 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all,
This is a real first world problem situation. I am between jobs and got the all of March off. The initial excitement got me looking into booking a place in Zermatt Switzerland for all moth and just ski/board every day.
Thinking about it I started to be concerned I may find it boring after a while. I could look to book shorted period and extend accordingly. but it means costing more money. again. not a huge problem. just trying to think logically
Has anyone had experience in doing a month-long trip in the same place? any input will be helpful here.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Why? We stay all winter, every winter in the same place. It's fine.
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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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I would look at super ski card in Austria or go to Japan.
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| telford_mike wrote: |
| Why? We stay all winter, every winter in the same place. It's fine. |
Can you elaborate? it's only me. not we 
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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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@gnave, when you're not just staying in a resort for a week you really discover and appreciate the resort and what it has to offer........ weekly tourists just touch the surface especially if they're focussed on skiing and many runs/kms as fast as possible.
I've lived (for the season) in resorts with as little as 70/120km of pistes (depending on whose measurements you believe) skied 6/7 days a week and never got bored!
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| marcellus wrote: |
@gnave, when you're not just staying in a resort for a week you really discover and appreciate the resort and what it has to offer........ weekly tourists just touch the surface especially if they're focussed on skiing and many runs/kms as fast as possible.
I've lived (for the season) in resorts with as little as 70/120km of pistes (depending on whose measurements you believe) skied 6/7 days a week and never got bored! |
@marcellus
Super helpful comment. Make me feel a lot better with my choice
Have a great week
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Did 4 months in Chamonix and Mont Blanc area (Les Houches/St Gervais) - never bored. You have to push the off piste though.
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My experience, having just done four weeks in the Dolomites.
Weeks: place A as a duo; place B as a single; place C, + SHs; back to place A, +SHs.
My first time doing 4 weeks in a row.
I'd done several fortnights before, which were kind of manageable on a flight/transfer basis.
But I decided to drive this time - not fly - and the transformation worked for me, with much more flexibility.
Freedom to ski elsewhere/different base. Made several day trips (all skiing in this case), accompanied by others who wanted to make the ride and explore areas further away from base or in better conditions than base.
Freedom to choose different accommodation per week if you want to.
Very large suitcase on wheels. So no air travel packing/weight problems.
I intend doing it again!
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Whistler.
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It depends on your personality type.
Some people get scared traveling, so head to one location and stay there.
Explorers have attention issues and like to roam.
If you are a roamer, you need a big ski area with at least 500km of trails and plenty of backcountry.
Try Courchevel or Meribel in the 3 Valleys.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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We spend 2 months in St Anton (wish it were longer), and have been coming here for 18 years now. No, we don’t get bored. It is like coming home, and perhaps it is our second home. The couple we stay with have become close friends.
For us, it is pure joy coming back. For others, it would be stultifying to go to the same place each year. Whatever floats your boat. Everybody is different. That said, it helps that the Arlberg is such a big area.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Just back from 3 weeks in the 4 Vallées, and in the summer we were there for close to 4 weeks. Key point is that you have a very different perspective to someone there for 7-10 days on their once-a-year trip: you don't have to ski/board every day, especially if the weather if really grotty. You don't have to ski Wednesday afternoon, when all the local school groups turn up (although perhaps less of an issue in Zermatt, given the distance from the Rhône Valley). How about a day trip somewhere else? How about trying some snowshoeing? Go for a swim in the local pool. Read a book. Enjoy a leisurely afternoon in the town. And so on.
Also, if you don't buy a period pass, and just buy by the day, or few days, it's surprising how this takes the pressure off having to go out (because otherwise you're losing money on the pass. Not spending CHF 70 (or whatever) on a day's pass is quite a saving, especially if the conditions are poor - money to spend on something else.
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| LaForet wrote: |
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Also, if you don't buy a period pass, and just buy by the day, or few days, it's surprising how this takes the pressure off having to go out (because otherwise you're losing money on the pass. Not spending CHF 70 (or whatever) on a day's pass is quite a saving, especially if the conditions are poor - money to spend on something else. |
We buy season’s passes. That takes the pressure off for us. “Looking a bit sketchy out there, but feel like a ski? No problem, I will go out and if I don’t enjoy it, I will be back early.” “Should I risk buying a pass today? Snowed heavily last night and the lifts may not open until late. No problem.” Etc etc.
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You know it makes sense.
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whistler is great if you want to spend literally all your money.
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