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A group of 8 of us have skied Andorra(pas de la casa) the last 3 years ,so we are after a change.I'm after some recommendation for 2013 ,I was thinking possible Italy as lift passes,ski hire etc seem a little cheaper.
We are all blue/red run skiers/boarders and have been drawn towards sestriere and surrounding areas due to transfer times
thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You would all love the Dolomites I'm sure -great scenery, food, miles of blue and red runs and Selva is only 90 mins from Innsbruck airport
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| pjd wrote: |
| You would all love the Dolomites I'm sure -great scenery, food, miles of blue and red runs and Selva is only 90 mins from Innsbruck airport |
I did look at Dolomites but everywhere was showing a 3+ hour transfer..thanks for that
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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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wasley,
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I did look at Dolomites but everywhere was showing a 3+ hour transfer..thanks for that
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Yes if you fly to Milano, but as pjd, says from Innsbruck 1h30min driving,,
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It does depend on where you are going in the Dolomites. This year we crossed the Brenner at 7.30 pm and arived in Arabba at 9.30. Very little traffic but the route over the 242 from the motorway via Ortisei is very twisty.
So, about 2.5 hours on a good day from Innsbruck. A clear road and little traffic.
Two years ago we flew to Venice, destination also Arabba. Yes, that was about 3 hours as I remember and an easier drive.
I would definitely recommend the Sella area to anyone not looking for extream stuff. Dolomite Superski pass £207 for 6 days this year. Not cheap but a massive area is covered.
Compared to St Anton which we visited for our second week, snowboarders not much in evidence. Flatter harder pistes and little off piste (this year) perhaps not suiting them so well.
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I scarcely know the Dolomites but I do remember Cortina being a very easy drive from Venice. About 2 hours from the airport.
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Via Lattea pass is pretty cheap, staying in sesteriere would give you decent acess to the whole network including skiing over to France. Stayed in Sauze D'oux myself and found it to be pleasant and cheaper then the big french resorts. The lift system isn't the best on this side, however it gives easy access to some decent red runs. Snow making is limited.
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wasley,
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I did look at Dolomites but everywhere was showing a 3+ hour transfer..thanks for that
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Dolomites are well worth 2-3 hours on a bus.
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If you are used to Andorra, you'll be used to fairly short and gentle runs. I'd recommend Cervinia, short transfer from Turin or Milan, the slopes are long and wide, nothing too steep - pretty much on a par with Granvallira. You also have the bonus of being able to ski the Zermatt side.
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Every skier should try the Dolomites at least once.
The epitome I think, of the perfect rounded ski holiday. It blew me away after 40 years of French, Austrain and Swiss skiing. Not steep, but very beautiful ski tourism, fabulous scenery, zillions of miles of lovely piste, awe inspiring history and superb mountain restaurants 
Just 6 days to go !
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