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Hello
I have booked flights to Verona for a weeks skiing 10th-17th December.
I am now trying to figure out where to go and I am considering Folgarida (especially as they are offering free ski passes for that week!). Do you think this resort is high enough for an early season trip?
If not, do you have any suggestions as to where to go in Italy at that time in the season?
Thanks in advance
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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 don't know, but I'd like a definitive view of how to pronounce Folgarida. Where does the stress fall?
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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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hi
you could try passo tonale, not as pretty as folgarida but definately high and probably more snow sure for that time of year......and its closer to verona.....
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ses I'm sure Waynewill be along in a minute.
I'm struggling to decide whether free lift passes means they are confident there will be snow and they are just trying to kick start their season or that there will be so little snow that you'll only be able to use the two lifts that are open so it makes no great cost for the lift company. With no knowledge at all (and thus opinion to be taken with same health warning) I would suggest the latter.
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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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pam w, it's fol-GAR-i-da
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nbt, grazie.
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Are they not within driving distance of each other, half an hour or so? Stay at Folgarida with free pass, if worse case scenario and no snow drive to Passo Tonale and buy a pass at least you will have skied. Back to Folgarida for apres, which will be quiet that time of year anyway. This is probably a really bad idea and somebody will point that out shortly. Hey Ho.
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Passo is about an hour and a half on the bus IIRC. Last season Folgarida-Marilleva-M di C seemed, as an area to have a much better and consistent snowfall/covering than many other places in Europe. I was there in early Jan and it was outstanding. By season end, the webcams still looked amazing.
I'm sure Wayne will be along to provide a better historic and early season view.
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| cbowls30 wrote: |
| its closer to verona..... |
You drive past the Folgarida turn (in Dimaro) to get (about 45 mins later) to passo
| pam w wrote: |
| I'd like a definitive view of how to pronounce Folgarida. Where does the stress fall? |
Fol - gaar -rida
(fol as in follow - gar as garage - rid as in riddle - a as in ascent)
With a few exceptions (which still baffle to hell out of me) most Italian word the stress is on the second to last syllable
Sp the stress is on gaar
| ses wrote: |
| do you have any suggestions as to where to go in Italy at that time in the season? |
Not a clue - never been before end of December, sorry.
If it was me I'd stay down in the valley (holiday inn Dimaro would be OK), then get the super ski Dolomiti pass and ski where ever the snow is good - we have up to 3,000m+ so somewhere will be good.
ooops Holiday in ain't called that any more
Here's the link ayway http://www.alpholiday.it/
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Hi All,
Thanks for your advice (and the extra bonus of learning how to say Folgarida!).
I think we're going to go ahead and stay in Folgarida and just drive to other resorts if the snow isn't great. The free ski pass covers the whole area so we should find something...I'll report back on our return
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Hi,
Italy is cheap pre Xmas because the Italians ski on the weekend of 8th December (holiday for patron Saint of Milan) then not usually en masse until Boxing Day onwards. Only thing to mention is that you can ski into Madonna di Campiglio from Folgarida but only if you have the right pass (is your free ski pass really for the whole area? sounds too good to be true). It would be a shame if not as Madonna is stunning and the skiing is great.
Passo Tonale has a glacier for guaranteed skiing and fairly new link to Ponte di Legno so it's not a bad call for a pre Xmas trip.
Other suggestions from Verona would be anywhere in the Dolomites proper (not the Brenta Dolomites of Passo Tonale/Folgarida etc).
Good luck whatever you go with.
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