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Originally Posted by dtmurf
Great pics, great vids, and I bet, great memories! Love the Alps but I've not had a chance to take the M2 there.
When is the best time of year weather wise?
Surprise there are not more bikes in the videos, I've heard the bikes can be a PITA.
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Originally Posted by *mt*
thanks, and you are right.
great memories which can be refreshed with watching the videos :-)
We started our trips at the beginning of Juli, because we wanted to be sure, that we have no snow on the roads.
Normally June should be fine too.
As you can see in the M2C video, in October you can have snow.
So my recommendation is: July to September is the best time, normally one month sooner or later should also be ok.
we had luck and there were not so many motorcyclists and bikes on the way
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The Stelvio Pass normally opens in the first week or two of June. It stays open until late October or so. Really until the first major snow hits the area.
My first time there was in the first week or June, just days after the Giro Italia bicycle race... that was crazy. Also the snow doesn't full melt away until June.
Last year in July, it snowed four inches over night while I was there. We drove up the pass in the dark and with rain and fog... took us like and hour driving so slow to our hotel(Hotel Perego). Damn that was scary drive. This year in August it also snowed a few times(four inches or so)... so its best to have a plan B and check the web cameras and weather reports.
When it does snow in the summer time... its only at the very top and only for a day or so.
Best times are mid June to late September. AND... drive very early in the day or late in the afternoon to miss those Bikers, Trikes, and RV's driving those hair pin turns.
Dackel
