 Poster: A snowHead
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For quality of slopes and large terrain the French have it pretty much sorted. Most resorts Apres is weak (bar a few which rock) which leads to Austria with the traditional euro-disco partying and pretty villages and smaller ski areas. Switzerland fills that slightly more exclusive niche and Andorra and Bulgaria fill the budget section whilst continually striving to improve.
Where does that leave italy? Once the budget choice. I have been to Sauze and Canazai (Val di fassa) and had a great time in both but I find over the last few years (and which brought me to raise this question) I have not considered Italy as a destination.
Any thoughts.....
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'd go back to Monterosa and Cervinia. But my next stop will probably be based around Courmayer taking in excursions/routes to the Rutour Glacier, Pre St Didier and therfore La Thuile.
But you are right that the skiing is less well thought out...maybe maintaining village-life over sheer skiing convenience,
for good or bad
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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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Philip Prior, AS JT, mentions, La Thuile was a great resort for us - wonderful conditions, good variety, convenient (we stayed in the Planibel - you can ski in but not out). We also had two good trips to Bardonecchia, finding the Jafferau side of the resort even better. That was uncrowded, with great snow in March, blue skies, sunshine, Italian coffee! Be warned though, the trip up from the base at Jafferau took place on a single person chair that was probably the oldest lift I have ever been on - worth the white knuckle ride when you get there though
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Alagna is, of course, famous with off-piste buffs. And the Dolomites have possibly the most spectacular mountains (for those who didn't see these the last time I put this url on here).See the later photos.
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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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Philip Prior, I found Cervinia got a bit dull although the scenery is great, but Monterosa was a spectacular with even better scenery, with wonderful empty long runs, some interesting off piste (guide recommended), nice refugios, but quiet night life compared to Cervinia.
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| Martin Nicholas wrote: |
| Philip Prior, I found Cervinia got a bit dull although the scenery is great, but Monterosa was a spectacular with even better scenery, with wonderful empty long runs, some interesting off piste (guide recommended), nice refugios, but quiet night life compared to Cervinia. |
There is one of those single chairs on the Sauze link to Sestriere. Very interesting experience!! 
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In good snow...but this can apply to an awful lot of places, Cervinia has lots of bits and pieces to be worth the visit. There have a cheap-ish heli-option to 3 or 4 peaks.
This part of Italy appears to be fed with snow from the south and therefore needs/gets a different weather system.
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Philip Prior, I am looking at going to Canazei this year do not know too much about it. A friend said that the skiing although extensive is not very challenging. For me it is the scenery. For the rest of the group I know that apres ski will be a factor. Can you give me any lowdown on the resort in relation to Apres and nightlife?
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Italy... my favourite place to ski. They make skiing fun, the food's the best in europe, the people are great, their pistes are well groomed and during the week not all at crowded, and the scenery (esp. in the Dolomites) is fantastic. What more can I say?
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Personally, I tend to find the main differences are between resorts than countries - aside from certain things like Swiss railways, etc. that may influence aspects of the holiday.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Funny I had never thought of Dolomites until I realised I could get very cheap flights now very tempted
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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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Roy Hockley, from memory of about 10 years ago, there is a good bar for apres at the base of the gondola; otherwise the resort is quite spread out along the main road. Our hotel was 2 miles out of town via bus or a v. long walk. We managed to escape from our hotel one evening and walked into town to eat and found a very good restaurant on the road into town (they checked we weren't German before they'd let us in!) In the main, I'd say that apres in Canazei probably isn't that great. In most of Italy it tends to get a bit quiet in the evenings after the passagiata finishes about 7.30.
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