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Day one report from Corvara.
Good:
- Hotel breakfast
- Platti della sciatori in the Brancia
- Enrosadira sul Sassongher late afternoon
- Weather is fine. Snow is cold and white, and can be skied on
Bad:
- CostCentre#3 underwent involuntary inversion after misjudging a mid-sized ramp in a park, and ploughed a 5m long blood-stained furrow in the yard-sale that followed re-entry. The blood on the down-ramp was still clearly visible (pour encourager les autres) when we passed by about two hours later.
- CostCentre#1 took him to the Farmacia to get clean-up stuff, and spotted the super-exclusive cashmere retailer “on the way”
Question:
- Where in Corvara can I buy a replacement (ho hum…) pair of goggles for less than €300?
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Warmer than average but predominantly dry seems to be the outlook through Christmas. Some snow and wind however indicated for Friday.
Kronplatz has 112 out of 121kms open.
Sella Ronda has 375kms open out of a total of 466km. 176 lifts are running out of 206. The area therefore looks to be approximately 80% open at the moment.
https://pordoi.panomax.com/?cu=en-GB
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Day two report.
Good:
- Decent piste-skiing conditions, “skier packed powder” as they like to say in the US
- V few Brits, generally high/courteous standard of skiing everywhere
- V dry and somewhat milder than yesterday, the afternoon sun softened the runs back into town
- Post-lunch Grappa was pleasingly almond-y
Bad:
- Cutting/cold wind on the higher lifts at times
- A few places not open, I guess normal for an off-season Monday
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We really need to talk more about the grappa in this thread
My personal favourite was the pine needle one, this was in Refugio Viza I think it was called.
Would be interested in more recommendations.
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| 8611 wrote: |
We really need to talk more about the grappa in this thread
My personal favourite was the pine needle one, this was in Refugio Viza I think it was called.
Would be interested in more recommendations. |
I'm sure there will be loads of Snowheads with bottles of Grappa lurking in the backs of a carboard somewhere.?
In a hut at the end of the day it tasted great.
Back home not so much 
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| IanTr wrote: |
Day two report.
Good:
- Decent piste-skiing conditions, “skier packed powder” as they like to say in the US
- V few Brits, generally high/courteous standard of skiing everywhere... |
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Kronplatz is looking good
Great weather, great pistes
Even the beer is great
And we have sunshine
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Travelling back to Sella Ronda area on Feb 1st for 1 week, my 2nd visit there after two years ago. Then, I was with multi-visit friends who knew their way around, but this time I'm with one buddy who's never skied there. I struggled last time to get my head around the maps, as it's so spread out, but it didn't matter, I just followed my friends!
Staying in Campitello, I'm happy that I can get the bus to the uplift to Col Rodella, or from Canazei to Belvedere, or from Alba to Belvedere or to Ciampac, and ski down to Pozza. From Belvedere, I think I'm capable of following green or orange signs round the circuit. But does the bus go as far as Carezza in the other direction, for a wee change?
I think the tour operator might run a trip to Hidden Valley, which I'd happily do again. I'm not sure if there's anywhere else I should aim to get to by bus, for another away day.
Thanks for any advice.
Derek
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@barkerdm19, wrote "...But does the bus go as far as Carezza in the other direction, for a wee change?...2
Fairly certain the ski bus doesn't - but you might get there by changing routes....
https://www.fassa.com/en/how-to-reach-us/ski-bus-service
Last edited by And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports. on Tue 17-12-24 18:24; edited 1 time in total
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Thanks.
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You know it makes sense.
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@JHS, 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Importantly it looks like the Dolomites will be sheltered from the initial rain. It looks to remain cooler and a lot drier which is usually much better for the skiing. strong wind may be an issue for some runs next week though ie. Maserai 
https://www.bergfex.com/alta-badia/wetter/prognose/
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| Peter S wrote: |
Importantly it looks like the Dolomites will be sheltered from the initial rain. It looks to remain cooler and a lot drier which is usually much better for the skiing. strong wind may be an issue for some runs next week though ie. Maserai
https://www.bergfex.com/alta-badia/wetter/prognose/ |
Good point, quite mild today, but as the bad weather comes in Thursday night, the rain-snow limit sits around 1000-1200m in Dolomites, so the popular resorts shouldn't see rain...
https://www2.arpa.veneto.it/meteo/it/html/meteo_dolomiti.php
Google translated forecast for Thursday night...
By midnight, 2-5 mm is expected in the Dolomites and 5-10 mm in the Prealps, with the same number of cm of snow at 1500 m, less below this altitude for wet snow and rain contribution, slightly more at 2000 m for softer snow.
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Really helpful, thanks.
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I've used the bus from Canazei down to Pera for the chair into the tiny Catinaccio area. It seemed to work well when I did it.
I've also skied Carezza, but drove up there as I had a car. It's a nice area, enough for a day if you ski from end to end, usually quiet midweek, impressive backdrop of the Rosengarten peaks. Laurin's Lounge has some amazing views if you want a splurge...or just have a coffee:
https://laurinslounge.it/en/
Whether is worth the two stage bus journey from Campitello or not, possibly an hour each way with the change, I don't know, but if you wanted a change of scenery, it's worth a go.
