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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Very fancy! I might take a ride in January!
I like how it goes further onto the mountain than the old one, almost as far as Rifugio des Alpes. Mind you, that walk did stagger the arrival of 125 skiers onto the piste.
The new one has multiple 30-person cabins, so even though the capacity is nearly doubled, crowding shouldn't be a big issue.
I wonder what will happen to the old base station?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Would love to try the dolomites, will prob be going solo snowboarding, looking for a quick in and out trip. What's the resort with the handiest transfer from the airport.. not too fussed about charm/top restaurants etc.
Ta
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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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@Rje66, which airport!
Venice, Treviso, Innsbruck, Milan?
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Prob Venice.
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You know it makes sense.
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But looking at flight times to Marco polo...Milan might be a better option.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Rje66 wrote: |
Would love to try the dolomites, will prob be going solo snowboarding, looking for a quick in and out trip. What's the resort with the handiest transfer from the airport.. not too fussed about charm/top restaurants etc.
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It depends which resort or ski area you are visiting, Verona is good for Val Gardena, Val di Fassa or Madonna di Campiglio. Innsbruck for Kronplatz, Alta Badia or Val Gardena. Venice Marco Polo or Venice Treviso for Arabba or Cortina d'Ampezzo....just because these transfer routes would avoid having to cross high passes which can be prone to closure after heavy snowfall.
There are flights into Bolzano from LGW with SkyAlps, but they are pricey. https://www.skyalps.com/en/
Further afield, there is the Milan trio of Bergamo, Linate & Malpensa, Trieste, Bologna??, even Munich for transatlantic arrivals. These would have to be a lot cheaper to make sense and you would probably need to hire a car for transfers.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| melbouch wrote: |
I will be getting one for the first time ever having persuaded Mr B that we needed three trips this year. Hooray! I've also booked tickets for the men's slalom, just need one of you kind people to tell me how to get there! |
No WC Slalom in Val Gardena, it's SuperG and Downhill! 
https://www.val-gardena.com/en/winter/top-events/fis-ski-world-cup-val-gardena/
For Val Gardena, flights into Innsbruck or Verona are best from London, unless you can afford the SkyAlps into Bolzano.
What sort of transfer are you looking for? Private taxi, public transport, car hire?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| melbouch wrote: |
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I will be getting one for the first time ever having persuaded Mr B that we needed three trips this year. |
Be careful, it's a very slippery slope. Three trips can easily turn into four when you have a season pass whispering to you.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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| luigi wrote: |
| Rje66 wrote: |
Would love to try the dolomites, will prob be going solo snowboarding, looking for a quick in and out trip. What's the resort with the handiest transfer from the airport.. not too fussed about charm/top restaurants etc.
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It depends which resort or ski area you are visiting, Verona is good for Val Gardena, Val di Fassa or Madonna di Campiglio. Innsbruck for Kronplatz, Alta Badia or Val Gardena. Venice Marco Polo or Venice Treviso for Arabba or Cortina d'Ampezzo....just because these transfer routes would avoid having to cross high passes which can be prone to closure after heavy snowfall.
There are flights into Bolzano from LGW with SkyAlps, but they are pricey. https://www.skyalps.com/en/
Further afield, there is the Milan trio of Bergamo, Linate & Malpensa, Trieste, Bologna??, even Munich for transatlantic arrivals. These would have to be a lot cheaper to make sense and you would probably need to hire a car for transfers. |
Cheers. Meant to say flying from Dublin. Looking at the Sella Ronda map its hard to work out which airport is near which resort. So flight times look good for Milan, which resorts would be close by?? And roughly bus transfer times ?
Thanks
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| Rje66 wrote: |
Cheers. Meant to say flying from Dublin. Looking at the Sella Ronda map its hard to work out which airport is near which resort. So flight times look good for Milan, which resorts would be close by?? And roughly bus transfer times ?
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Which Milan airport? There are 3...Malpensa, Linate & Bergamo...and all have direct flights from DUB.
Bergamo is the nearest of those three to the Dolomites, but even that isn't exactly 'close by'.
Verona, Venice & Innsbruck are closer, but still a 2-3 hour transfer depending on resort.
I'm not that clued up about transfer buses, I always rent a car as there's a few of us. The good thing is car hire is relatively cheap in N Italy in winter, from £70 a week for a small car, from £100 for a compact.
