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I appeal the collective wisdom of the snowheads. I'm starting to get the ball rolling on the plans for our ski trip in January.

We have been to 3V and PDS in the past few years and I'm thinking about going to Italy, Val Gardena. I am a bit worried about the snow in January and also I ahve read a few things online that suggest the runs are very short in comparison the those in the big French resorts.

So, give me some advice. There will be 8 of us, young people, love to ski lots, all day and quite fast, fond of a good drink and a party wink where would you suggest? Are my fears about Val Gardena justified?

Any advice would be appreciated. Very Happy
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Livigno.
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Livigno.


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Are my fears about Val Gardena justified?


No, it'll be fine.
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I was going to mke my usual suggestion of Monte Rosa ski, Champoluc but january is probably too early to get the best out of it. Val Gardena should be fine, and has longer runs than other Dolomites resorts. Arguably its more similar to the French Alps than other parts of the Sella Ronda, and I think is a good place for a first visit. They have great snowmaking there so snow on piste will not be a problem, and January isn't the time to go looking for extensive off piste anyway. You'll notice the price difference, and have shorter transfers than Livigno
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Mountain Haddock wrote:
I was going to mke my usual suggestion of Monte Rosa ski, Champoluc but january is probably too early to get the best out of it. Val Gardena should be fine, and has longer runs than other Dolomites resorts. Arguably its more similar to the French Alps than other parts of the Sella Ronda, and I think is a good place for a first visit. They have great snowmaking there so snow on piste will not be a problem, and January isn't the time to go looking for extensive off piste anyway. You'll notice the price difference, and have shorter transfers than Livigno


Thanks for the advice. I'm relatively new skier and I stay almost exclusively on piste. I've heard the lessons in Italy are a bit cheaper than in France. Also how does the booze and food compare? When I was in Italy last spirits were poured liberally without mearures, is this still the case? Very Happy
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Mayrhofen, Austria! Cool mountain, and they love a cheeky beer there!
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I went to Val Gardena (Selva) for the first time last March. Food and booze were cheaper than France The pistes were brilliant, especially for intermediates.
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Mayrhofen (although I love the Dolomites, apres in the Hoff is definitely better).
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Selva is cool and has a buzzy atmosphere. The Sella Ronda area of the Dolomites is an awesome place for skiing, views, food and apres. The whole area has fantastic skiing for all levels. There are plenty of reds and some pretty steep blacks (try the men's downhill piste coming down into La Villa) and some great off piste stuff if you are into it. I've not skied there in January. I did ski one Xmas though in a bad snow year (whole of Europe and not just Italy) and enjoyed brilliant (albeit artificial) piste conditions. They have fantastic artificial snow making capabilities, and if the snow is a bit on the thin side in the Alps, I'd rather be there than anywhere else!

I don't think there is a lack vertical? There is a big area to explore using the Sella circuit, 12 ski areas included on the Dolomiti Super Ski pass plus you've got the Marmolada glacier and plenty of decent skiing around Arraba if you want to up the difficulty level a bit.
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sean1967, if you like to party then surely Austria would fit the bill better than Italy ??(caveat - I've never been to Selva but to Courmayeur and Claviere in Italy and the apres nothing like that of Austria).
St Anton, Saalbach, Ischgl and Mayrhofen should do the trick quite nicely. Saalbach and Mayrhofen will be cheaper than St Anton and Ischgl.
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boabski wrote:
sean1967, if you like to party then surely Austria would fit the bill better than Italy ??(caveat - I've never been to Selva but to Courmayeur and Claviere in Italy and the apres nothing like that of Austria).
St Anton, Saalbach, Ischgl and Mayrhofen should do the trick quite nicely. Saalbach and Mayrhofen will be cheaper than St Anton and Ischgl.


cheers boabski,

I've been thinking about Austria but I'm worried that the resorts don't have the mileage of the bigger French and Italian places.
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sean1967, the ones mentioned have way more than enough to keep you happy. Ive been to St Anton or surrounding resorts around 8 times now and still finding new runs
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sean1967, if apres AND decent skiing is what you are after, and you are also looking at Austria then I'd definitely second the recommendation of St Anton. Ischgl and Zillertal (Mayrhofen) are also decent too. St Anton is party town plus loads of skiing with the circuit to Lech, Zürs (linked by bus) and Stuben.
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juliad wrote:
sean1967, if apres AND decent skiing is what you are after, and you are also looking at Austria then I'd definitely second the recommendation of St Anton. Ischgl and Zillertal (Mayrhofen) are also decent too. St Anton is party town plus loads of skiing with the circuit to Lech, Zürs (linked by bus) and Stuben.


thanks for all the advice guys
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sean1967 wrote:
So, give me some advice. There will be 8 of us, young people, love to ski lots, all day and quite fast, fond of a good drink and a party wink where would you suggest? Are my fears about Val Gardena justified?


Big ski area + (young people / cheap) + Big bars + Bigger clubs = Sauze d'Oulx Madeye-Smiley
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I love Sauze but I am reluctant to reccomend as snow record is not brilliant, we stopped going after 5 or 6 trips because of that.
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sean1967 wrote:
boabski wrote:
sean1967, if you like to party then surely Austria would fit the bill better than Italy ??(caveat - I've never been to Selva but to Courmayeur and Claviere in Italy and the apres nothing like that of Austria).
St Anton, Saalbach, Ischgl and Mayrhofen should do the trick quite nicely. Saalbach and Mayrhofen will be cheaper than St Anton and Ischgl.


cheers boabski,

I've been thinking about Austria but I'm worried that the resorts don't have the mileage of the bigger French and Italian places.


Saalbach, Anton and Ischgl have more than enough to keep you happy, plus the apres is pretty epic in all of them. Anton's the best for offpiste if that's of consideration, Saalbach probably the best for piste skiing although doesn't have quite the same snow record (not that I've ever had a problem there), Ischgl is somewhere in the middle, but more expensive and with more focus on 'proper' nightlife.
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