 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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mfamily2, great to hear you had a good time, always a large-hearted welcome in Italy if you make the effort to join the fun!
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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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mfamily2, sounds like you had as good a time as we did. The red/black down to Alba was in excellent condition the week before - so good we skied it twice in quick succession. Planning to return to Canazei next January 
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Freddie Paellahead, It was perfect in the new snow on Friday and I managed to beat the gondola down, which was a first for me, another buzz. We have already booked to go again at the same time, great place and great people. Oh forgot, shhhhhhhh 
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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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mfamily2, Fantastic! I bet you made their day 
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mfamily2, glad to hear the resort reports as i'm off at the end of this week. Will definately try to 'beat the bubble' and the black runs in Alba. Did you try the runs above Arrabba? How long does it take to get from Canazei to Selva (Sasslong)? Me and my mate always have a bit of a race on the downhill runs. Any hints/tips would be greatly received.
Luigi, i agree, the Italians are realy friendly if you make the effort first, not that i try it in Italian. Memories of an Italian lady in the Irish bar (forget it's name but Paddy somethings......probably) in Sauze many years ago (don't tell the OH)!!!!
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stew72, Canazei to Selva is probably approaching 2 hours from town to town (obviously depends on how fast you ski/board  )
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stew72, This year we did:
Day one. Orange Sella Ronda, with a detour down Sasslong.
Day two. Marmolada. Now, two of our group, did a strange thing here. After coming down from the Marmolada, they skied past the chair out of the valley, so had to go back up the three gondolas and come back down. So good they did it twice. This was never mentioned again for the entire holiday. Having said that, they said that hitting the gondolas the second time, about 1230hrs lead to no queueing and a very quiet run down.
Day three. Alta Badia around the green and off to the right to get some all day sun, beautiful.
Day four. Alba/Pozza until lunch and then long lunch etc etc.
Day five. Blacks around Arabba, very quiet up the chair adjacent to the gondola.
Day six. Back to Alba, another long lunch then messed about above Belvedere. We always have our last day lunch in the restaurant at the middle station above Canazei. Walk off the bubble and it's to the left about 50mtrs. Food is excellent and staff are great. Sit out if it's sunny.
We ended a few days in the music bar on the home run to the middle station, I forget the name but on a sunny day it's a great place to have a beer with a short run back down to the bubble. (Not that I would advocate drinking and skiing)
Apres ski. There is no science to this, albeit if the Danish band is playing at any venue, it's bouncing. If it seems quiet in a bar, move on and find the party. They're all pretty close.
That's this year, next year there is more to see and that's the beauty of this area. Enjoy!!!
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victoriac, Just taken a peak at your web site, looks very nice. I especially like your advice under apres ski,
" Don't forget to try some of the local fire-water, Grappa."
Great advice, but we have yet to work out what "some" means and as a result will have to return next year to better understand the correct beer/grappa balance. Not as easy as you would think.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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mfamily2, Thank you!
I should probably update that now - after extensive research  I have found that if you ask for 'grappa for girls' you can still manage to walk out of the apres-ski bar, although you may be laughed at by the locals who seem to drink the stuff for breakfast!
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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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Forza Italia! Great tales of an amazing place and people.....san cassiano only 7 weeks to go, que bello.
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