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Engelberg with kids just after NY?
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I’d love some opinions.
Looking for somewhere to grab 4-5 nights between NY and the kids starting school again. Very well aware it is very busy and snow may not be ideal, so looking for places with shortish transfers and lots of hotel accommodation which we may be able to grab last minute.
Engelberg fits the bill in terms of flights to Zurich and hotel accommodation at a reasonable budget. But we won’t make full use of its main strengths (the off piste and nightlife) and I gather the lift queues may be horrendous.
Does anyone have any other suggestions or can you reassure me? Kids are 10 and 12 and have 5 weeks skiing under their belts so most reds are fine; ice might be a different kettle of fish; they’ve only been at Easter so far
Thanks all!
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Tricky one to be honest. With only 7 weeks to go I'd be booking anywhere that had suitable accommodation. Might be worth trying somewhere a little less well-known like Meiringen?
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I had a thread asking a similar question re a short weekend from Zurich in mid-Jan. I ended up up with a shortlist of Davos/Klosters, Flims/Laax, Andermattt, Lenzerheide/Arosa and even the Arlberg in Austria. With 4-5 nights at your disposal I think you will have some good options from Zurich. My main issue following up from the good tips I got was finding suitable accommodation as noted above. Could be that properties don't like booking shorter than 1 week stays and straight after NY that will definitely be an issue.
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I am an Engelberg regular of 17 years, my kids all learnt to ski there and it is our 'home' mountain. I wouldn't put it at the top of my list for resorts at that time of year, it is busy at Xmas and half term but the new Titlis Express has helped the queuing at busy times.
The pistes are fairly steep and undulating and if there is not a lot of snow I wouldn't recommend it for kids with only 5 weeks skiing experience.
Wait and see where the snow is good. Right now Eberg has little snow, Andermatt/Sedrun has more but I would recommend you stay in Sedrun as it accesses much easier skiing, it is harder to get to though in terms of transfer.
Glacier 3000 is close to Geneva and may be better option if you want to stay in CH
https://www.glacier3000.ch/en
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