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Apologies if there is a post about this as Im sure its been asked before. Is it possible for a group of average speed skiers to make it from Ortisei to Marmolada and back in one day? Assuming leaving at first lift from Seceda and Mid Jan for how busy the lifts will be.
Fist time skiing in Val gardena area, but Ive actually been up part of Marmolada in the summer and it is beautiful (went to see the marmots), so Id love to go back and ski down it in the winter.
I guess its doing Ortisei to Santa Cristina + half sella ronda + what looks to be 7 more lifts and then back.
If we only make it back to Santa Cristina or Selva then its no problem as we can just catch the ski bus but would love to do it all by skiing if possible.
Thanks in advance!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No problem. Seceda to to of Ciampinoi takes no time. Back into Selva, Costa Bella the Dantercepies and you're away towards Alta Badia. Crack on and don't dawdle over lunch. 
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It’s possible and the views on a clear day from the top are spectacular. Worth half an hour to take it all in.
Marmolada lifts can get busy. Also in mid January, by afternoon, the descent from Marmolada can be chopped up and a bit icy, with people struggling on it.
A full day for average skiers.
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We did it last year, skiing all the way there and back but that meant getting more or less the first lift up and just about getting the last lift back (within 3 mins). That was in February so probably busier than mid Jan. Worth doing and as you say there's always the bus from Selva if need be.
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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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Never timed it but I always think Selva to Arabba going anti clockwise is quicker than going via Corvara
I would leave lunch till your back to Arabba then you will have a good idea how much time you have left.
Arabba to Ortisei and back on its own is a decent run out time wise if you have a lunch stop or it is for us anyway.
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I think you would be pushing it time-wise too, but there's always the bus option back from Selva/Santa Cristina if you haven't got time to get up to Seceda.
I agree with @Garfield that anti-clockwise to Arabba makes more sense and leave lunch until back to Arabba.
Or could you get an early morning bus up to Plan de Gralba to get a head start on the crowds?
Might be worth doing a dry run to Arabba, so you can time it and get to know that part of the route well, though the Sella Ronda is well signposted.
At Arabba, you need the gondola and get off at the mid stage to catch the chairs over Passo Padon.
Also you need a clear day, no point going if there's cloud on the peaks.
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