 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello snowheads
Off to engelberg for a long weekend at the start of march, does anyone have any suggestions of off piste guides that are good and won't cost the earth? Non guided route recommendations also very much welcome...
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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we just contacted the guides office before we arrived and booked a day. worked for us
Engelberg is great but I would STRONGLY recommend getting a guide for at least a day - the terrain can be pretty serious and route finding is not trivial. After a day with a guide you'll have a much better idea of where you are happy to ski unguided. That's what we did.
But I'm not an expert on the area. Others may be happier to direct you.
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I totally agree with the previous post.
Some of the classic off piste runs are on glaciers for about half of their length for a start. There is a decent amount of non glacier off piste, however the Trubsee bowl for example, which is easily accessible, has some tricky exit routes at the bottom, which can be narrow, icy, steep and rocky.
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There's a mountain guide office near the railway station in town ((www.engelbergmountainguide.ch) and they have a very good reputation.
On the other hand, I went down the classic Laub off-piste run with some Swedish blokes I met in the hotel bar; possibly not the most sensible solution! 
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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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Route finding on the Laub isn't difficult. If you are happy with the avy situation and have the right gear (and companions) you don't need a guide to ski it. Other areas in Engelberg are a lot more serious though, def worth getting a local guide for at least a day 
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| sah wrote: |
| Route finding on the Laub isn't difficult. If you are happy with the avy situation and have the right gear (and companions) you don't need a guide to ski it. Other areas in Engelberg are a lot more serious though, def worth getting a local guide for at least a day |
I was there on my own so definitely needed some companions (who were massively, massively better skiers than me, but I survived!). Engelberg's Titlis side is seriously glacial so the above advice is especially sound.
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Great, thanks guys. All sound advice, especially with the amount of snow that looks set to fall this week!
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http://offpisteroutes.com/engelberg-off-piste-routes/
We had an awesome day there a few years back and skied the Laub, Steinberg and Gultiberg. The last one is a fab super long route but leaves you up the valley where you need to get a bus back and the bottom was in a gorge with avi slopes above so needs some care. The Laub was pretty straightforward route finding and is a classic so sees lots of traffic
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