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| Beginners |
***** |
| Early
Intermediates |
***** |
| Late
Intermediates |
*** |
| Advanced |
** |
| Expert |
* |
| Non-skiers |
** |
| Apres
ski |
**** |
| Snowboarding |
*** |
| Village
height: |
1883m |
| Top
Lift : |
3016m |
| Marked
runs: |
90kms |
| Longest
run: |
7kms |
| Slopes
face: |
N
& S |
| Snowmaking: |
50km |
| Glacier: |
Yes |
| Lifts: |
25 |
| Cable
car: |
1 |
| Gondola:
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- |
| Chair
lifts: |
14
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| Drag
lifts: |
10 |
| Lift
Pass: |
Tonale,
Ponte di Legno, Presand glacier |
| Photo
needed: |
Yes |
| Extension
areas: |
N/A |
| Ski
bus: |
Yes,
free |
| Mountain
restaurants: |
7 |
| Kindergarten:
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No |
| Creche: |
Only
for Hotel Miramonti |
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Transfer time: |
3hrs
from Verona
15hrs
from
Calais: |
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OUR
SUMMARY
Very snow-sure, high altitude skiing with glacier.
Wonderful for beginners and early intermediates.
Ambitious lift company with big plans. Friendly,
convenient, well-equipped village.
Tonale has been popular with schools for decades
for the simple reason that it is probably the
best beginners' resort there is. It's built high
on a pass, above the trees, with gentle slopes
shelving obligingly either side, so visibility
is unimpeded and supervision is easy. The gullies
between the runs are all skiable so there's much
more than the official mileage on offer.
It's all easy except for a couple of exciting
reds and a black. The glacier is never open when
the snow is good but the bowl below it is interesting,
and the black run, which can be managed by keen
intermediates, is fabulous. The modern lifts are
easy to use even for beginners, and there is hardly
any walking or queuing.
The pass includes Ponte di Legno which can be
reached by confident snow-ploughers on a magical
forest trail past little farms and a Husky Dog
training school. Ponte di Legno is a beautiful
old town with pretty tree-lined runs. Your pass
includes the swimming pool and you return by free
ski bus. The lifts are all hands free, so the
pass stays in your pocket all week.
Tonale is a little bleak but is becoming rather
smart now with many of the hotels having added
a star. It's always been friendly, convenient
and well-equipped.
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A real village with good prices, friendly people
and plenty to do.
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many shops and supermarkets •
various bars •
skating •
husky sleighs •
skidoos •
doctor •
x-ray •
pharmacy •
bank •
post office •
tourist office •
night club/bars
Nearby
hotels
We have other 2 and 3 star hotels located 15 or
20 mins from Tonale.
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HOTEL
BIANCANEVE (cap 180)
Marvelous
hotel for school groups. Only 4 mins from the centre of town
and the lifts. Good food
This stark, modernist building is no oil painting, but beauty
is only skin deep and the Biancaneve has a heart of gold.
It's marvellous for groups.  The
excellent food includes a massive self-service buffet with
loads of choice including vegetarian options. You can be sure
of a friendly welcome. The refurbished ground floor has masses
of practical space. The décor, in rather sudden primary
colours, befits the hotel's modernity and youthful appeal.
It is set back off the main road about 4mins walk to the lifts
and centre. We also have a slope side ski store.
Every room has shower with WC and bidet, then two bedrooms
divided by a partition and sliding door. Bedroom 1 has two
singles or a double. Bedroom 2 has two singles. Sometimes
there is a third bedroom with 2 singles.
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sauna •
mini-gym •
TV room •
recreation room •
table games •
disco •
bar •
lift
HOTEL
PIANDINEVE 4star (cap 400)
Superb 4 star with spacious public rooms, great views and
superb facilities.
The
Piandineve is on the glacier side of the road. You can take
a skidoo drag to the cable car or ski down to the village
lifts in a couple of mins. The
public rooms are spacious and modern with great views and
the facilities (some at a small charge) are superb. All bedrooms
have satellite TV, phone and shower room with WC and bidet.
The twins convert to 3's or 4's with top quality pull-out
beds. The excellent food includes buffet breakfast and 3 courses
at dinner.
• massive lounges • sun terrace • nightclub • health suite
with multi gym and saunas (at a small supplement) • meeting
room • recreation room • children's playroom • video games
room • American bar • solarium
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