 Poster: A snowHead
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We're all booked for our trip to Zermatt the week of 10.3.2007 - 17.3.2007. Are the ski conditions generally "good" around this time of year? Obviously a lot of factors play in to this but based upon previous years, can we expect decent snow from Zermatt into Cervinia?
Thank you!
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brian
brian
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Hokie1, yep, that's about peak snow depth time. Obviously whether you get 2 week old hardpack or delighfully fresh freshies is in the lap of the snow gods. Fingers crossed !
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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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Hokie1, Zermatt is a year round resort; snow in March there is about as sure-fire as you get in the Alps.
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Up high, Zermatt has almost guaranteed snow. Down low, it can vary wildly, from amazing through to dreadful.
Last year, skiing was possible down to the village right through until early Apr. The year before, the resort runs were all closed by mid-Mar.
On balance, you have an above-average chance of seeing good top-to-bottom snow conditions in Zermatt during your stay.
Good snow is critical in Zermatt, as on-piste is quite limited and you will need to go off-piste (with a guide, of course) if you are a good skier and want to keep yourself amused for a full week.
Cervinia town is much higher than Zermatt town, so you shouldn't have any problems with snow on that side of the hill.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hokie1, You're out of luck, I've already booked the snow gods to deliver early February 
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can we expect decent snow from Zermatt into Cervinia?
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You can, the pass from Switzerland into Italy is very high and there'll be full cover down to Cervinia in March. In fact there should be full cover all the way to Valtournanche about 500m below Cervinia.
You can save yourselves a couple of quid by not buying the international pass for the week. There's enough skiing on either side of the border to keep you happy for most of the week and it's better just to upgrage on days when you want to go across to the other side.
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Hokie1, It's not what you asked about, but the Zermatt glacier is the highest skiing in Europe, so even if you couldn't do what you want (which I would be quite shocked about), then you can at least always ski. I've skied some of the summer glacier skiing and it's excellent.
Whitegold, don't get why you would "need" to go off piste. Loads of skiing in Zermatt, unless of course you're a moderate skier who can only ski the same run once! 
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I would say early Mar should be a great time in Zermatt. Of course, the weather will be the weather but you have given yourself every chance of good conditions IMV.
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Hokie1, when we were in Zermatt last January (we're going again for xmas) most of the locals told us they get most of their snow early and late season, so it should just about be the ideal time that you are there.
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Whitegold, we found plenty of skiing to last a week. We did have to do some runs more than once, but still loads of fun.
BTW if you go over the Cervinia on more than one day, I think that the international pass pays for itself.
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Don't get me wrong, Zermatt is a great resort, surely one of the world's top 3 overall. However, on-piste skiing is not that extensive, imho. A good athlete can ski it out in less than a week.
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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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Whitegold, But what's the problem with repeating the same runs? I really don't get this at all. I spend nearly the whole season on the same green run, and OK I'm a bit fed up with it by the end of April, however, as I'm skiing it differently each time and taking different lines etc (with different peeps) the run characteristics change all the time. The profile also changes after every fall of snow or storm ... I've skied Zermatt twice, once in the summer which was pretty good although the uplift was dreadfully slow, and once when we only had one area of the 3 open (Rothorn?) - that was fine too. I was there for about 10 days on that occasion. Plenty to keep us amused.
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You know it makes sense.
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I've got to agree with easiski, many of us just spent 4.5 days on a glacier and loved every minute. I find that when re-doing runs there are subtle differences, but similar enough so I can concentrate on technique not route finding. Conditions change too.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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masmith, my brothers are hoping to have a go at it xmas week, providing there is sufficient snow cover.
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Poster: A snowHead
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lampbus, absolutely. I never REALLY enjoy a run when I'm doing it for the 1st time. If you have a 2nd go, I find you ski it much better as you have a fair idea of where you are supposed to be going 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Charlatanefc, exactly, and what's over that little hump etc.
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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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easiski, see, I'm not as daft as you thought I was in VT
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Zermat is guarranteed snow when ever i have been, and of course there is the added bonus of the glacier
most of it is above 2000 m that means there is a good chance of snow everywhere till april.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Welcome to snowheads Tom Lowe, sounds like you're a Zermatt regular.
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nope ive been skiing since i was 5 so have been to lots of resorts in france austria and switzerland 
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