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Christmas in Italy
I was wondering about doing Italy for xmas and New Year, even though it's
getting on a bit. Like the sound of Madonna di Campaglio, although the elevation seems low for early season. Any previous experiences of the place. Would Cervinia be better with the higher base? Also, what's the crowd situation? Are both flooded with masses of locals and tourists, or is it not too bad? TIA. - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow - Securing your e-mail |
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Switters" wrote in message
... I was wondering about doing Italy for xmas and New Year, even though it's getting on a bit. Like the sound of Madonna di Campaglio, although the elevation seems low for early season. Any previous experiences of the place. Would Cervinia be better with the higher base? Also, what's the crowd situation? Are both flooded with masses of locals and tourists, or is it not too bad? TIA. - Dave. Hi, We did Madonna early last March. Madonna itself was pretty quiet, much more crowded in the Marilleva and Folgarida areas. Piste grooming is immaculate, I was going out of my way to try and find some bumps. Depending on your skill level, you may find it restrictive. It was the first resort I've been to where I have skied every run I could find on the map. We had good snow conditions-It had snowed the whole previous week and we had wall to wall sunshine, although cold. The top goes to 2500m at Groste which has some nice blue and red cruises. The links across the village are brilliant, you can get from anywhere to anywhere on skis. As for crowds: I got the impression that the locals go to Madonna to hang around in a chic resort rather than ski, so it may be a good choice for New Year. Rod |
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On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:47:02 GMT, "Rod Jenkins"
allegedly wrote: Depending on your skill level, you may find it restrictive. I'm beginning to worry about that. I think I might get bored, unless it dumps down and I get powder every day. As for crowds: I got the impression that the locals go to Madonna to hang around in a chic resort rather than ski, so it may be a good choice for New Year. Ideal . Thanks Rod. - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow - Securing your e-mail |
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Madonna is a two built for skiers; it has no history no traditions, etc.
Christmas and New Year in Italy might be great but I would do it in a town with some locals, old architecture, shops with owners remembering WWI, .., and, of course, good conditions for skiing. Going to Madonna is like going to almost any US ski resorts: almost nothing but skiing (this is not to start a new topic) - I much rather prefer the eastern Dolomites (on the other side of A22). Martino. "Switters" wrote in message ... I was wondering about doing Italy for xmas and New Year, even though it's getting on a bit. Like the sound of Madonna di Campaglio, although the elevation seems low for early season. Any previous experiences of the place. Would Cervinia be better with the higher base? Also, what's the crowd situation? Are both flooded with masses of locals and tourists, or is it not too bad? TIA. - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow - Securing your e-mail |
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My mates went and came back with a similar story re nighlife and
limited skiing. Also, the eastern dolomites tend to be less predicatble with regards snow, so that time of year could be a bit dodgy. Personally i'd recommend Selva (but caveat about snow conditions applies) Bah Humbug Scrooge On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 23:34:54 -0700, "Martino" wrote: Madonna is a two built for skiers; it has no history no traditions, etc. Christmas and New Year in Italy might be great but I would do it in a town with some locals, old architecture, shops with owners remembering WWI, .., and, of course, good conditions for skiing. Going to Madonna is like going to almost any US ski resorts: almost nothing but skiing (this is not to start a new topic) - I much rather prefer the eastern Dolomites (on the other side of A22). Martino. "Switters" wrote in message .. . I was wondering about doing Italy for xmas and New Year, even though it's getting on a bit. Like the sound of Madonna di Campaglio, although the elevation seems low for early season. Any previous experiences of the place. Would Cervinia be better with the higher base? Also, what's the crowd situation? Are both flooded with masses of locals and tourists, or is it not too bad? TIA. - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow - Securing your e-mail |
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