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| Cheapski wrote: |
Already thinking next year and right now I am intrigued by Canazei ... Santa Cristina was great but change of scenery and different access to the mountain/highway/SellaRonda would be nice. I figured Canazei has decent enough access (if super careful to avoid Belvedere crowds in "rush hour") to plenty of great skiing. Three (or four) lifts to Arabba - not bad ! I like quiet (and cheaper) towns. Or go back to Aosta Valley ?
Any suggestions for 2 bedroom apartment, walk to Belvedere gondola, bus to other Val Di Fassa bases ? January 17-31 |
Can't offer specific recommendations for accommodations, but knowing the lie of the land will help you choose a good spot.
3 bases for SR on the Val di Fassa side, which is generally the cheapest corner of the SR. Canazei is the liveliest and very popular with Danes and can be insanely busy during their Feb HT which often coincides with UK HT, but Jan will be pretty much the same as anywhere on the SR
https://www.opensnowmap.org/#map=13/11.791/46.472&b=snowmap&m=false&h=false
Campitello, long queues for cablecar at peak times, but that's due for replacement with a new 3S gondola with double the capacity next season, which should improve matters a lot. The lift is a fair walk from a lot of the accommodation.
https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resort/belvederecol-rodellaciampacbuffaure-canazeicampitelloalbapozza-di-fassa/ski-lifts/l108235/
Canazei, the gondola has queues in the morning rush hour, but as it's a gondola, it keeps moving. It's also a fair walk from the village centre, though there is accommodation around the lift too.
Alba/Penia, 2 lifts here, 3S lift up to Belvedere bowl on SR and gondola the other way to the quiet Ciampac/Buffaure circuit. Queues are often better here as the resort is smaller and there are two high capacity lifts. Accommodation is found all along the main road, some near lift, some further away.
There is a regular ski bus service that links all three liftbases and other spots further down the valley, where there are some very worthwhile quieter ski areas.
Somewhere near the Alba lifts would be great if you don't mind very quiet apres/evenings. Campitello may be much improved with the new planned lift.
If you rented a car from Venice, Verona, Bergamo airports for your transfer, you could stay a bit further down the valley and save even more on accommodation by commuting to the various lift bases.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Staying in Canazei (or Campitello) does run the risk of horrendous queues in the morning, leading to taking the bus to Alba. What about staying in Corvara, easier to get to Kronplatz and I've found that staying there avoids some of the late afternoon bottlenecks (like the mess of moguls and falling over beginners leaving Arraba towards Canazei (or the red from the back of Ciampinoi).
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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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@Ghost Dog, I think there's a new 3S type cable car opening next year at Col Rodella. They queues hopefully a thing of the past. The same type transformed the Penkenbahn at Mayrhofen.
Maybe Canazei is the place to go......
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Planning for 2026 year. For the first time I am gong weeks Feb.28-Mar.14
I would be able to book an apartment/flat in Santa Cristina (stayed there last year and loved it !!!) but my doubts are about the crowds ... any holiday weeks and how bad does it get with crowds ?
Last couple of years January was quite busy, prices were up and not much less than late Feb - early March for the 2026. January used to be cheaper. Snow conditions might be better in late Feb/early Mar. ?
Pull the trigger or not ?
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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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@sean1967, yes they are building a new cable car. I was up there a couple days ago and it looks massive. The whole area around the shoulder is a big building site. It’s messed up the footpaths but hopefully next summer all will have returned to a beautiful hiking area.
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Where will the new Cable car link to?
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It's to replace the existing Cable Car from Campitello to Col Rodella
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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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that seems like a massive improvement in uplift capacity ! Although sometimes at mid day I would be the only person on that tram (ski down to Canazei and bus over to Campitello and up ...)
But my understanding is that there is still no skiing back to Campitello ? Local busses will be busy 
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Architecturally - Galzigbahn V2 ... tricable gondola is also improvement and new concept Stella cabins by Dopplemayer would be much comfortable and easy to enjoy the views ! I love uphill transportation in the Alps, I've had a pleasure to experience Monte Bianco Skyway soon after it opened and what a technological marvel it is !!!
Possible to ski down !
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Mollerski wrote: |
I hope not. I'm there for 25 days this year!!  |
Which turned into 33 days in the end. 17 days consecutive and a couple of other weeks added on. We never run out of places to go, or get bored with repeat runs. I will say however, 10 days of the 33 were spent with my Wife, the rest with my mates. The time spent skiing with my Wife is very different. More about leisurely lunches than smashing out the miles.
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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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A man who is bored with the Dolomites is bored with life....
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| Origen wrote: |
| A man who is bored with the Dolomites is bored with life.... |
It's a privilege. I consider myself very fortunate. 
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You know it makes sense.
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Absolutely. I was never bored with many months a year in the same spot in the French Alps. We are all fortunate to be able to enjoy these times.
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