Day three: More on skiing around Corvara, Italy
Another cracking day. Weather superb. Clear blue skies and sunshine. This is not early February skiing….
Lots and lots of of sunshine today, with temperatures around 5°C. Great day for taking photos.
Good snow, sunshine and great runs – skiing in Corvara (Alta Badia), Italy
One of the many restaurants dotted around the mountains – skiing in Corvara (Alta Badia), Italy
Piste in good condition, and the piste bashers are doing an excellent job each night. The base is packed powder, but there seems to be a good covering of snow on top.
Mountain huts – there were numerous small huts scattered across the mountains – skiing in Corvara (Alta Badia), Italy
Another gorgeous run – skiing in Corvara (Alta Badia), Italy
On my mammoth drive to Bolzano Bozen last night (see earlier post) I spotted a lot of snow blowers on the go, and with temperatures overnight down to -9°C they should be able to make plenty of snow.
Skiing as far as the eye can see – skiing in Corvara (Alta Badia), Italy
Today, I finally spotted the piste signs They are not obvious and they don’t seem to match the numbering on the map.
Again, we had another great lunch up the mountain. There is a great choice of places to eat and most of them seem to do really good food, at surprisingly good prices.
Spent an easy afternoon. Up to top of main bubble (Boe) near hotel (Ciasa De Munt), skied back via a few bars bars.
Found a great little bar up the mountain near Crep De Mont and rounded off an excellent day of skiing with a beer at a bar near the Boe lift.
Mountain top restaurant – skiing in Corvara (Alta Badia), Italy
It appears that there is a lack of snow in Austria as we met a bunch of people that were ‘shipped’ in from an Austrian resort. This seems to fit in with a story I posted in December about a cancelled early-season ski event in Austria (see the post) and the recent report from the OECD that discusses how the European ski industry may face an uncertain future as a result if global warming (see post and OECD report).
So far I have been unable to find any real ‘night life’ in Corvara – I will need to do more research.
Hotel: There is a general lack of plug sockets in the rooms and the hotel. One in bathroom, one in bedroom area – with a camera, laptop, walkie-talkies and phone to charge, this is not enough…
Corvara in Badia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy – theSnowSite Entry – map it – Google Earth kml file
