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Registration's totally free, of course, and makes snowHeads easier to use and to understand, gives better searching, filtering etc. When you register, you get our free weekly -ish snow report by email. It's rather good and not made up by tourist offices or people that love the tourist office and want to marry it either We don't share your email address with anyone and we never send out any of those cheesy 'message from our partners' emails either. Anyway, snowHeads really is MUCH better when you're logged in - not least because you get to post your own messages complaining about things that annoy you like perhaps this banner which, incidentally, disappears when you log in Username:- Password:. Or: Register to be a proper snow-head, all official-like! Prev topic :: Next topic. Poster: A snowHead. Hi all! I'll be with my son, both intermediate piste skiers. Courmayeur, Pila, Champoluc? Anyone know anything about the smaller ones Crevacol, Torgnon, Brusson, Antagnod, Cogne? Are they worthwhile? Where would be a good spot to head to if the weather is poor? Tree-lined runs, nice rifugio or two to warm up in? Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person. Courmayeur, Pila and Champoluc are all worth a visit. In my experience, Pila and Courmayeur are most likely to get busy at weekends, and Champoluc would probably be quieter. Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? I've got the same plan and will watch the weather and judge on the night before. You need to Login to know who's really who. Depending on where you are staying Cogne is a bit of a drive and probably not worthwhile. Chamois as nice '2 lift' option too. Not skied Torgnon or Brusson but had a pleasant day at Antagnod which seemed very much family orientated. If I was only there for a long weekend I'd drive past to Champoluc. Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. You'll need to Register first of course. Went to Aosta a few years ago and stayed just outside the town on a goat farm, walked to the main gondola and went to Pila, it was full of British kids which made it very busy so if you are going UK half term I would avoid Pila and courmayeur which was the same. Both nice places to ski but are pretty small and you can ski it all in a day, but the lift pass does cover plenty of different areas and to be fair the Italians are lovely and very welcoming. Then you can post your own questions or snow reports Pila is good if you avoid the central runs where the school kids will be, and also get there early to avoid them or the morning uplift from Aosta, before 9. Courmayuer is compact with great food on the mountain, Chez Olier on plan Checruit side and Pre Pascal on the other side of the mountain. Best place to park for Courmayuer is at Dolonne lift where there is free parking. Most TO change over day is Sunday, so they will be the less busy days for Brits, check Interski to see when they change over as they do all the school kids holidays to Pila. After all it is free. Long cruising runs that are proper thigh burners. Certainly rate it above Pila and the smaller resorts. You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net. Cheers for all the helpful replies, even got some restaurant recommendations! You can't even get a 5d International one that covers Zermatt. I'm struggling to see how it's a sensible option?? I checked Interski, the changeover is on Sunday. MHskier , yes, I think we'll be playing it by ear with the weather too, no point paying to do Zermatt if it's not clear. Ski the Net with snowHeads. Antagnod is, like, two chairlifts. Actually rather good on a big powder day that closes everything else due avvy risk, but otherwise, meh. Was about to type that nice lunches to be had around Monterosa, but it's Italy, so Quote: I checked Interski, the changeover is on Sunday. Thanks for that - useful as our first day in resort is Sunday so was dreading battling the hordes of school kids for lift passes and ski rental at Pila - doesn't look like it will be an issue if they only arrive later that day. And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports. Kids gumming the system up is not a problem at pila as they are all with interski and it has its own ski depot and lift passes are already sorted for clients. The ski rental at the pila gondala base is called gal-sport and they are very efficient and have good kit. This is not a promo for pila, just been there a few times. 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. Pila is good if snow is good but quite limited for more than a few days. Courmayeur definitely worth a visit. You know it makes sense. Pila and Courmayeur both have some lovely skiing not a huge amount tho, couple of days fine at either, Monterosa has a lot more to go at and is just stunning. Very quiet during the week in general. Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:. Champoluc is excellent, linked to Grennoney and Alagna and plenty for a few days skiing. If you want steeps, give the Francis Berthoud piste a go or pistas 2, 3 or 5, then there's the off-piste, especially above the Col di Piccolo San Bernardo and for a complete change a trip to La Rosiere for sunshine skiing and a visit to Mont Valasain at metres the highest elevation in the domaine. You can find plenty of variety without having to ski the same pistes over and over, and La Thuile has some of the best mountain restaurants in Italy. The Val d'Aosta is known as a foodies pardise. Yes, AV pass is clearly over priced. They should consider an earlybird half price sale on the season pass like the Porte de Soleil in France. Would encourage visitors to come back to the AV rather than be tempted elsewhere for multiple trips in a season. I call this a ski safari. Its great fun. The internet webcams are your friend. Personally I love the tiny resorts as they are just so different. Nothing too challenging. We based ourselves in an airbnb in Aosta town. Think it had an old chairlift bubble in it. Don't forget having scheduling a spa day at pre st didier on a crappy weather day. About the spa. On the website It seems to be two locations, one the spa another the thermal baths. If one was booking the wife a day off skiing is the spa and then possibly a late afternoon mooch around the shops of courmayeur the one to choose? Any info re above from someone who has booked this spa before I try to book on the unclear website? May try it this year if the weather is poor, not so sure taking a 15 yr old into somewhere with lots of half naked women is the best move. When I went to the spa, I think I booked my place in the morning. They limit numbers and want it too full. They have a 'buffet' but you will only be interested in it if your a bunny rabbit. That group usually has a click on English flag for English language. The age limit is just that the adults don't want kids making a racket. Personally i think best to do it on a day that is snowing. Snow falling on your head when your in a hot bath is super weird. Have fun. I should have added that we got the train from Aosta to pre st didier. Both towns in italy and less grief if snowing or poor visibility. Italian trains are very cheap compared to uk. So it sounds like both elements are at saint didier then. I got confused as website talks about another location-hotel. So plan is drop her there and drive to la Thuile for skiing day. Probably best not to rely on the train. It stopped running a couple of years ago. Just turning thoughts to a trip and covid willing may well repeat our Aosta trip. Would probably do a few less days in Pila not as it was bad just it was our stock day we did 3 times and more than the half day we did at La Thuile. Maybe Crevacol too. So definitely doing this if we're able to travel. Does anyone know if any of the Aosta resorts have done any lift development? Appreciate after the last winter this may well not be the case! Here's some advice from a Dutchie having visited the Aosta valley about 6 times. When you want a roadtrip-like holiday, best is to find accomodation near Aosta or Chatillon. Both are nice towns, obviously much more to do in the evening in Aosta because it is bigger. Chatillon is nearer to the jewel in the crown of Aosta and Italy skiing, Monterosa-ski. For starters, here is a link to a massive trip report google translated from german with lots of photos; La Thuile, Pila, Courmayeur, Monterosa. Torgnon, Brusson, Antagnod, Cogne. These are not worthwhile. La Thuile is much better than Courmayeur. Courmayeur 1 day max. When conditions are good stable weather do not miss the Skyway and its descends; you need to have good skills though. Pila is nice for 1 day, and probably to pick some hours on your first and last day. Chamois is very nice for quaint old village, silence, nice slopes and especially fabulous views on the Matterhorn. Crevacol is very very nice and quiet. But south-facing, so only worthwhile when snowdepth is OK and temps not too high. Did I say Monterosa? You need to spend at least days there. Champorcher is also very nice, but a bit out of the way, because you need to almost leave the Aosta valley before you ride back up again. I would suggest 1. Find a place on the outskirts of Aosta. Monterosa; days. La Thuile; days. Either Crevacol or Chamois; 1 day. Courmayeur; 1 day especially when the weather is stable. I'm planning on getting to Courmayeur for a day or two in the coming season from our base in Les Contamines. I'm pretty amazed by the idea of 'Courmayeur 1 day max'. Having looked at fatmaps I reckon their are days and days of excellent skiing from the Skyway alone. All depends on what level of skier and what kind of skiing I guess. Piste stuff good too, and some lovely restaurants too. Even for those I reckon more than a day needed. For on-slope skiing, Courmayeur is nice but limited. They also suffer from piste-kilometer-inflation. The area is nice and especially scenic, but La Thuile is better and larger by several streetlengths. My opinion of course. Offpiste, of course Skyway is phantastic. But if you are an offpiste fanatic, then the heliski at La Thuile on the Ruitor glacier is something special as well. And not to forget the new terrain that was opened up on the backside of Mont Valaisan. Quote: Anyone know anything about the smaller ones Quote: Regarding the resorts. These are not worthwhile I beg to differ. If like Mrs MA and me you love trying small ski areas that are off the mass-market radar, you may well love Torgnon. We spent a sunny midweek day there one January trip three or four years ago. Imagine our surprise and delight to find we were the only skiers on the mountain for the first few hours we were there. We were gutted when we first spotted another skier Some fantastic