More fresh snow at Val di Fassa and Belvedere - Passo Pordoi

Val di Fassa seems to have a great spring this year. While the snow dumps have been slowing up our ice climbing the snowboarding has been a pure joy. Of course some of the easy off pistes have been skied so that there is nothing left, but there was still plenty for us too.

Today we had the most spectacular view over Dolomites. The highest peak at the nearby area is he Sass Pordoi, 2950 meters. It is accessible via cable car and can be skied down. Magnificent views! A worthwhile Refugio to visit and have a coffee.

After all we got a pretty good impression of the Val di Fassa. Of course if you are hunting for lots of black slopes then this is not the best choice. But for the regular skiers, snowboarders or off piste skiers Val di Fassa has a lot to offer.

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Val di Fassa and Belvedere - Passo Pordoi, 20.3.2016

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Fresh snow at Val di Fassa - Ciampac - Buffaure

Spring and fresh snow is not a guaranteed combination in the southern alps and Dolomites. But for some reason we have been lucky with the snow conditions for several times in a row. Our first snowboarding day at the Val di Fassa was blessed with good snow and a perfect weather to enjoy it! 

Val di Fassa is part of the huge Dolomite Super Ski resort but it is a nice and a big resort as is! Resort offers enough pistes for a 4-6 days of skiing or snowboarding.

The skiing resorts at the Dolomite mountains seem to share the same slope characteristics. Lots of good red lines and just few black ones with plenty of easy access off piste skiing for all skill levels. And the facilities in general are very good starting from the beginner slopes, snow parks and ending up to the lifts and restaurants.The specialty at the Dolomite Super Ski is the six days ski tour over the Dolomite mountains or if that is too long then you can always take the one day tour over the Val di Fassa.

We didn't took the ski tour today but instead of that we found lots of easy to access off-piste routes with untouched snow. Great day in a beautiful mountain scenery!

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Val di Fassa and Ciampac - Buffaure, 17.3.2016

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Views over Madonna

This time the blog entry is brief, just few photos of the impressive and breathtaking views over Madonna di Campiglio.

Heta posing!

Mika posing!

 And same stuff in a Picasa album:

Madonna di Campiglio, 18.3.2014

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Sunny Saturday at Brusson ski

Brusson ski, Estoul

Brusson ski / Estoul

Saturday's weather was excellent and we decided to take a look on another part of the Monte Rosa. Our destination for the day was Brusson ski that is located in Estoul. Brusson ski is yet another of the several skiresorts beloning into the Monte Rosa ski. 

Getting to the Brusson ski goes through a small Brusson village that is located on 1330 meters. To get to the actual resort we had to drive up to 1800 meters into Estoul. Driving up to Estoul is easy on a sunny day when the road is dry. But things can get tricky after a snow dump on a slippery and narrow mountain road.

Crowded?

Saturday noon seemed to be a popular time for families to spend time out. Because of that sides of the roads were reserved for parking, legal or not. But there was a more convenient free parking just 500 meters further from the center of Estoul.

When it comes to slopes and lifts Estoul is similiar to Antagnod, except that the there was no black slope and generally all slopes were slightly easier. Brusson ski has two chairlifts for the red and blue slopes and two baby lifts for the easy beginner lines.

2235 meters.

For our surprice the resort didn't felt crowded at all and most of the time we just walked straight into the chairlifts without any waiting. Snow conditions were also great for March and the overall atmosphere was relaxed. Brusson ski has also some potential for easy off piste skiing when there is more snow. Most propably these are the hidden places where you can find your own untouched lines when the powder dump hits.

No powder.

Brusson ski 16.3.2013

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