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Crossing the Alps in december....
I am shipping my bike to Munich, Germany early December. I will need to get the bike down into Italy as soon as I can. I understand that traveling through the Alps at that time period is not the greatest idea, but can it be done? I understand I would be traveling through Brenner pass, one of the lower elevation points of the Alps, but in early December.

Or am I better off finding a way to ship or freight train the bike down?

Thanks for any help that can be offered.
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Hi wile e,
Alp crossing is not a problem unless the weather is bad.
Roads are good and plenty of rest points along the way. I am from north Italy (originally) and we used to have a lot of fun riding through the Alps in winter sunny days, just one word of warning: DON'T start your trip if you are not 100% sure the weather will be good, it can be terrible up there if caught in a storm.
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Or you could simply put you and your bike on the DB Autozug (car-train) from Munic to Neaples:

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alexpezzi-- thank you, this is what I was looking for. I live in northern mountains in the US and we do as well ride during the winter months. Especially early December since our winter doesn't really start until the New Year. But I have been given so much warning, so I wasn't sure. I'll be careful to watch the weather and wait out any storms that might roll through.

indu-Thanks, but I have already checked their website. Turns out that they don't run during the winter months.
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We just came over Brenner on Friday the 9th of Nov. It was 27 degrees F and snowing.

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I got caught in a snow storm in Norway this September. It was lovely in the valley but as soon as I got up on the plateau it started snowing. It's not fun on a fully loaded bike. The biggest problem was not the cold or the road conditions, although it was white over, it was my visor steaming up ! The snow was building up on the front of the visor too and I was basicly riding one handed, using the other as a windscreen wiper. This was dodgy enough on the flat plateau. I can't imagine how scary it would be with 1000ft drops at the side of the road. I'd use the train, it's a no-brainer. Still, I wish I was joining you it sounds like a great trip.
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