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What a day in the Dolomites!! Clear blue sky, cold air, no wind, great snow... it really doesn't get better than this 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Enjoy! It looks like you have a nice week ahead of you. Maybe a little bit more wind and cloud but on the whole it's looking like a great week.
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Pistes pretty much perfect above Corvara today. Easy skiing everywhere. Plenty of people about but no queues or busy pistes.
Bergfex says it’s ok tomorrow with good viz but windy at altitude. Warmer air temps but it probably won’t feel it. We could see the bad weather to the north over the alpine ridge. It’s clouded over tonight.
So far so good 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Such a fantastic day today. Did the red Grande Guerra with a trip up Mermolada. Loved every minute of it and the snow was great
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Such a fantastic day today. Did the red Grande Guerra with a trip up Mermolada. Loved every minute of it and the snow was great
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@darbyrw, Twice in one day...impressive!
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| darbyrw wrote: |
| a trip up Mermolada |
Now there's a fishy tail, old fruit! 
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A bit more cloud & wind today as the weather starts to spill over from the NW. Forecasts are suggesting that some northern areas of S Tyrol may get an appreciable snowfall over the next 72hrs, areas further S just a dusting maybe. High wind speeds at altitude may hamper ski enjoyment at times though.
The weekend's action seems to have slipped away for now.
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So, booked for Selva in just over 3 weeks. Got a few more days to decide whether to cancel and book elsewhere or stick with Selva. What are the snow conditions like? Is it hard packed on the pistes? Or soft under foot?
Any off-piste and side-piste fresh to smash?
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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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re previous but one post...As is obvious from pretty much all forecast threads websites. What is now, won't be in all probability in 3 weeks. Dolomites has the best artificial snowmaking, - the only certaintly you have 3 weeks out.
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Thanks for the helpful responses
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You know it makes sense.
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I’m going in 5 weeks or so for the 9th time. The snow has always been good to great. I’m always watching the snow forecast but ultimately it’s pointless as it changes so frequently. All I can say it’s a fantastic place and the snow has always been good. Off piste is usually tracked out in a few days so that depends more on getting snowfall immediately prior or whilst you are there. This has happened quite a lot for me when I’ve been. Also the people and food are great
I guess if you only want off piste then possibly there are better places with larger off piste areas. On piste is fantastic and I’ve never had a problem overly with ice either due to the excellent piste maintenance
Hope this is helpful
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Another cracking day in the Dolomites An overnight topup of fresh snow combined with sunshine... fantastic!
Snow forecast tomorrow, possibly large quantities.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Had a fantastic day in Corvara, Colfosco and Val Gardena today. Brilliant conditions and as @moosepig, says topped up overnight. If I knew how to I would post some pics here!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Where was the forecast wind ? Flat calm up at sant Croce today. Pistes absolutely perfect.
Pretty much a full house in terms of lifts and slopes open.
Tomorrow also forecast windy but this time from the north west. Have to see if that affects our plan to do the SR. Less sunny tomorrow but a bit colder. We can see the bad weather just to
The north trapped by the alpine ridge. It’s just like the Pennine rain shadow.
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Tue 16-01-18 19:15; edited 1 time in total
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Any intel from the Skirama areas? Couple of 15cm events in the forecast/current.
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The GFS ensembles are showing a lot of activity for the 25th of this month, suggestive of heavyish snow. Yet Bergfex (ZAMG - which I think uses ECM) shows beautiful sunshine for the 25th with no snow. Which one will triumph? I will be in St Ulrich then so am keeping a close eye on things
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I am out next week and watching the reports with interest. Can someone tell me if there is a beginner lift pass in corvara and what lifts it covers?
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| wam15 wrote: |
| I am out next week and watching the reports with interest. Can someone tell me if there is a beginner lift pass in corvara and what lifts it covers? |
Don't think so - only the Alta Badia pass
https://www.altabadia.org/en/winter-holidays/ski-holidays-dolomites/alta-badia-lift-pass.html
Even a beginner will need the gondola to get up onto the plateau where all those lovely blue runs are.
edited to add - just remembered there is a "points" pass which is probably what you need for the first couple of days on the drag lifts.