There are buses from Venice up to Cortina and Arabba and I think from Verona up to Canazei & Campitello in Val di Fassa. For Val Gardena resorts you can do trains from Innsbruck or Verona to Bolzano or Ponte Gardena, then a bus up the valley.
Last edited by So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much  on Mon 20-10-25 22:55; edited 1 time in total
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You know it makes sense.
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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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| luigi wrote: |
| Rje66 wrote: |
Cheers. Meant to say flying from Dublin. Looking at the Sella Ronda map its hard to work out which airport is near which resort. So flight times look good for Milan, which resorts would be close by?? And roughly bus transfer times ?
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I'm not that clued up about transfer buses, I always rent a car as there's a few of us. The good thing is car hire is relatively cheap in N Italy in winter, from £70 a week for a small car, from £100 for a compact.
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How do you find such low car rental rates ? I am looking all over the place and the best I can find for midsize SUV is $900 for two weeks in early March (or $550 for "compact" class Fiat 500x or similar)
I would need vehicle that can fit 175cm skis inside. Usually I take train/transfer to/from Bolzano but this time I would have to go back to Venice to pick up my spouse so I figured renting a vehicle would be a better option.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I'm looking on Skyscanner.net to find prices. I generally book with consolidators AutoEurope, Holiday Autos, Opodo, Expedia as they offer free cancellation. Never direct with the supplier. The cheaper suppliers tend to be local, but often in winter the price of the majors comes down as you get closer to the dates, so as long as you have free cancellation you can swap deals.
SUVs start around £150 for the week in Jan that I'm going, but we don't mind driving smaller cars in Europe! 
Which dates are you?
Maybe you can only access prices for the US majors, Budget is showing £340 for a small SUV.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Rje66, done a bunch of short Dolomite trips ex Dublin, best airport for the Sella Ronda resorts is Venice, just under 2 hours to Cortina or Arraba or Passo San Pellegrino
Verona has fewer flights unfortunately. Milan airports are a bit far from the Sella Ronda resorts, over 3 hours, of them Bergamo the best option as its further East and has the most and cheapest flights. You can go to the Brenva Dolomites from Bergamo, ie Passo Del Tonale (2 hours) and Madonna Di Campiglio (a little more) but Tonale certainly not as beautiful as the Sella Ronda resorts, not been to Madonna yet.
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Venice and Bergamo flights also usually well timed for efficient short breaks, ie, fly out in the evening (don't miss too much work / school that day) and fly back late at night (ski the whole last day of your trip)
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After what feels like about 18 trips in a row to the Dollies I'm not sure I'll make it this year but I wish all in this thread a good season, thanks in advance to @luigi for restaurant trips when I do end up going despite the above prediction (probably San Martino this year)
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@8611, thanks for info. May PM you if i get my ass in gear. What transfer option did u use?? If driving, is it handy enough?? Arabba was in my radar
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If its any help to anyone doing the DIY route.
I am arriving in Innsbruck & getting the train (probably to Brixen) - 1hr 30 (approx 10 euro one way)
Then a Bus from Brixen/Bressanone
Bus 401 to Brunek (1hr) & 460 to Corvara (1hr 10) (approx 13.50 euro one way)
Train
https://int.bahn.de/en
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https://www.suedtirolmobil.info/en/my-journey/timetables
There are regional train options from Brenner to San Lorenzo if you wanted to take a different route & pick the 460 bus up from there.
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| luigi wrote: |
I'm looking on Skyscanner.net to find prices. I generally book with consolidators AutoEurope, Holiday Autos, Opodo, Expedia as they offer free cancellation. Never direct with the supplier. The cheaper suppliers tend to be local, but often in winter the price of the majors comes down as you get closer to the dates, so as long as you have free cancellation you can swap deals.
SUVs start around £150 for the week in Jan that I'm going, but we don't mind driving smaller cars in Europe!
Which dates are you?
Maybe you can only access prices for the US majors, Budget is showing £340 for a small SUV. |
Do you bother with winter tyres? Can be tricky to get via skyscanner etc.
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| Mollerski wrote: |
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I will be getting one for the first time ever having persuaded Mr B that we needed three trips this year. |
Be careful, it's a very slippery slope. Three trips can easily turn into four when you have a season pass whispering to you. |
We only have so much annual leave so will have to wait a few years to have more annoyingly!
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FAQ
A season pass is staggeringly good value. 
