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Hi - looking into options for long weekend away - Gatwick flights to Zurich look good - can anyone suggest good resorts , and even reasonably priced accomodiation ... catered chalets, hotel etc.
PS vegetarian, not bothered by apres scene, just plenty of skiing  oh 2hrs xfer absolute limit
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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St Anton is good if you hire a car and road conditions are good then transfer will be about 2 hours.
Good train service but will be a little more than 2 hours.
Plenty of accommodation especially if you have a car and can be down the valley a bit. EG Zurs Sporthotel Enzian
It is where I would go.
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Flims/Laax are pretty close by and offers decent skiing.
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Had a pretty similar thread up a few months ago...maybe of some help for you with quite a few tips. Link below:
Weekend Break from Zurich..
We plumped for Davos/Klosters in the end. Was there last weekend. Skied two unbelievable bluebird days around Parsenn and all the group was vey impressed. Recommend it, there's something for everyone. Tad expensive up on the mountain but nothing unreasonable. I'd say it felt very understated relative to its reputation. Transfer by train from Zurich Airport was 2h10m and dead easy.
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If you are happy driving a wide area can be reached in 2 hours from Zürich, from Grindelwald to St Anton. Switzerland is more expensive than Austria. In Austria the obvious choices would be either Montafon or Arlberg. Catered chalets are rare especially for weekends but almost all hotels do half board (veggie should not be an issue these days). In the Arlberg Stuben would be a good option if you are not bothered about apres, easy access from Zürich, in the middle of the ski area, though it is a small place so not so much accommodation.
Swiss options would include Grindelwald (scenery on a grand scale, skiing under the north face of the Eiger), Andermatt, Engleberg, Flims/Laax, Davos/Klosters plus a good number of smaller places.
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Andermatt, Engelberg, Flims/Laax, Davos/Klosters are all good and are also within 2h of Zürich by train, I'd also add Arosa/Lenzerheide to the list. None are particularly cheap though. If you want somewhere closer then Flumserberg is pretty good and only an hour from Zürich by train. The smaller resorts are cheaper for everything - lift pass, accomodation, meals etc.
There's quite a nice summary of resorts relative to distance from Zürich here:
http://www.swisswintersports.co.uk/zurich.php
If you are happy to hire a car then you could get to Damüls in Austria in 2 hours - that's a great ski area, and a lot cheaper than Swiss resorts of a similiar size. No catered chalets but lots of good value half board hotels that are flexible on changeover days.
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Flims/Laax +1, well connected good sized ski area, mostly red cruising. Popular with boarders. Apres ski very quiet when there. Train from Zurich via Chur. I not sure about reasonably priced though.
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| reasonably priced accomodiation ... 2hrs xfer absolute limit |
You'll need to head to Austria to get better prices thanks to the CHF rate.
2 hours might just get you to the Arlberg, but Montafon is a lot closer - I'd go there (https://www.montafon.at/en). There are a few villages to choose from, each with their own area. I've not skied there (yet) but I gather some areas are connected and there are buses, but all in all I think renting a car in Zurich would be best both for transfer and getting around when you're there.
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Engelberg would be my weekend venue of choice; easy to get to by car or train, loads of reasonably priced hotels, not as expensive as many Swiss resorts. Weekend queues for main lift access, though.
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