 Poster: A snowHead
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I was tempted to put this in the 'ski legs' thread. I'm off to Zermatt on 27th Dec. Do any SHeads know it well enough to recommend some nice blues to get the legs back in? Our hotel is nearest the Sunnega or Gornegrat lifts/train. Is there a 'best' side to ski in the morning and then move to for the afternoon?
Thanks !
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brian
brian
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Beverley, there's a big wide area of cruisy blues/reds off the Gifthittli chair above Riffelberg in the Gornergrat sector which should be perfect.
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Beverley, brian, has chosen by far the best place for gently finding your legs - and if you're lucky, the new lift might be open by then, which would let you ski the blue all the way down to Furi (or Schweigmatten to be exact) and take the lift straight back up to the Gifthittli chair.
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Thanks! I've found it on my piste map and shall head that way Day 1. I've read about the new lift on the Zermatt website (8 person chair?)and they have said they plan to have it opened. Goody, goody!
Even more excited now 
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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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I would recommend that you start at Sunnega and instead of continuing up to Blauherd and Rothorn, take a warm up run down the Standard to the Partrullarve chair and up to the Rothorn cable car. From the top of Rothorn, ski down Flualp (I stop in for a coffee at the restaurant) to Gant and then take the Hohtalli cable car up and another small cable car to Gornergrat. The runs Rotenboden and Gifthittli down Gornergrat are great in the late morning and you can go all the way down to Furi via Landtunnel and Schweigmatten where the new 8 person cable car is scheduled to open 12 Dec. There are some very nice mountain restaurants in Furi. I would recommend Restaurant Alm for one. In the afternoon, from Furi, you can head back up to Riffleberg on the new cable car or head towards Schwarzsee or up the Theodul Glacier. If the weather is beautiful in the morning, I would take the free bus or a taxi to the the Klein Matterhorn side of the village and ski in Cervinia for the day. Here is more info an the new 8-person cable car from Furi to Riffleberg.
http://bergbahnen.zermatt.ch/e/bahnen/furi-riffelberg/?bpid=5268209&chk=22WARim33P
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One more tip: The Gornergrat train is great for a first time ride, but is slow. Take a newspaper or a book. It's a 45 minute ride from the village to the top of Gornergrat. This is why I always start from Sunnega....you will get more morning skiing in.
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Beverley, if you follow Jacques, advice, make sure you have lunch at the Fluhalp restaurant, best mountain restaurant I've ever been.
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I concur !!
Also, Tuftern would be a great run to start with Sunnegga side 
Minestrone soup and bread and cheese at the small restaurant off Tuftern is to die for also.
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