Euro School Holiday Calendar for Upcoming Season

Kind of related. I’ll be going to Slovenia and Croatia and Dolomites for non snow hiking next year. We don’t want peak crowds or peak summer heat. Does anyone have a good argument for June or September?
 
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Between big crowds and the poor snow record, one wonders why anyone would willingly subject themselves to the Xmas/New Year's week.
 
jamesdeluxe said:
Between big crowds and the poor snow record, one wonders why anyone would willingly subject themselves to the Xmas/New Year's week.
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In 2004/05, Chamonix at New Year's was not that bad. You can look at my reports from that ancient era. I would do it again.

Me today: I overanalyze snowfall, and take the joy out of skiing.

We skied all over the place that holiday - Courmayeur to Megeve. I went to Verbier as well (bad snow).
 
jamesdeluxe said:
That's progress! :icon-lol:
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I blame Tony. :) But I was always going to go down the rabbit hole.

This year - I just said f-it. My friend David said we are going to Cervinia for Easter. So I just did it. After the amazing snowfall early, it just dried by March. I got a little lucky in Milan.

I don't post a lot of Cervinia photos because it's his children.

But yes - his son skied with me with very steep sections.
 
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jamesdeluxe said:
Between big crowds and the poor snow record, one wonders why anyone would willingly subject themselves to the Xmas/New Year's week.
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An American bloke with a thing for snowfall stats gave me some Epic online advice when I first started my skiing obsession that Easter was a better bet when restricted to school holidays. I have mostly acted on that advice.
 
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