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Italian Resorts from Milan/Bergamo
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We have picked up cheap flights to Bergamo for Feb. half term and are wondering where to go Puzzled

We are a mixed family group - adults and child on 2nd ski holiday, experienced intermediate adults who like to "tour" and mad, 16/17y.o. boarders with lots of experience looking for steeps, parks and off piste.

We want a reasonable (3*+) hotel, H.B. with good food and close to lifts/piste. As we ski first lift to last lift with very litttle break for lunch we don't manage apres ski - just a few beers and a post mortem on the day in the bar is fine by us. And if there is no discos for the kids - that's fine by me as kids will have to go to bed at a reasonable time Little Angel

We have been to Folgarida and enjoyed the skiing despite dreadful hotel food. Also had a couple of long w/e's in Fopollo which is great but limited for a full week.

Any suggestions welcome with, if known, transfer times by car.
Thanks.
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Hi Kaito, welcome to Snow Heads snowHead

Passo Tonale is about two hours drive from Bergamo on decent roads. We were there in early Feb with fantastic snow and enjoyed the skiing and pretty limited nightlife (we weren't bothered so the couple of lively bars, quiz night, bit of dancing was OK for us). I THINK Madonna Di Campiglio is reachable by ski bus and also THINK that is free on your lift pass - check first though Puzzled ) We stayed in the Hotel Orchidea - can highly recommend - lovely food, clean, warm, nicely appointed, family run. The daughter of the owners is a ski instructor in the resort. Hotel is about 6 mins flat walk to the lifts but there are ski lockers at the lift base. We ski so I'm not sure about how snowboarders would find it, although there were plenty about. The hotel and resort both have websites - I'll go away and try to find them for you snowHead
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Kaito, http://www.hotelorchidea.net/ and Information Office Passo Tonale: Ph. 0364.903838 (sorry phone number only - couldn't spot the website address.

Just remembered that the skiing now links with Ponte di Legno which wasn't possible when I was there 3 years ago. This will increase the ski area and the ease of the link (from memory, you could ski there but had to bus back...). There is also skiing on both sides of the valley - hope this of some help snowHead
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Kaito, welcome to snowHeads

I haven't done either of these but have been looking at options from Bergamo myself.

Aprica is a small resort but is quite close.

St Moritz (Switzerland) is about 2.5 hours away and is an option I am considering for the Christmas Hols.
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Kaito, the skiing in Passo Tonale is much more extensive than Foppolo but I think it could still be a bit limited for a week.

In Tonale we stayed at the hotel directly across from the lifts in middle of town which was quite nice with good food. Think it may have been called Sporthotel something. It also had a good spa......
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Anywhere in Val d'Aosta is reachable by Autostrada from Milan (though you're landing the other side of the city, if I remember where Bergamo is correctly) - you could even get a valley pass and ski several different resorts (esp. if you base yourself in Aosta itself which is reasonably central).

http://www.regione.vda.it/turismo/stations_e.asp
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Sauze D'Oulx is only an hours drive/coach.

With a family I'd recommend one of the owner run hotels in the satellite resort of Jouvenceax. Much quieter than Sauze and with it's own lifts, shops, bars, food stops, etc. But only a five minute walk away from the town.
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marc gledhill, you may be thinking about travelling from Turin Confused as Bergamo is 255km away.

(Or do you just drive very fast wink )
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Ray Zorro,

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marc gledhill, actually though, because it is all motorway, viamichelin shows it as only being 2 1/4 hours from Bergamo so it is still very doable.
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Madaboutsnow wrote:
Kaito, Information Office Passo Tonale: Ph. 0364.903838 (sorry phone number only - couldn't spot the website address.

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Here:

www.passotonale.it/ing/

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