Skied Aletsch ..snow cover not great and area not really connected...plus it gets the crowds. Cran Montana good but south facing..Anniviers opposite is great but we had a car.
La thuile to Courmayuer is poss but check out buses/taxis.
Id choose La Ros over La Thuile...but mainly because we only did day trips to la thuile and you spend more time getting there so never have a full day that side. The Col distracts you..lol
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Hi Andymol2,
Thank you for your advice. We will give Passo Tonale a miss this time. Regards,
Hi Sonofapreacher,
Great insight ! La Rosiere with La Thuile sounds great ! We will monitor snow reports closely :) I have heard good reports about Courmayeur. Perhaps a day trip option ?
Monterosa and Madonna have been on our list for a while but maybe it can wait ...
Many thanks !
Hi Daved,
Thank you for your advice.
Would love to visit Madonna especially as we love main Dolomites area so much !
However I am concerned about snow conditions in April as the top lifts there go only to about 2600m while in La Rosiere up to 2800m now and in Monterosa even higher. Do you think there might be enough snow in Madonna at Easter ? Kind regards,
Thank you again Sonofapreacher :)
We will watch the snow closely.
My initial choice was Chamonix until I found out that the high lift was closed .
La Ros sounds good. For now it is our preferred choice, with Monterosa as an option.
Would prefer to avoid Val T. Visited from Courchevel some time ago. But snow holds there well of course. Montgenevre was also recommended to us in the past, but La looks better :) I wish everyone great Easter skiing !
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Started by Biki17 in Italy 22-Feb-2020 - 23 Replies
Sonofapreacher
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Daved
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O(f all the options put forward here I would choose Madonna ..great selection for everyone and it's Italy certainly better value than France..and I can recommend the Hotel Alpina ..stopped there last year ..good value and convenient..La Thuille is very nice but limited number of runs and its a bit low..Cervinia is OK but not very challenging .....Just my opinion
Biki17
reply to 'Easter ski destination in Italy / France' posted Mar-2020
andymol2 wrote:Would have thought that Passo Tonale might be a bit on the pudding side by Easter. The Glacier runs at Ponte-de-Legnio should be OK but the runs in Passo itself go soft very easily. Having been there later in the season I probably wouldn't choose it at that time of year. To be honest it's Ok for beginners or early intermediates (and those who don't like to get lost as most of the runs are off the main road)
Don't know about Madonna - had a day there but it was rtoo foggy to appreciate!
Hi Andymol2,
Thank you for your advice. We will give Passo Tonale a miss this time. Regards,
Biki17
reply to 'Easter ski destination in Italy / France' posted Mar-2020
Sonofapreacher wrote:Skied Aletsch ..snow cover not great and area not really connected...plus it gets the crowds. Cran Montana good but south facing..Anniviers opposite is great but we had a car.
La thuile to Courmayuer is poss but check out buses/taxis.
Id choose La Ros over La Thuile...but mainly because we only did day trips to la thuile and you spend more time getting there so never have a full day that side. The Col distracts you..lol
Hi Sonofapreacher,
Great insight ! La Rosiere with La Thuile sounds great ! We will monitor snow reports closely :) I have heard good reports about Courmayeur. Perhaps a day trip option ?
Monterosa and Madonna have been on our list for a while but maybe it can wait ...
Many thanks !
Biki17
reply to 'Easter ski destination in Italy / France' posted Mar-2020
daved wrote:O(f all the options put forward here I would choose Madonna ..great selection for everyone and it's Italy certainly better value than France..and I can recommend the Hotel Alpina ..stopped there last year ..good value and convenient..La Thuille is very nice but limited number of runs and its a bit low..Cervinia is OK but not very challenging .....Just my opinion
Hi Daved,
Thank you for your advice.
Would love to visit Madonna especially as we love main Dolomites area so much !
However I am concerned about snow conditions in April as the top lifts there go only to about 2600m while in La Rosiere up to 2800m now and in Monterosa even higher. Do you think there might be enough snow in Madonna at Easter ? Kind regards,
Sonofapreacher
reply to 'Easter ski destination in Italy / France' posted Mar-2020
Dont be seduced by one lift to 2800 in la Ros though.
The col is a snow pocket and is the summer road to italy. It doesnt tend to get dug out until late May to june.
We never thought to go to La thuile from Courmayuer because Chamonix was too much of a calling. I think you can go a long way off the cresta from Courmayuer but not all the way to La Thuile, iirc, ..anyway we never looked seriously at those options.
If you look at snow level, Espace San bernardo consistently has amongst the highest in the region.
La Ros has chalet capacity, La thuile might be more hotels. Not sure about ths Operators.
For me, id consider leaving booking to see what the snow is doing. These last few years, snow has stuck around late, in a few places.
If you want height, Val T, if you must...the skiing saves it.
The col is a snow pocket and is the summer road to italy. It doesnt tend to get dug out until late May to june.
We never thought to go to La thuile from Courmayuer because Chamonix was too much of a calling. I think you can go a long way off the cresta from Courmayuer but not all the way to La Thuile, iirc, ..anyway we never looked seriously at those options.
If you look at snow level, Espace San bernardo consistently has amongst the highest in the region.
La Ros has chalet capacity, La thuile might be more hotels. Not sure about ths Operators.
For me, id consider leaving booking to see what the snow is doing. These last few years, snow has stuck around late, in a few places.
If you want height, Val T, if you must...the skiing saves it.
Biki17
reply to 'Easter ski destination in Italy / France' posted Mar-2020
Sonofapreacher wrote:Dont be seduced by one lift to 2800 in la Ros though.
The col is a snow pocket and is the summer road to italy. It doesnt tend to get dug out until late May to june.
We never thought to go to La thuile from Courmayuer because Chamonix was too much of a calling. I think you can go a long way off the cresta from Courmayuer but not all the way to La Thuile, iirc, ..anyway we never looked seriously at those options.
If you look at snow level, Espace San bernardo consistently has amongst the highest in the region.
La Ros has chalet capacity, La thuile might be more hotels. Not sure about ths Operators.
For me, id consider leaving booking to see what the snow is doing. These last few years, snow has stuck around late, in a few places.
If you want height, Val T, if you must...the skiing saves it.
Thank you again Sonofapreacher :)
We will watch the snow closely.
My initial choice was Chamonix until I found out that the high lift was closed .
La Ros sounds good. For now it is our preferred choice, with Monterosa as an option.
Would prefer to avoid Val T. Visited from Courchevel some time ago. But snow holds there well of course. Montgenevre was also recommended to us in the past, but La looks better :) I wish everyone great Easter skiing !
Billip5
reply to 'Easter ski destination in Italy / France' posted Mar-2020
Somebody wise once told me that they had lost more days skiing at high altitude resorts due to bad weather than at lower resorts due to lack of snow ! You pays your money .......
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