 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi everyone
I have spent hours looking in which resorts would be most suitable for our situation. We are a family of four (two kids aged 7 and 9 have never skied) and we are looking to stay at a ski resort from 23-27 December. At the moment we have booked a stay with free cancellation at Engelberg, but I'm wondering if another resort would be more suitable. Does anyone have any recommendations for a smaller resort that has both skiing and tobogganing? The slopes should be geared towards beginner and intermediate level, with maybe a handful of blacks to test my masculinity. Some ski runs through snow covered trees would be nice too! We intend to get the kids some ski lessons and will be travelling from Lucerne by public transport. Happy to travel up to 3 hours to get to the right place. Happy to hear any recommendations, including both high profile resorts as well as smaller not so well known resorts. We are from Australia so it would be nice to experience the magic of a beautiful town.
Thanks!
Mitch
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Tue 14-12-21 15:03; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The Brunni side of Engelberg is fine for kids (Titlis I think less so) but you could also look at Melchsee Frutt or Sörenberg, both of which are close by but a bit more family orientated.
3 hours from Luzern is basically all of Switzerland!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks. We went to Engelberg two weekends ago and used the magic carpet at Brunni. I will check out the other two resorts you mentioned.
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@mdelos10, are you living in Luzern?
If so Klewenalp is pretty close and small though I have not visited it myself.
@Nadenoodlee might have some suggestions.
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We live in Basel, but we'll be heading to Lugano this weekend, then staying in Lucerne and then moving on to a ski resort.
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Engelberg is fine, and Melchsee-Frutt is a good shout-out (never been to Sörenberg or Klewenalp). I would also add Stoos to the options - never been in winter, but it looks really good for a short family break. Similar overall concept to that of Melchsee-Frutt, I would say (car-free resort on a plateau, without road access), on a smaller scale and lower in elevation (does not look like a problem this year).
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Responding directly to the question "skiing and tobogganing"....you have to look at Grindelwald and Wengen. Most Brits are blown away by the scale of the toboggan routes.
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I love Engelberg so I am biased but I also love Wengen and think its fab for young families.
I think Oberiberg/Hoch y Brig is also a good resort for families that are learning/ at different levels.
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We did skiing and tobogganing a couple of years ago in Les diablerets
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Gstaad ticks all of the boxes. Not a ski resort but a really beautiful village with skiing. There are a 3/4 tobbogan runs from the top of the mountains to the bottom (a long way) and the pistes are mostly geared towards intermediates. Easy access too as there is a train station in the middle of town (and all of the satellite towns).
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Great shout for Gstaad from@Joy Zipper, not a destination with much "airtime" on SH's but does tick all the boxes. In addition it is very very pretty. Perhaps that's why Julie Andrews lives there!
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Grindelwald and most of Jungfrau has everything you need. Its stunningly beautiful
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