I had my morning coffee break. The light was changing between brilliant sunshine and heavy cloud and flat, whilst having coffee the clouds were rolling in and it was getting increasingly darker so I decided to head back towards the Passo Pordoi area where it looked a little bit lighter, some of the runs were getting quite cutup and I found them hard work in a number of places. Once over to Passo Pordoi I I did a few laps on the runs underneath lift 124, which was in really nice condition and made up for the slightly poor conditions I experienced earlier in the morning, it was soon lunchtime 2pm so I headed back up and over onto the Belvidere plateau where I stopped for lunch. After lunch, whilst I’d been watching the clouds roll in and roll out with varying quality of light, I decided to do a few runs in the Belvidere area which I did until the clouds completely obliterated blitz the sun reducing the visibility quite significantly, and also my legs started to feel the pain. I took the gondola back down to Alba village and had a very nice pint of beer to celebrate another good day. Not quite sure I’m going for a meal this evening as I haven’t booked anywhere so I’ll take a walk out into the village and see where it takes my fancy.
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You know it makes sense.
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@geoffknight, Enjoying the report’s so far, I too am very interested in this thread as I’ve booked a solo trip to Alba myself for next march. Can you tell me the hire cost of the lockers at the gondola please? Also would be interested in what hotel you’re staying in, enjoy the rest of your trip.
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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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@geoffknight, I suggest the Stincko Pork again - don't change a winning team 
Keep up the reports.
An all-out attack on the SR tomorrow?
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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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Keep the reports coming. I fly Manchester to Innsbruck tomorrow
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