 Poster: A snowHead
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Heading to Les Diablerets next week, with my 5 year old who has never skied before. The Glacier looks amazing, looking for some advice from anyone who has been. Is there much to do up the top for a beginner? Are any of the blues there very easy? What about the sledging/ glacier bus. Any tips would be great thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I've not actually been up to the glacier but I'm pretty certain all the blues up there are very easy and that you can access the glacier without having to ski any reds on the way up or down, watch the forecast wind though. Most of the runs in the main ski area are straightforward as well.
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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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The top is awkward for a beginner. Leaving the cable car it is necessary to undertake a very long schuss in order to get across onto the main "plateau". Obviously a beginner 5 year old will not be able to do this. The result will be a hard walk/skate to get over the hump. If the wind is against this could be very hard work indeed.
From middle station the long run to Rausch station may be good but the final 3-400m is quite steep for a little guy.
Hope it all works out for you.
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Thanks, so I’ll leave the skiing I think! Is it worth going up for the views/ sledging? I’ve never been to a glacier before
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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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@munchimo, Cons: they are very cold weather can be unpredictable and can be desolate, pick your moment to go and come down if weather starts to turn
Pros Scenery if the weather is right will be visually stunning, but maybe not enough for a 5 year old to appreciate yet.
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Ummm 3000m is quite high for a novice skier. If you do go for it, make sure his kit is better than yours and don't chance the weather., especially wind chill. To be blunt, it's the kind of height if something goes wrong, the problems multiply rapidly. I've skied 3500 with my kids for several years, but only when they were happy on the reds. At 5 years old they'll likely enjoy sledging / easy slopes more than the views and that love of the sport and mountains is priceless.
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