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Hi this is my first time posting here. 21M in uni, skied mostly in Utah and Colorado. Study abroad in France and I planned a solo trip around Italy so I would love to get some pow before going back to Paris. Last leg of the trip is going from Milan to Paris. Jan 11-13 is reserved for skiing.
I already booked a return ticket from Sauze d'Oulx. Upon checking the snow report I noticed it is not getting much snow action (10cm forecasted but no major storms after new years). On the other hand, La Thuile is supposed to snow a lot?? supposedly 25cm in the next 9 days.
I only have 2 full days to ski, and accessibility/budget does matter to me. Apres ski as well. Oulx seems best because it is on the way to Paris, but I do not want to ski on ice or grass. I can rent a car if that is more economical (public transport scarce). Or anywhere else you would recommend that is getting some snow storms?
Would love to hear especially those who skied in these two resorts this year but I am open to other suggestions.
Thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Both will be fine - 10 days of snowy days forecast from new years eve so should be perfect for anywhere in that area (in fact most of the alps) for that weekend.
Its impossible to predict which micro climates will dictate which resorts are getting more than their fair share over that period.
Sauze / Oulx is probably a lot more accessible from public transport /taxi, than La Thuile, which is a bit of drive up the side valley from the main Aosta valley.
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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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La Thuile gives you the option of skiing over to France, if the conditions are better in the Tarentaise.
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| Kenzie wrote: |
| La Thuile gives you the option of skiing over to France, if the conditions are better in the Tarentaise. |
Indeed La Thuile is linked to La Rosiere in France, and Montgenevre, also in France is part of the via Lattea, so I'm not sure cross border skiing opportunities are going to be a deciding factor.
If the OP does though, remember its always preferable to eat in Italy (cheaper a better) and watch out for wind shutting the connections back.
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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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On the public transport, it'd have to be car from Oulx to Paris (or at least Modane) as the train tunnel is still closed I think. Oulx has a train station so that's easy from Milan/Turin, there are buses up the hill and round to Sestriere.
For La Thuile it'd be train to Aosta then bus to La Thuile (with a change at Pre St Didier) - more straightforward than it sounds, we did it to ski La Thuile for a day from Aosta. For Paris, there's a flixbus from Aosta to Geneva (which we got when we got stuck after the landslide that put the above Oulx Paris line out of action!) then you can train to Paris from Geneva.
Alternatively, you can go to Turin from either Aosta or Oulx and get a flix bus from there.
Either way you may prefer to drive!
Skiing in La Thuile is really nice and it's fun to go over to France, plus you can get a quick bus to Courmayeur for a day if you wanted to mix it up.
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When did this landslide occur? And until when is the tunnel + rail out of order?
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| Onnem wrote: |
| When did this landslide occur? And until when is the tunnel + rail out of order? |
Closed until Summer 2024
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