cruising runs for blasting about. An alternative view to the post by onem I'm not sure I'd stay in Aosta if you were going to drive to Champoluc for days skiing. It's the biggest drive we did from Aosta area and absolutely a great ski area but if you want to focus on it that much I'd stay over that way. We're planning to do a bigger day at La Thuile than last time and maybe find time for Crevacol amongst Cervinia and Monte Rosa, but noted the conditions comment earlier. Might be Courmayer that get's dropped as it didn't blow me away. Thanks for all the new replies on this bumped thread. I completed my trip in Feb , just before all covid hell broke loose in N Italy!! Just to recap what we eventually did in Unless you want a lot of variety and the driving adventure, probably best staying in a resort. We did a day in each: Courmayeur: not a huge ski area, barely more than a day's worth of piste skiing, but very pretty spot and amazing location up against the flank of Mont Blanc, parked at Dolonne gondola Cervinia: ugly resort, but impressive mountains and huge ski area linked to Switzerland. Got the International Pass and revisited Zermatt for all the classic Matterhorn views. Rode the new white leather seated Klein Matterhorn lift back and dropped down the Ventina into Cervinia. Mindblowing day of skiing. Champoluc: parked at Frachey funicular and skied over to far side of Gressoney as far as Rifugio Gabiet. I guess we didn't take advantage of the off-piste above Alagna. Gressoney Valley would probably be the best spot to base yourself for a week in Monte Rosa, as you could then go East or West or stay local. La Thuile: fairly busy at the base on a Sunday at start of HT, but uplift capacity meant few queues on the mountain. Nicely varied ski area with sweeping runs out wide and various mountain faces to ski on including La Rosiere in France. We crossed the border for mid-morning coffee, but made sure we were back in Italy for lunch!! Pila: great last day, amazing views across Aosta city to the mountains beyond from this high bowl. Ugly resort and compact ski area, but a good variety of runs and nice rifugi. If I was going for a week in one spot, I might choose La Thuile as a mixed-ability family group, Monte Rosa as an off-piste expert and Cervinia as a mile-hungry intermediate cruiser. We're booked as a family for Feb woo hoo! More in hope than certain anticipation but need something in the diary to get me through the dark months. Also it's relatively no risk as airbnb accommodation that can be cancelled v late with no penalty and eurotunnel using tesco vouchers not real money is it! Totally agree with Luigi's summary above. MHskier wrote: We're booked as a family for Feb woo hoo! I still haven't committed. I don't fancy such a long drive and we're still wary of flying as youngest hasn't had any jabs. Drove to Devon in the summer and that was far enough, the thought of doing twice that distance both ways plus an active week and trying to squeeze it all into the 9 days of HT missus works at a school doesn't enthrall me. I'm thinking staying in France would be easier as the extra miles plus MB tunnel into Italy might be the straw that breaks the camel's back. You would have to leave Friday to get the crossing done and stop somewhere in N France. Would still be a long schlep on Saturday and would no doubt be busy on the roads too. Also toying with Xmas or Easter as there's a bit more leeway on the timings and it's less busy in France. Yes last time Caen to Aosta was too much for 1 day I felt. So we've gone back to doing a bit more UK side to get to the tunnel Friday mid afternoon and booked an overnight just off the autoroute south of Troyes. That will leave hopefully an easier journey sat both in distance and getting ahead of the Paris traffic. Just discovered this euro 6 day ski pass for all the smaller Aosta Valley areas, good way to beat inflation if you are a bit adventurous and don't need huge piste mileage. Can ski max 3 days in one place. Quote: Torgnon, Brusson, Antagnod, Cogne. Having skied one amazing, blue sky, January day at Torgnon about 6 years ago, I disagree. If you just love skiing and like discovering small, off the radar ski areas, it could be for you. Torgnon is not very extensive but has lovely cruising runs and great views. It has to be the quietest and most deserted area we've ever skied - we skied for about 2 hours before we saw another skier There was just nobody there! You don't always need km of piste to have a good day. New Topic Post Reply. Snow Snow Snow! Solo Skiers v Groups - Orga Archives Lost and Found Ski Club of Great Britain To one side secret Mountain Hideout snowShops You cannot post to forums until you login You cannot read some forums until you login Read about snow conditions : snow conditions And leave your own snow report : snow report Find advice to help plan your ski holidays : ski holidays The snowHeads Ski Club : Ski Club 2. Terms and conditions Privacy Policy. Snow Reports. Aosta Valley advice! After all it is free After all it is free. 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 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. Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name: Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:. 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 Thu ; edited 1 time in total. Regarding the resorts. MHskier wrote:.