The other worthwhile areas further down Val di Fassa are Passo San Pellegrino, Latemar and Alpe Lusia in size order. I've skied them all and they each have merits. Looks like they are reachable by bus, Latemar may be direct from Campitello if you get the right bus, but again whether they're worth the journeys or not, you'll have to decide.
BTW the map on the full timetable PDF looks a bit different to the one linked above...
https://www.skibusvaldifassa.it/downloads/orari_skibus_fassa_2024.pdf
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Thu 19-12-24 11:52; edited 1 time in total
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@barkerdm19, note as well that there will be many snowHeads around that week as the BB is on in Arabba. Shout out if you want to meet up. Some of the crowd know their way around the area quite well 
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We are a family of 3 lucky enough to spend 13 days visiting the Dolomites.
We have always purchased the ski passes whilst in resort, but just looking at the online shop and wondering if it is worth purchasing online before getting there.?
Dolomiti superski shop is stating the following for 3 of us for 13 days in January : Euro 1881,00 rather than 1980,00
Just wondering if the 1980 price is in resort, or do they offer the 1881 price at the Ticket shop which will be in La Villa?
What would snowheads recommend?
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Buy it now.
You will get a QR code that you take to a ticket machine which issues the pass without having to go to the shop.
No idea where the ticket machine is in La Villa but will be near the lifts somewhere.
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I believe you have to buy it at least 2 days in advance to get the 5% discount. However the ski passes are non- refundable so I would hold off getting it too early. Just in case something happened…
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| Simon94 wrote: |
We are a family of 3 lucky enough to spend 13 days visiting the Dolomites.
We have always purchased the ski passes whilst in resort, but just looking at the online shop and wondering if it is worth purchasing online before getting there.?
Dolomiti superski shop is stating the following for 3 of us for 13 days in January : Euro 1881,00 rather than 1980,00
Just wondering if the 1980 price is in resort, or do they offer the 1881 price at the Ticket shop which will be in La Villa?
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The higher price is if you roll up to the ticket office on the day, the lower price with 5% discount is for advance online purchase and lets you obtain passes from a ticket machine rather than queuing up.
As @surferrosa says, it would be wise to wait until the week before you go before pulling the trigger. You need to purchase two days in advance, so I think you can still purchase with discount on a Friday for a pass starting on the Sunday. Obviously, there's still an outside chance even then of something getting in the way of using them...weather, travel delays, illness, etc...so you have to make your decision about that risk vs the €99 saving. 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Can anyone give recommendations for ski hire in Corvara - more interested in quality than price. Thanks
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We have used both Sport Alfredo and Sport Kostner and both were good. Most recently we used Alfredo twice and on one occasion I had an almost new set of newly released skis.
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You know it makes sense.
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@Simon94, Might be more cost effective to buy a superski family pass for 40 days.
@chrisbristol, We’ve been very happy with Sport Kostner Rent.
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| stellaps wrote: |
@Simon94, Might be more cost effective to buy a superski family pass for 40 days.
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Good point! The criteria are 3+ family members and 10+ days of skiing...
https://www.dolomitisuperski.com/en/Ski-pass/Superski-Family
I have a Dolomiti Superski account, but looks like you need a MyDolomiti card to buy it online.
I'm sure they could set it up at a lift pass office in resort if you have the right documentation.
Anyone know what the pricing is on these? I can't find a way to access it without having a family registered on a card.
Hopefully it would offer a saving over the straight 13 day low season passes, but as it's flexible and can be used by any registered family member any day over the season, maybe not??
But if it ends up with the adults skiing for close to junior price, maybe it would??
Might be worth sending an email or trying the online assistant with your family composition (relationship, dates of birth) and skiing dates to see what they come back with on this...
customercare@dolomitisuperski.com
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Poster: A snowHead
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@stellaps, @richb67, Thank you for the recommendations
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The Dolomites are properly on the naughty step this Christmas - all the gifts, chocolate and vintage port are heading for the NW Alps
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Colfosco webcams reveal lovely scenes, more than enough snow. Plus everything cloaked in snow.
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Bergfex is reporting 30cm for San Cassiano 
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@luigi, @stellaps, @surferrosa, thank you for the replies. I have emailed the customer care @ Dolomite ski to see if they could tell me if its beneficial for me to have the Superski Family 40 day pass, as there is hardly anything in the cost difference compared to the 13 days pass. Will see what them come back with......but again, thank you. 
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Kronplatz is now fully open for the season with 120/121kms
Alta Badia. 96/130kms
Val Garden. 175/181
Arabba. 40/60
Val di Fassa. 75/105
Staying cool until a small warm up on Boxing Day. A bit more snow on Monday then looking dry out till New Year. Bit windy Monday and Tuesday but it looks like the snow should stay good and dry and avoid any rain during the next week.
https://www.dolomitisuperski.com/en/Open-lifts
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