 Poster: A snowHead
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I have booked a trip to Lech via Friedrichshafen leaving tomorrow. Due to the heavy snowfall Lech is cut off and will be until well in tomorrow,possibly longer. In such scenarios what does one do once we reach Langen Station?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Helicopter ? weather tomorrow should be a bit clearer than today but still snowy, however they may well have managed to clear the way it's not as if they're in the UK where we don't know how to cope with any snow
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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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D G Orf, have you see the prices  I am really disappointed, and having a couple of young kids in tow I don't really fancy a night on Platform 1 of the station. Typical, perfect power and we can't get near it!
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lisach, have you contacted wherever you are planning to stay ? They may offer a suitable suggestion, I'd seriously doubt that you would be left on the platform
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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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D G Orf, yes thanks I have and am waiting a reply. They must have had guests due today and I have asked what happened to them  I suppose we could still take the flight but then we could be pushed to get suitable accomodation so late.
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lisach, check with your insurance, they may prefer you to be out there and cover alternative accomodation than pay for alternate flights
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D G Orf, the flight cost is not such an issue. I hate to let down the Hotel but its a leap of faith that we will have to take that the road will be clear. I just can't see any change in the situation before we leave tomorrow, even the Tourist Office were unsure what was happening.
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lisach, Even in very heavy snow the roads in the alps are cleared incredibly quickly. I really would not panic. Take the number of the hotel handy, do everything as you expected, and it'll probably be OK. If not, it's not a frantically busy week, so you should be able to find overnight accommodation at the bottom of the hill.
Good luck - lucky you - we had another sunny day today - bah! 
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thanks easiski, my worry is that they said exactly that they said this morning! I have just checked the Snow Line again and the situation isn't improving, still heavy snow at 18.15. They have already had 80cm in the village and 110cm in the Ski Area, its cruel!
Last edited by You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net. on Sun 18-12-05 0:08; edited 1 time in total
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lisach, Bah! indeed - stiff upper lip, Get to road blockage, then Kyber Pass spirit - 120 paces per minute, quick march, hike to accommodation, wot eh? Splendid! 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I'd take a chance I'd get through and if not stop overnight in the nearest hotel. You'll get there the next day and be real close to all that snow..!!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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the problem is not clearing the roads, it's avalanche danger if the weather's bad and they can't bomb the slopes above the roads. I know, I've been stranded in Lech for 5 extra days.
Try St Anton for a day?
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lisach, I think it's highly unlikely that your hotel will bill you for nights you've not used due to this situation, so you should be able to fund alternative accommodation without needing an insurance claim (though I would definitely register the problem with the insurers and seek guidance).
Lech is cut off periodically like this, but it's better than the opposite. I was in St Anton at New Year with my father back in the early 1960s and we had no snow - so we had to escape to Switzerland!
If things remain problematic, try and pull out of the whole deal with the hotel (rather than be kept hanging on) and go to an alternative resort - Ischgl, Solden, Obergurgl are places that spring to mind. The hotel is probably insured for these extreme weather events, since they hit Lech from time to time.
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You know it makes sense.
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lisach, How did you get on? What happened in the end?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Ray Zorro, I think lisach, is still there, but I'm dying to hear how it worked out!
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Poster: A snowHead
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easiski, I think so too, but I noticed that she signed in earlier this morning ...
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