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I reckon it's a good idea for Snowheads to post those lesser known resorts here. I went to a small resort in Italy several years ago, which, whilst by no means a world beating resort, deserves a mention to kick off proceedings:-
Alpe di Mera
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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La Rosiere
Never heard of the place until it was/is pimped relentlessly on here 
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Fri 11-04-08 12:48; edited 1 time in total
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Went to Lenzerheide years ago, was really goo.
Just back from Gressoney/Staffal - excellent area
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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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Ordhan, Did it once never been back 
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| davef wrote: |
Went to Lenzerheide years ago, was really goo.
Just back from Gressoney/Staffal - excellent area |
I was in Gressoney over Easter - it is good.
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Superdevoluy was once the best resort I'd never heard of. Then I got to hear about it (and how great it was supposed to be) and ski it. Avoid like the plague. Probably the bleakest and ugliest resort in the world. Someone must have got a massive kickback for taking the English Alpine Champs there all those years ago.
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Where is resort X ?
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JP, Search Function!
La Rosiere it must be...I too had never heard of it prior to this place.
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rungsp,
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JP, Search Function!
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Tried it got 23,266 hits on 582 pages, a lot to wade through. 
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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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Coñazo in Spain.
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The Montafon in Austria. the skiing is fantastic and with all the resorts in the valley combined on one pass, (but unconnected) its bigger than St Anton. However the night life sucks.
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You know it makes sense.
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Zauchensee.
Never heard of it, skied it, loved it.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Badger Pass in California. Californias oldest ski resport. I visited in June and there was still laods of snow on the ground so it gets tons during the season. Small, quaint but must be a worth a visit and a ski?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Where's Megamum when you need her 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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bh1, "Coñazo in Spain."
You're rumbled! 
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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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jb1970, Where did you stay, we were in the Ellex in Staffal. Nice hotel with good food, but only one bar open in the evenings.
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| halfhand wrote: |
| Where's Megamum when you need her |
Best resorts?
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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 loved the piece I read about Mad River Glen at the start of the season. A sort of co-operatively owned/run resort in Vermont. Sounds like a really interesting place...
This is the resort that decided to replace a single chair with another single chair, despite the double chair being a cheaper option. 
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I enjoyed my pre-Christmas trip to Flachau, inAustria, which I only heard about through snowheads (via a thread about Warain).
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| jbob wrote: |
| The Montafon in Austria. |
I'm hoping to get there next season. It looks good, and as you say, little known.
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| Elizabeth B wrote: |
| jbob wrote: |
| The Montafon in Austria. |
I'm hoping to get there next season. It looks good, and as you say, little known. |
By the English perhaps  It's a very popular place for the Germans/Austrians though...
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Markus, I was meaning on snowHeads....as is the title of the thread.
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I couldn't say.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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La Hoya, Argentina
http://www.welcomeargentina.com/lahoya/index_i.html
Castle Mountain, Alberta, Canada
http://www.skicastle.ca/
Antillanca, Chile
http://www.skiantillanca.cl/
Trafoi, Italy
http://www.ortlerskiarena.com/de/trafoi/
Kurodake, Japan
http://www.rinyu.co.jp/kurodake/index.html
Ohau, New Zealand
http://www.ohau.co.nz/index.cfm/welcome
Stranda, Norway
http://www.strandafjellet.no/Sider08/default.asp?lang=eng
Turner Mountain, Montana, USA
http://www.skiturner.com/
Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
http://www.breconbeacons.org/
http://www.adrenalintrip.net/powder-brecon-beacons/forum/viewtopic/1/76501?siteid=1&sid=87f0e0aa2c7aacb355f1e76d7bedcf01
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Plattekill in New York. Mt. Rose of Nevada at Tahoe. Just a couple of examples.
With good snow, ANY resort will please just about ANYONE! Many of the smaller resorts aren't not targeting the international jet-setting crowd. Little snow making, no base lodging etc. The benefit being, there's never any lift lines, even in big holidays. And not having to worry about being crashed into while stopping for a photo break on piste.
A list of these kind of resorts can go on and on. But I'm not confident to recommend anyone making a holiday reservation to any of them unless I know what their like and dislikes... Most of these "little gems" don't cater to EVERYONE. One has to pick and choose what one consider important in a ski holiday. Choose carefully, and with a bit of luck with snow, one can have masive fun in some of these "little known" resorts.
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You know it makes sense.
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Mt Hotham, Australia
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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A couple of years ago, I'd never heard of a place called Grimentz.
Now I have an apartment there
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Poster: A snowHead
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Red Mountain
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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?
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Mt Bachelor, near Bend in Oregon. Great snow record, long season, fantastic tree skiing and not too busy.
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I'd go with Mt. Rose, great for a day with some really tough runs. The "beehive" is etched on my memory/posterior! For over 60's it's almost skiing for free!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I have been to Bariloche in Argentina - Nice quaint swiss style town, but limited ski area.
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Oh and La Rosiere is great to whip over the mountain into La Thuile in Italy
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A second vote for Mt bachelor in Oregon. I had a 23 inch powder day there 2 weeks ago  . very extensive ski-all-around volcano, long runs, lots of superb trees to explore
Crystal mountain, Washington. Great steep terrain for experts, near seattle.
Mt Hood Meadows, Oregon. Heather Canyon is an expert paradise, and some fun all round volcano cruising
Schweitzer, Idaho. fantastic all-round terrain, epic tree-skiing, pleasant little mountain village, very good snow record
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Doubt if many here know of Crest Voland, but it is a great little resort linked to Les Saisies in France.
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Hurtle,
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Where's Megamum when you need her
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Resort X of course - never heard of it
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| davef wrote: |
| jb1970, Where did you stay, we were in the Ellex in Staffal. Nice hotel with good food, but only one bar open in the evenings. |
Sorry, just noticed you posted this, we stayed in Pont saint Martin a village about 20 mins/30 mins drive down the valley. I was staying with my in-laws.
I thought Gressoney was great though. I was there when I was more or less a beginner and hated it (not suited to beginners really) but now, that I know what I am doing (yeah right!!), I can appreciate it more.
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