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The points pass looks perfect for the first few days. Thanks for that.
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Well that was a day. Other than rain, there wasn't much weather we didn't have. High winds closed the Pordoi pass this morning and again later this afternoon, in between was breezy and calm; sunny and cloudy; snowing and not snowing - all depending where you were exactly. It's snowing again now and hopefully tomorrow will see less wind, more sun and less being blasted with ice particles so our planned clockwise circuit of the Sellaronda can go ahead. I haven't seen the forecast but it's not been any use so far so hope is the best option
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@moosepig, Just had a look at the Arabba live cam (whilst sat in the UK) - the whole thing is shaking in the wind...
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@albob, yep, it's gone a bit bonkers just now.
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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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Just read the latest from Tignes/Val. @chocksaway's description of the wind could also apply here, docile one minute and vicious the next.
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Yes windier today but still cam in the lower runs. At the passes it was rather unpleasant but only the podium lifts closed. Visibility was variable. Only managed half the sella Ronda but pistes in fantastic condition with a dusting of new snow.
May head over to selva again tomorrow. Forecast is for more sun and slightly lower win speeds. Looking at radar the alpine ridge is doing a good job at holding the bad weather to the north.
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You know it makes sense.
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Sante croce yesterday.
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| Peter S wrote: |
Sante croce yesterday. |
Nice photo! I'm always undecided whether to leave my skis at the top of the chairlift and hike up to the hospice and then walk down, or lug my skis up and then ski down. It's a tough life being on holiday in the Dolomites 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Staying in Selva in 5 and a bit weeks and can't wait. Never been to the Dolomites.
Does anybody use the Dolomite app on their phones or is it as hopeless as most resort apps...?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Staying in Corvara in March so looking forward to skiing over to Santa Croce one day for lunch - the last few times we've been to the Dolomites we've stayed in a place just the other side of the valley so been miles away at lunchtime.
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| FrequentFaller wrote: |
Staying in Selva in 5 and a bit weeks and can't wait. Never been to the Dolomites.
Does anybody use the Dolomite app on their phones or is it as hopeless as most resort apps...? |
Not used the app - will try it this year, it looks quite good.
I would recommend getting hold of the relevant paper piste maps for the different areas apart from Val Gardena you plan to go to - Alta Badia, Arabba etc because the large area map on the back is a bit too large. The Sella Ronda routes are well marked with green and orange signs but for the various worthwhile excursions off the circuit it's useful to have a decent map. Please come back here to let us know how you get on with the app - maybe a trip report in the relevant bit of the forum?
I'm being a bit selfish as I'm there a couple of weeks after you
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The forecast for next week is looking like plenty of sunshine and warmer than average.
I suspect it will be lovely weather to be out in but maybe not great for the snow. Having said that, there's plenty of snow on the ground and a week of warmish weather isn't going to destroy it. There might even be another 6 inches of snow coming before it warms up which should make for a perfect week if anyone is going to be there.
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| pjd wrote: |
| Peter S wrote: |
Sante croce yesterday. |
Nice photo! I'm always undecided whether to leave my skis at the top of the chairlift and hike up to the hospice and then walk down, or lug my skis up and then ski down. It's a tough life being on holiday in the Dolomites |
I tend to leave my skis at the top of the chairlift and walk up to the hospice (but taking my ski poles with me as they help particularly with walking back down afterwards).
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Fabby day. Light winds today at altitude. Sunny all day but cold. Everything open. Pistes a bit lumpy after another couple of inches of new snow last night.
Should be pisted to easy perfection tomorrow.
Forecast is another sunny day tomorrow. Light winds except around the passes.
Sella Grupp from jimmys hut.
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@Peter S, Is it better than Yad Moss? open tomorrow you know! Not jealous at all.
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Forecasts suggest that it's going cold at the weekend with the possibility of some new snow, then warms up significantly next week, +5C at 2600m, +9C in the valley at Arabba on Wed.
We don't want Spring to arrive just yet!!
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FAQ
The snow is holding up well despite it being a week since it last snowed. Some areas getting a bit scrapy but on the whole it's good. The forecast has been consistently useless so far so I've stopped looking at it 