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Traveler Looks amazing and relaxing! Traveler Hey Matt! Traveler Food looks delicious! Traveler Scrumptiously delish is true. First things first, we stopped at Farmacia, where a technician volunteered to walk us to a local Dr's office. Now, Doctore came in, not stinking of gin And proceeded to lie on the table He said, 'Laurie, you met-a your match-a No mor-eh hike-a Monte Blanco too much-a' Or something like that, but you get the picture. He was a really nice guy, and him and I even swapped the stories of our youth travels - he wasin U. We went to dinner 6, somewhat sad and disappointed Happy birthday, Laurie! So we cross the street to Pizzeria L'angolo di Mel and console ourselves with a celebratory Boutella a Vino Rosso and a place specialty - La Stella di Mel Laurie by now is visibly tired so we retreat back to the room, follow the prescribed regime and call it a night. Read more. Traveler Thank you. Traveler Have to watch those knee injuries. Hope she has some relief from the pain. Sorry for your disappointment. Happy birthday and mnohaya lita to her. We did come prepared with anti-inflammatory and painkillers medicines as well as ice packs. All in all its not horribly bad; obviously we stopped before it could've gotten worse. Traveler These churches up in the mountains are fantastic. The effort put into the interiors is admirable. Traveler What a beautiful church. I tell ya those bottles are quite large. Not too shabby fir a little break. Traveler What a beautiful town! Traveler Anything Alpine we saw is very beautiful- truly like from a movie. Traveler Well, they do say all roads lead there Traveler Well, if you keep going all the way around, you'll get there eventually. Traveler You are definitely making the best of your situation: and the food and art surrounding you look fantastic. La chaleur s'intensifie. Vue sur le Mont-Blanc, enfin! Avec l'impressionnant Glacier de la Brenva qui en descend! La vue est incroyable, on en prend plein les yeux. On pue, c'est atroce! Trop peur de me cramer le cou, les joues et le nez! Traveler Spectaculaire! Twelve mile hike from Les Contamines to Les Chapieux. It was tough! I think this is going to be the norm! Plopped down at the top to eat lunch behind a little building to get out of the wind and asked the other couple who had the same idea, where they were from. They said WI…. Small world! Traveler How beautiful, did you get to go inside? Traveler Looks like it is warm, sunny, and just another beautiful day in a beautiful place. Traveler Wow that is quite a load Forrest, it looks like Jul might have over packed again! Not a lot of picture taking today due to constant cold rain. We hiked about 8 miles from Les Chapieux to Courmayer. We crossed from France into Italy today. When we reached the top it reminded me of those movies where they summit Kilamanjaro and the wind is just whipping and the little prayer flags are blowing like crazy and there is a big stack of rocks with a flag…. There was rain wind and sleet and it was a little intimidating because we had to go down the other side yet. Took a hot bath in this cool tub in our hotel when we got back. Traveler That was a day you proved how tough you were. I hope you enjoyed your warm bath, that was your medal. Traveler Is there time to change your minds? Traveler That is a cruel joke for a day. Being rained on and then having to walk thru deep water on top of it. Wet feet, no fun!!! Set all that aside you still have wet beauty around you. Hiked from Courmayeur to Refugio Bonotti About 8 miles. Best views and my favorite segment so far. Learning new things every day. Like going up a mountain is kind of like running a marathon. Your pace. People yakking behind you will drive you crazy at some point. Let them pass. You feel pretty accomplished when you complete it. But now we have to run another one tomorrow!! Traveler I love this pic!!! You will have to frame this one. Traveler I can understand what you are saying about people around you making you part of their hike with all the conversation. Im sure you just want to sink into the scenery and be one with the countryside, just the two of you. Traveler Beautiful! You are having an amazing trip by the smiles on those two faces. This is what it is all about. Last morning in Courmayeur It rained, and thunderstormed last night pretty bad! And boom-booms like we've never heard before We reckon it's because the thunder bounces off the mountains Last picture if the door Shortly after another scrumptious breakfast, we check out BTW, the family that runs is the Gravil family - descendents of the guy who invented the Crampon and make our way to the main bus terminal Just in time for it begins to rain again very steady. Traveler Safe travels. Traveler Things happen for a reason. Traveler I agree with Bette: things DO happen for a reason. Explore Italy Aosta Valley Courmayeur. Travelers at this place. Day 9. Traveler Road trip en van. Day Day 7. Day 8. Tour du Mont-Blanc. Day 6. Traveler The Tour of Mont Blanc. Join us:.

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