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Hi everyone,
My family wants to go skiing the dolomites in March and looking at staying in Selva Val Gardena because of beginners and the rest of us advanced skiers.
I am nervous about snowfall as it is later in season. Will March still be okay?
The maps are also difficult to read/ understand for finding accomodation. Any suggestions? I have seen some posts on other forums about different maps. But any more tips would be helpful as piste maps don't correlate to Google maps!! Thank you in advance
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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yes okay
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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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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Easier runs for beginners in Selva:
- Start on the various blue slopes immediately above Selva at Nives to build confidence before progressing elsewhere.
- Various blue slopes beneath the Saslonch mountain accessed from three chairs: Comici (Rifugio Comici is a great lunch spot, spectaular view of the Sella Massif), Sotsasling, and Gran Paradiso, but unless the beginners are prepared to ski a tricky red to get there, they're best taking a bus from Selva town centre to Plan de Gralba and then taking the Piz Seteur gondola, getting out at the mid-station.
- Fabulous 3km-long easy blue from top of Gran Paradiso all the way to Plan de Gralba: Blue Città dei Sassi (city of stones) (with an optional stop for lunch/beer at the Passo Sella restaurant on the Sella Pass - often live music on the sunny terrace), followed by Sas Betis, then Schiappen-Sella. (To get back from Plan de Gralba to Selva, you need to take a blue, red, blue. The red section can be a bit tricky (but not as bad as Val d'Isere red). Alternatively, take the bus back.)
- From top of Comici: red Tramans over the back, then blue Charly to Monte Pana, where the blue nursery slopes of Santa Cristina are located. Coming back, take Charly to Tramans chair, then red Piz Sella 5 to Plan de Gralba (can be busy). Alternatively, get Monte Pana chair lift down (one of the few chairs you can descend) and take a bus back to Selva. (Double check where the bus goes from.)
Easier runs further afield:
- Bus to Santa Cristina, Gherdeina Ronda underground train to Plan de Tieja, gondola to Col Raiser gives access to south-facing sunny blue runs. As confidence develops, take the Fermeda chair up (past the excellent Fermeda pizzeria - delicious wood-fired pizzas) to Seceda and ski reds back to the underground train. Or, for a longer jaunt, take the 11km red La Longia down to Ortisei/St Ulrich - a very memorable run. You can either take the gondola & cable car back to Seceda and ski down to St Cristina, or take the bus from Ortisei if you're done!
- Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi is arguably the best area for beginners - or Alta Badia - but unfortunately it is the furthest away from Selva. The quickest way would be bus to Ortisei and gondola to Mont Seuc. You could do the same in reverse, or better still, ski to Saltria via Goldknopf and then get the mountain bus (with snow tyres, cash only, not covered by the lift pass, look up bus times and get there early) back to Monte Pana and follow route described above. If you do go, then go later in the week when the beginners are a bit speedier, because you'll get more out of the trip; and set off promptly.
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| Scrunch77 wrote: |
Hi @Jemmjeff
Selva and surrounding valleys have invested in among the best artificial snowmaking. The piste conditions can be great even when bordered by grass!
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Emphasis on 'can'. If the temps are near or above zero (which is quite possible in march), all of the snowmaking kit becomes redundant. I've skied the area in March for the last two years and won't be doing it again. It's December and Jan for me for now on.
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Sun 24-12-23 12:09; edited 1 time in total
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@Mollerski, thank you! Where would you suggest otherwise in Italy in March?
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@albob, thank you! Hmm want more natural snow than slush and snow makers.
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| Jemmjeff wrote: |
| @Mollerski, thank you! Where would you suggest otherwise in Italy in March? |
Cervinia would be a safer bet.
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@Jemmjeff, I’ve been to Alba Di Canazei the past two season on the 18th March and not had any issues with snow cover, the lower south facing runs do get a bit slushy after 12 which you would expect anywhere, once your there you will suss out the best areas for the time of day.
I am going back at the end of Jan, it will be interesting to see the difference.
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