 Poster: A snowHead
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Trip booked here for first week in March, staying at hotel Dufour which I think is where one of the mountain guides lives. Been trying to find detailed info. on the off-piste but not a lot available. Has anyone personal experience of the area and/or can point me to a source?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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I have a book describing and grading off-piste runs of the 3 linked valleys around the Monte Rosa (Champoluc, Gressoney and Alagna), in dual Italian/English called
"Polvere Rosa" by Marco Rizzi and Andrea Gallo, publ;ished by Idee Verticali Edizioni.
But really you need a guide - the Italian 1:25,000 maps you would need with it are not very good (contours only every 20 metres rather than 10metres).
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Thanks for that info. I'd already assumed would need guide. Can you get the book in u.k. I've found site for Italian publisher if 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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I doubt it. I bought it when I skied in Alagna - you could probably get them to post it to you if it is still in print.
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The head guide's wife runs the Dufour and his guides (used) to congregate in there for a beer and also in the morning, so you should be well placed!! Ask Emanuela to help get you a guide, or the guide website is
http://www.guidemonterosa.com/
They seem to have got a second hotel, so not sure if the guides still hang out at the Dufour or not....
http://www.hotelnordend.com/
regards,
greg
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The guide in question is Carlo Cugnetto, their new hotel is in Stafel at the head of the valley 3kms above Gressoney-la-Trinite.
A second guide book worth getting hold of is Freeride Vol 2 (Off the Beaten Track) published by Edizioni Mercurio ISBN 88-86960-37-9
You might also want to check out http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2007/oct/20/saturday.skiing?page=all
for a short article by Mountain Tracks, Monte Rosa off-piste specialists
Cheers Nick
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All the guides out of the Dufour are sorted, IMV, and it depends how early you get there as to who you get.
Join the queue behind the Scandi's 
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But if you get a recommendation its much better to book them now. One guide we use - when we are skiing with him and talk about the following year, he always has at least one month already booked out!!!
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Thanks very much to all who have contributed! This is a really great site and I hope I can contribute some useful info. myself in future.
Let it snowwwwwwwwww,
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Pre-book your guide to get ahead of the Scandies!
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