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Having skied arabba myself for several years I'd like to introduce my partner to the Dolomites. She is a cautious learner and so I'm looking for somewhere more suitable for her than Arabba. La Villa, san Cassiano and Selva all look like possibilities. Any suggestions or recommendations would be most welcome.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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St Vigilio. Mira is the perfect run to learn on
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San Cassiano. Nice warm gondola lift to start the day, loads of blues all about, Las Vegas for end of day drinks and then a slide down a nice blue to end the day. Also has benefit of slopes being mostly v quiet - steer cautious learners well clear of the Sella Ronda. Nice relaxing village too.
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Thanks JohnHSmith, don't know the place so will look into it.
Likewise, cheers DoubleBombardino, I've skied through, but never really taken much notice . Seems popular with a number of s/h's and is top of the list for the moment.
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Take a look at Alba (can personally recommend Hotel Sassleng). Take the Ciampac gondola to ski blues and easy reds, on the opposite side of the valley to the Sella Ronda, as far as Pozza. Also only 5 minutes on ski bus to Canazei, with more easy-ish reds in the Belvedere sector.
Also thinking of Moena. The Trevalli/Lusia area has some fantastic blues and easy reds; the pistes are wide,superbly prepared and extremely quiet. San Pellegrino area just a little further along the valley,(with regular ski bus service),looks good too.
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Another vote for San Cassiano. You can ski all day on nice easy blues and there are plenty of charming huts about. No drags. Mostly quiet slopes.
The Alba suggestion is also a very good one. A gentle sloping sunny bowl with nice huts on hand. Progression to Canazei and the lovely area up the busy gondola from there is only a short bus-ride away. Selva is busy and a bit more expensive. La Villa you seek out for La Risa.
Nice range of choices.
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Alba is a very sweet little area, but I'd recommend being based there. The bus from Canazei is a bit of a drag and the single bubble out of Canazei is an even bigger drag during busy periods.
Off to Selva myself in 18 days. 
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Another vote for San Cassiano and the Alta Badia area for a cautious learner, the rolling blues from Pralongia towards Armentarola are fantastic. Also the other way from Pralongia toward La Vizza is very quiet and wide, easy runs. The blue variant off the Corvara Boe gondola is a really long sweeping run down through the forest, just a little narrower steep bit at the top to negotiate.
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Thanks all for the suggestions. Going to narrow it down to San Cassiano & Alba for the moment & see what flights & accom are available for march. Off to play in tignes next week & schladming in jan before then without worrying about entertaining the o/h
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| nickH wrote: |
| Thanks all for the suggestions. Going to narrow it down to San Cassiano & Alba for the moment & see what flights & accom are available for march. |
You could do worse and book in on this
http://www.insideoutskiing.com/holidays.html#4
Great location (50 yds uphill from the lift, genuinely ski in/out) in San Casiano, accessible from both the blue and the red, decent accommodation (not luxury, but perfectly adequate),
great instruction - http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=93725 and really good at buildling confidence
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thanks bertie bassett, know the guys from a couple of Hemel visits to them. Not sure the o/h's skiing is up to the minimum level required for the course - pity as I like the idea of some gourmet spring skiing !! The accomodation, however, is currently my most favoured as it sounds as though the location & pistes would be eminently suitable & I've seen it recommended on s/h's a number of times before
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| nickH wrote: |
| thanks bertie bassett, know the guys from a couple of Hemel visits to them. Not sure the o/h's skiing is up to the minimum level required for the course - pity as I like the idea of some gourmet spring skiing !! The accomodation, however, is currently my most favoured as it sounds as though the location & pistes would be eminently suitable & I've seen it recommended on s/h's a number of times before |
In that case book her in for a 'building confidence clinic' @ hemel on Jan 13 or 15th (places going fast) and get a tune/up and assessment of whether she'd be upto it.
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bertie bassett, not a bad idea, though a bit of a slog from bristol . Will think on that
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You know it makes sense.
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of the two (alba/san) i would go for San. the area is bigger and linked to others - alba is out on a limb, most uk tour operators are based in Canazie. Of your choices, I think Selva has the best/extensive learners slopes. Also, whilst considering your partner is admirable, you want an area suitable for your own standard of skiing............!!
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| albob wrote: |
| Of your choices, I think Selva has the best/extensive learners slopes. !! |
I agree with this. But I will point out that getting to the learner slopes can be a real chore. The slopes are on the edge of the village and will involve a long steep walk if you are staying in the main part of the village near to the main street. Not something you want to do in ski boots & carrying skis. If you are booked with the ski school then they will transfer you to the slopes via mini bus from the ski school offices. There is also a village bus that takes you to the learner slopes but it is not a frequent one. Third option is to take the chair lift up and ski down to the valley station of the Dantercepies gondola which is very near to the learner slopes.
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Poster: A snowHead
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albob, good point about Alba being out of it a bit, hence my current preference for San C. Having had my couple of weeks play on my own before the trip it will be somewhat sacrificial on my half, but having skied out of arabba a number of times it'll be good to have a different base & I've yet to check out Kronplatz, which I might be able to from there.
jimmybog, thanks for your thoughts, rather confirms what I thought of Selva & hence my preference for San C as being probably much more low key &generally quieter which will definitely suit her more.
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nickH, new for this year we are running three coaches on the upcoming trip to San Cassiano to accomodate an improvers group. If she is a level 5 on our scale she would be fine and fit in real well with that group
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Hi skimottaret, am seriously considering it, but suspect it touch and go with the 5 rating. On a good day she probably is, but as a late-in-life learner she is struggling somewhat with fear, confidence & fitness. Last year she didn't complete the weeks ski lessons ( mind you it snowed much of the week &it was heavy going ) &spent the days out walking which in many ways she enjoyed as much. Thinking I might come on the course & let her walk - though I shall feel some obligation to see something of her sometime !!
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nickH, the coaching is half days and she could duck out in pm so may not be too intense, drop Rob an email as he is coordinating the groups for this trip to see if it would be sensible...
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skimottaret, was already on my mind, so will do.
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nick - there are two Michelin starred resturants in San : if the other half hates the skiing, you can always do penance for your skiing all day by treating her............................! 
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albob, now decided I'd better not show this thread to the o/h !! 
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| albob wrote: |
| nick - there are two Michelin starred resturants ... |
There are indeed. Here's a Telegraph article about them.
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rob@rar, ok, now I definitely won't.!! 
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nickH,
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nickH, here's the deal clincher for your mrs - George Clooney hangs out in San Cass - job done.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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