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Hi all,
One of my friends has just moved to Zurich, and we've been talking about me going to visit in early Dec and whether we could squeeze in a couple of days skiing. I wondered if anyone had any experience of the ski resorts near Zurich - will any be open that early? How long are the transfers? Any recommendations?
Cheers 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Laax is about 90 minutes drive and is a very nice ski area. Dont know when it opens, but it has a glacier and is at a decent altitude.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Agree with Laax although I've only been in February, opens daily from 29th November http://www.laax.com/en/home/ Easy to get to, train from Zurich to Chur then Post Bus to resort, couple of hours from memory.
Engelberg will be open too and is probably closer. I've never been though.
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Cheers dan100, Claude B, just taken a look at Laax and it looks good
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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quite close are St.Moritz. but.. it is Switzerland, not cheep
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St Moritz can be a bit of a pain to get to (don't think you can drive direct at this time of year, and from memory the train is slow). It is lovely, though, and normally cold so keeps its snow well (and yes, expensive unless you're staying at the youth hostel!).
We've done early Dec/late Nov trips to Zurich quite often over the last 5 years or so and have always had great conditions (provided you don't expect too much). We've not been to Flims/Laax, but I'd guess it'd be in good shape if open. Other places to look at might be Lenzerheide/Arosa, Davos, St Anton, Andermatt or Engelberg. Laax, Lenzerheide and Davos are all fairly close to Chur, which is about an hour and a 20 mins from Zurich (by car or train). Andermatt and Engelberg are a bit closer, Amatt being quite a pretty train ride from Zurich. St Anton is further, but also in Austria so probably has more cheap options if that's important.
You can normally find the official opening dates on the resort, but they aren't always that reliable so it's worth keeping an eye on how much snow has fallen to make sure they don't move the dates.
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