"emma" <emmamc@datacom.co.nz> wrote in message news:1116900937.875033.195480@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...> Oh, and does anyone know whether school holidays are on at this time> (10-18 Feb) and whether this will play a factor in where we should go?> Thanks!
Emma,
Sounds about the prime UK school half term school holiday time.
The most challenging area near Val Gardena is Arabba, which is on the Sella Ronda as is Selva, which is where I guess your family will be at or near.
The whole area is not known for it's challenging terrain but is very well known for the fantastic scenery of the Dolomites.
"emma" <emmamc@datacom.co.nz> wrote in message news:1116900636.744237.71040@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...> We are from New Zealand and have never travelled to> Europe, so don't really now much about the location at all.> As an aside... if anyone wants information on snowboarding / skiing in> New Zealand let me know - it is fantastic!
Haha.. lets see if you still think that after skiing outside of New Zealand!
Florian Anwander 24 May 2005 19:23:53 [ permanent link ]
Hi emma
My partner and I are going to the Olympics in Feb 2006 to watch my> sister and want to spend a week either before or after snowboarding> somewhere else. [...]> My family is going to Val Gardena, so that may be a starting point, but> I have heard it may not be too good for snowboarders, and the place> they are staying in is too expensive for us anyway!
You have to keep in mind, that it takes at least four hours by car (with good driving conditions!) to come from Torino to the Sella/Val Gardena - maybe longer. I suggest that you go to somewhere in the Val d'Aosta region.
Florian Anwander 25 May 2005 12:13:31 [ permanent link ]
Hi
The club fields are not to be missed either. Although they are small> (some only have 1 lift!) there is great skiing and boarding and no> crowds!
Friends of mine did that some years ago, and enjoyed it very much. It is something different from "large resort skiing", but definitely worth to do. Also alpine randonee is perfect in NZ. See http://community.webshots.com/album/42018463bwsYfK/0
"Florian Anwander" <spam.interessiert.nicht@mnet-online.de> wrote in message news:3fiqdbF7vvlhU1@individual.net...> Hi>
The club fields are not to be missed either. Although they are small>> (some only have 1 lift!) there is great skiing and boarding and no>> crowds!> Friends of mine did that some years ago, and enjoyed it very much. It is > something different from "large resort skiing", but definitely worth to > do.> Also alpine randonee is perfect in NZ. See > http://community.webshots.com/album/42018463bwsYfK/0>
(not my photos)>
Florian
New Zealand has some great mountains.. many of them rival the big mountains of the Alps in size (Mt Cook is 3800m ASL).. the problem is, that none of them are lifted! The highest lifted point is only a little over 2000m, except for Ruapehu which I think goes up to about 2600m..
If you can get a chopper and go touring on your own, I'm sure it would be world class.. the resorts on the other hand, are most certainly not..
