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Pedraces - Dolomiti Superski. Any reasons to NOT go?
 Poster: A snowHead
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Well half term 09, and we are on the cusp of booking 42 of us to Pedraces. Hotel and transfers on hold, just flights to sort when they come out. Has anyone got any experiences of the place, pluses or negatives.

Cheers
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It's slightly off the Sella Ronda circuit but it's nice and quiet. Quite a small village but a satelite or Corvara really I suppose
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Skied through there last year ('06) when staying in nearby San Cassiano. Nice place, a bit away from the circuit but that means it's quieter. The first lift towards La Villa from Pedraces runs both ways - it's horizontal. You can also take a bus from there up to St Martin/San Martino (?) from where you can ski across to the Kronplatz.
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Only been there in summer, didn't visit it when I was out there last year but as others have said it's slightly off the circuit but not far enough to be a problem, 5 lifts to Covara (for some reason I've got a piste map in the office) and the circuit proper. It'll be pretty quiet but if you want a night out you could always get a taxi back from Corvara (maybe not for 42 but you might fancy an escape). You'll have no trouble skiing to the Marmolada from there either: you're probably slightly closer than we were in Selva I'd say you could be at the top in 2 hours if you move. You should be able to easily access the hidden valley from there too: you might be able to sort a coach for everyone.

You'll enjoy it.
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Pedraces is located in a wide open valley which is a bit of a sun trap which ment that when I skied there in March this year the pistes were very cut up and porridge like by early afternoon on warmer days. You will also have a 200 metre walk to connect the Pedrace system to the La Villa system and onwards to the Sella Ronda. If the members of your party are experienced skiers they might feel they are based in a cul-de-sac .
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Frosty the Snowman,

No experience of staying in Pedraces but loads from staying in Arabba and Canazei for many years.

Have you skied in the Dolomites before? You will find the Feb half term a bit easier than the French equivolent scrum, even better than La Ros IMHO. And I know you are a Rascard fan, as am I, so finding good places to eat either on or off the mountain is not a problem around the Sella Ronda and it's satellite resorts.

I would think that given there are 42 of you that entertainment in a relatively quiet place like Pedraces will not be an issue.

Go for it - I would snowHead

CP ( 4 sleeps to a sneaky week in Tignes snowHead )
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CP, Cheers, Dolomiti virgins.

riverman, Any more info on that walk? Not far, but twice a day would be a pain.
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Frosty the Snowman, the key week to miss is the one containing Shrove Tuesday...
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Hoppo, I have been in Arabba during Carnival week ( Shrove Tuesday ) and it was still nothing like as bad as the main French resorts ( and minor ones for that matter ) for queues and getting to/from the resort.
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