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Realistically, if we chose Courmayeur, based on only skiing 4.5 days, I would say we would probably only do La Thuile. We would probably hire a guide at Courmayeur for 2 of the days. Chris trip report last year was very promising. It seems to pack a lot of the alps experience into a well wrapped...

Hadn’t given it much thought but if I remember correctly train access is pretty decent to that area from the airport. Might be preferred to renting if it is snowing. Powderhounds writes highly of the area.

Ok we are going to go. Either leave tomorrow night or Monday night still have not decided. I think we are ruling out the Dolomites. For 4.5 days of skiing it’s just too long a drive from Milan. I think a few weeks ago conditions looked materially worse everywhere else so we felt like we needed...

JFK to Milan leaving as early as tonight is $590 round trip. Same price as it’s been for months. Unbelievable.

I thought I mentioned in my OP but it is a short trip. 5 days of skiing. If it was 2 weeks Id have booked weeks ago and rolled the dice with whatever happens. Given such a short trip and given there are good conditions out west, and given that weve waited this long to give ourselves maximum...

Pretty crazy it doesn’t snow for a month and now this. Seems like forecasts disagree about what happens after Tuesday so going to wait a few days and see what shakes out. Seems hard to fathom a week long storm cycle in the Dolomites but that’s what open snow and wepowder both seem to be...

If off piste looks good which it sure looks like it could I think basing in Aosta with a car could be a great bet. Staying in town always appealed to me and the trip reports raised the stoke. We hope to be avoiding the weekend but weather might force us to push a few days and ski over the...

Looking good for new snow. And for Milan as point of arrival. Now am just hoping to see some sort of defined clearing on the backend to give us a few days of pleasant weather. Could be great timing, fingers crossed

Lodging seems to present a lot of value as well especially at the higher end. The best located american ski hotels seem to have leaned into Uber luxury ala montage at big sky or four seasons at Jackson and left a gap in the market for the not seriously wealthy folk that still want a nice hotel...

That’s good to know. My experience with “tree” skiing in the alps has basically just been below tree line skiing that is skiable and certainly more pleasant than above tree line in a storm or not skiing at all but not particularly good. Not real tree skiing. Great for a stormy day when you’re...

It looks like the timing of this storm for next weekend will either make or break things one way or another. If we cant find good visibility that week though anywhere we will just have to stick to usa. If it snows a lot early in the period and then clears quickly we could be very lucky and...

Thanks all. Obviously Dolomites vs Snowbird is totally apples and oranges. Our primary hope is to go to Europe. We already got permission from our wives for a longer than usual trip. The Dolomites are on the bucket list, even if we are just on piste. Given how the season seems to be going, off...

Does anyone have any reliable websites for snowfall info in the Dolomites? We are still holding out hope that a trip the week of the 25th will work out. All of the forecasts prior to this past weekend referred to the "south" getting significant snow. While Ive been able to cobble together from...

Watching this thread and the forecast closely. We are going to hopefully head to Europe the last week of February. No flights or lodging booked. The plan is to make a decision a few days prior. If there is no cool down and no new snow between now and then we will probably give up on any hope of...

If we stay away from France completely (Switzerland,Italy,Austria larger resorts) do you think we will have an issue? Seems based off reading this thread the French seem to stick in France.

Trying to make sure I understand this holiday schedule correctly. Is Feb 25-Mar 2 in the clear as far as school crowds or should I still be mindful of where to avoid that time of year? Seems like possibly just avoid the French alps but otherwise seems like a light week. Thanks!

I suppose what I like about Europe is the relatively easy access guided off piste. Most mountains have either groups that can be joined or private guides that if pooled with a couple friends remains less expensive than a day ticket at Vail. A paid private guide at a major US resort A)is not...

When I am alone I dont care to be near the hill. Stay down the canyon in LCC to save $$ plenty of times and I actually wouldn't have any issue doing so with kids, especially with the added costs of ski school etc. The issue with Aspen is if you stay downtown and your kid learns at buttermilk, it...

How were the lift lines on Thursday/Friday vs Saturday/Sunday with all the Italians? Courmayeur has been at the top of my list for a while based on ease of access from East Coast, quintessential village vs French purpose built resorts, and easy off piste. The flight from Newark gets into Geneva...

Definitely done with Aspen proper, staying in town and dealing with Buttermilk etc. In a world where Europe proves impossible or too impractical and NYC-Vail flights are not that much more exorbitant than NYC-SLC flights I'd definitely consider staying in Snowmass. As far as domestic options it...