 Poster: A snowHead
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We are off to Selva on Sun. I have read that the piste maps are confusing and signage on the pistes not too helpful.
Any hints or tips as to how best to get about ? We ( mum and dad ) happiest on blues and reds . Our kids happy anywhere and happiest when telling us we are too slow.
And is it worth buying a bus pass for the week ?
Many thanks
John
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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My experience is that the signing is very good (with the exception of 1 sign on the Sella Ronda orange loop), and you can get around without a map at all (although I don't recommend that!).
Maps are pretty good too, but if you head to the massive collection of blue runs between Corvara and San Cassiano, then seek out an Alta Badia map (available in any restaurant in that area), which is much easier to read, and actually has a better Sella Ronda diagram on the back.
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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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Thanks Andy - I read in a magazine about the confusion etc. We have never skied in Italy so not sure what to expect.
John
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After a trip there with my parents we invested in radios. I personally found the signage absolutely fine...... hubby not so, but he has a tendancy to just blast down and ski slope and not look out for signs. He missed a turning on the Sella Ronda and after we waited (me, Mum and Dad) at the agreed meeting point for a long while, my parents set off to get to the bottom of the run where he would have ended up if he missed the turn, they went back up the lift and came back along the route looking for him.
He did eventually turn up while they were re-tracing the route, he had realised his mistake and climbe back up quite a way to get back on the route. 
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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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Piste signage is okay and each mini region usually has its own more detailed map of its area as well as the overall map. As previously mentioned you can pick these up from ticket offices and restaurants.
We also missed a Sella Ronda sign in Selva and skied past it. It was near the nursery slopes where we should have come off left but skied straight on. It wasn't obvious that we had indeed missed the sign but once we realised we just hopped on to a drag ift back to the top of the nursery slopes.
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Thanks all.
I'll make sure we pick up the area maps.
John
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The buses are free for everyone in resort and the signage is pretty good on the mountain. The lifties are generally very nice so if you do have problems just get them to point you in the right direction!
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| The buses are free for everyone in resort and the signage is pretty good on the mountain. The lifties are generally very nice so if you do have problems just get them to point you in the right direction! |
Are they? Last time I was in Selva you had to pay for the ski bus. You could pay per day or get a week pass.
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alltnaha, there are 6-8 Sella Ronda maps, each has a low-scale general map and a large scale local map. They are obtainable for free at restaurants, lift stations etc. One of our friends made a point of picking up copies all over the place to try to get the complete set
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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oh? interesting about the buses.
Val di Fassa one is free, and possibly the only one needed for many people, since it gets you to a disconnected area (Alba, Pozza, etc.) in about 5 minutes. Think the prices for Val Gardena are so cheap anyway, that it's no big deal.
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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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he has a tendancy to just blast down and ski slope and not look out for signs.
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 sounds familiar.
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Mollerski, thanks , I am really looking forward to skiing somewhere other than France.
Freddie Paellahead, think I'll go for the full set too !
John
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You know it makes sense.
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alltnaha, you'll get bonus points for Cortina, Civetta and Kronplatz maps as well
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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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Kronplatz is a 20min bus from AltaBadia, so not the most difficult trip to make from Selva/Arabba etc. (not sure if it's free). Some of the others are a bit remote though, so definitely bonus points there!
Think I've managed 5 of 12, and could get 2 more with little difficulty, but really need a different base for the remainder.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Actual the criticism of confusing piste map isn't true from my perspective.
Dolomites has 12 skiing areas in which Selva is just one. Every skiing area issues its own map. The title of Selva map is "Val Gardena/Alpe Di Siusi Groden/Seiser Alm" or with "Sella Ronda" afterward.
Since Selva Gardena is one of the 4 corners of Sella Ronda, the other 3 being ALta Badia, Arabba and Canazei, it is often issued with a plan showing the Sella Ronda loop and Val Garden ciruit in it. The true proper map is in 3D and shows more details of the runs and the chairlifts. In addition to the above two maps a smaller scale map of the entire Dolomites is also printed in 3D showing all the 12 skiing areas. You should find Val Gardena is No. 4 area. Its main connection with Sella Ronda circuit is Selva Wolkenstein and so the area can be also referred to as Selva or Selva Gardena.
The piste map is available in one large sheet showing the above 3 maps.
If you stay in ALta Badia area the Val Gardena portion will be replaced with Alta Badia but the other two will be more or less the same.
Once you have ski other areas and obtain their piste maps everything will make sense to you. I thought having the piste map in both 2D and 3D should help rather than confuse.
All Dolomites piste maps are free but you can only get one by skiing in that area. It is same arrangement in other large skiing domains like Ski Amade, Zillertal Valley and Milky Way.
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