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Looking for inspiration for Christmas week. Family ski holiday for intermediate skiers- happy on all pistes, kids are teens and tweens, good skiers but potentially keen to try snowboarding but want to also ski with us a few days. We like skiing all day, every day, so want a larger resort with a sense of travel but also good beginner options if kids decide to snowboard. We have skied in France ( La Plange, Tignes, Chamonix) and Italy ( Cervinia, La Thuile, Champoluc, Pila) and keen to try something new which is reasonably snowsure for early season. Apres and Cristmassy feel not a priority. Convenient accommodation ( self catering or hotel) is a must - don’t want a lot of walking and bussing around as kids get fed up) . So far we preferred Italy to France- cheaper and better food , also ski instructors more understanding of our adhd son. We have not tried Austria though or maybe Dolomites? Any recommendations welcome!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Any advice?
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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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I think because you answered your own question, no one has felt a need to reply further.
Dolomites sound ideal for you and there are many here you can ask about the specifics of different Dolomites resorts. Though no one can guarantee the "convenience" of what accommodation is available, that is for you to explore when booking.
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@j b, thank you. What part of Dolomites would you recommend? Never been there so a little overwhelmed
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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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@Bella2015, seconded on the Dolomites. If you're thinking you might want some easy slopes for learning snowboarding i'd probably look at Colfosco/Corvara/San Cassiano.
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Seems like the answer to where to ski in Italy is always the Dolomites 
I’m having a look at Abruzzo as an alternative.
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@swskier, thank you- are these well connected for the sense of travel? We are not planning to rent a car
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If you're in the Dolomiti Superski area you have a greater lift-linked "sense of travel" than just about anywhere!! You couldn't cover it all in a week.
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@Bella2015, I see you mentioned self catering or hotel, a couple of years ago I and some friends stayed in an apartment in the Alpin apartment block in Colfosco. Very nice apartments and just a short walk probably 200 metres onto the slopes below the Sodlisia chairlift. I've given the link to their website, they are also on booking.com but check to see if you get a better deal booking directly with the apartments.
If you don't know Colfosco then the piste underneath the Sodlisia chair is a very gentle very wide blue piste and is directly on the Sella Ronda circuit. There's also a direct gondola link between Colfosco and Corvara that takes about 5 minutes.
In terms of travel arrangements Venice Marco Polo airport is the most popular airport for getting there and is well served by major airlines such as BA and Easyjet, or if you use Ryanair they fly into Venice Treviso airport which is actually about half an hour closer to the Dolomites. If you're not renting a car then Cortina Express do a daily bus service from Venice airport to Cortina bus station from where there are connections onwards to Corvara and Colfosco.
Alternatively if you want a private transfer then Venice Cab are about the best value I've found. You can see their rates here, note the prices are per taxi, not per person, so if there's 4 or 5 of you the price would be €320 each way.
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@Bella2015, what @swskier and @Alastair Pink say. For your party skiing any place will do, there is a huge area of lift-connected pistes that you won't possibly exhaust in a week. But if anyone is doing any beginner activity like snowboarding that sector around Corvara would be good simply because there is a network of blue runs to explore.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Thank you all and @Alastair Pink, will definitely check out the apartment block looks like it may be good for us… have read that snowmaking is good in Dolomites but is this much riskier in early season ( from snow perspective) than typical high resorts e.g Cervinia?
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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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@Bella2015, yes, snowmaking in the Dolomites Sella Ronda area is excellent and they have invested heavily in that and they are experts in maintaining the pistes even if the natural snowfall should be lacking.
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| Seems like the answer to where to ski in Italy is always the Dolomites |
not if you like fresh snow
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You know it makes sense.
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@Bella2015, typical high resorts think cold>windy>white out>lift closures and nowhere to hide.
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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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Another option is Kronplatz near Alta Badia. It’s tended to be fully open by Christmas most years and its shelter means that it’s skiing is normally very reliable during early season. It is totally reliant on snow making. Last year it had a good start despite the mild weather in the western Alps. Who knows this year though ?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Brenta Dolomites?
Stay in Folgarida….plenty of hotels close to the uplift with some backing on to a blue piste.
Ski Folgarida to Madonna di Campiglio. Great sense of travel and, from your comments re ability, no-one should have an issue on the main red-link between Folgarida and Madonna. Regarding snow boarding learning, the station above Folgarida has an excellent area for beginners.
Some great slope-side restaurants and, generally, a really stunning ski area.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I agree with Italy - dolomites are the best place to ski in the world, mainly because the food is so superb and the pistes well taken care of. However Norway resorts such as Geilo or Trysil are reasonably snow sure as well for Xmas and the kids enjoyed learning to ski out there before moving on to Canada and Italy.
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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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@Bella2015, I can recommend the Three Valleys in France. We went there last Christmas and got plenty of snow and sunshine and a huge variety of pistes. We went with Ski Famille and stayed in a chalet in Reberty/Les Menuires (which was great on all counts), but there are also lots of ski in ski out apartments and hotels available.
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@Bella2015, Saalbach is a fairly obvious candidate. I’m about to spend my 19th consecutive Christmas there, and now find it difficult to imagine spending it anywhere else.
The ski area is huge, fully lift-linked, and 90% covered by snowmaking. The village is attractive and a nice place to spend Christmas.
Flight and transfer options are normally easy and inexpensive.
And there is a network of British apartment owners, who let attractive accommodation, including ski-in ski-out options (and I can point you in the direction of such an apartment that is available at Christmas).
P.M. me if you would like a copy of my own 20 page, comprehensive guide to 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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@tatmanstours, Thank you so much! This sounds fabulous- and a new frontier for us to explore, will pm you now
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@Motherofthree, thank you, this is also on my list!
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