 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi Everyone. I am lucky enough to be skiing in St. Moritz the week of March 13, in which the final FIS races for the season take place. I am thinking of buying tickets to the Downhill race which is on Wednesday, March 16. I have never been to a race in person, only seen them on TV. The tickets are expensive, the cheapest starting at 31 CHF. I am deliberating whether to buy tickets. I don't want to sit at the finish line - it seems that if you are there, all you see is the skiers as they finish the race and everything else will be on a large screen. I would much prefer to stand strategically somewhere along the course. My question is - do you need a ticket to do that? or perhaps so long as I have a ski pass I can just ski down parallel to the course and find a spot?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Being Switzerland and in particular St Moritz, you may find there are no slopeside viewpoints, purely from a ticketing p.o.v.
TBH, entertainments aside, skiing like F1 is a TV sport unless you're participating.
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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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you wont need tickets unless your trying to get into the finish area. Just take the lift up & ski down with all the others to the slopeside viewing areas. Then continue down to different parts of the course.
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Compared to the average footie match 31 CHF isn't expensive. The finish area is worth it IMHO because of the atmosphere, the commentary and the big screen, as well as seeing the athletes finishing. The problem with anywhere else is they just whizz past and you don't know who they are, even if you recognise the country from the race suit. You also don't know if they actually finish or what position. Yes, you can follow it on your phone in real time (FIS live timing) but then you'll probably miss the racer going past!
Also, if you can get there without skiing, it's a lot more comfortable standing about for hours in walking boots than ski boots.
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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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We watched the WC races here in Wengen in January. It's definitely worth buying tickets for the finish area. Atmosphere is great, big screens so you can see the split times like you do on TV at home. If there's a VIP option you should take that too as they'll have a bbq going.
And don't forget your Swiss flag 
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A ski team jacket gets all kinds of good access 
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