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Can anyone tell me where would be the best place to go skiing in late July.
We where thinking zermatt, but it seems a little too upmarket.
Dont think it would suit our gang.
Cheers, Brian.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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flexrip,
New Zealand 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Kaprun .... ski on the Kitzsteinhorn in the morning then swim in the lake at Zell am See in the afternoon!!!  GREAT!
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If you have any spare airmiles go to Chile - very cheap once you get there and not upmarket - for real keen skiers and boarders.
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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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flexrip,
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We where thinking zermatt, but it seems a little too upmarket.
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On the contrary, it can be as wild as any Austrian resort if you go to the right places. We're doing a long weekend there at the Whit bank holiday weekend, and have also booked for next xmas (again).
As anyone that has met me on Snowheads will testify, I am anything but upmarket
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thirded 
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Are there many choices? Tignes, Les Deux Alpes, Zermatt, Kaprun all offer summer skiing. Any others?
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brian
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rob@rar, add Saas Fee in Switzerland, possibly Val d'Isere in France (they opened last year for a while) and Hintertux and Stubai at least in Austria, I think there might be another couple in Austria ?
Edit: you can use the Zermatt summer area from Cervinia as well I think.
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flexrip, things ain't what they used to be... I used to religiously ski Hintertux, Solden or Kaprun in July/August but I now have to draw the line at the end of June. Fact is, unless you want the fun park, there's stuff all fun to be had in rivers of semi-frozen porridge. These days I go just to be in the mountains, go biking, or even walk! Went to Kaprun a couple of Augusts ago and the glacier was just a grey wasteland. Suggest southern hemisphere is the only way to go in late July.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I've skiied in Saas Fee in summer for the last three years and have always had good skiing. Last year (early August) had two genuine powder days with 40cm overnight.
Good cheapish hotels as well and quite a few bars and restaurants open. Ski in the morning from 8 till 1 then mountain bike, tennis, assault course or drink in the sunshine
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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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Spent my third ever ski week on the Stubai Glacier (now many years ago) and had a great week (in mid June).
Hemel race train in Hintertux during the first week of August each year. Last year was a mixture of hot sun and complete white out.
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Does anyone know what sort of conditions you could expect on a glacier later on in the year eg. October or November?
Is this still summer skiing or early winter? I quite fancy going away somewhere about this time of year but have no idea of what sort of snow conditions to expect 
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You know it makes sense.
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zoe29, it can vary enormously.
You could consider going to the early season snowHead gathering in Les 2 Alpes on the first weekend in November. I went last year, the snow wasn't great but the whole event was a great time and there were laughs a-plenty. I think that we had particularly poor snow.
I have been to Hintertux in mid November and while there was a reasonable amount open, conditions weren't brilliant.
I think that you would do much better going in May or June if that is an option.
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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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I would have thought summer skiing in NZ and Chile would be rubbish. Surely the snow will be better in winter.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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boredsurfin, Its okay, nobody likes me when I am being thick either 
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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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| Frosty the Snowman wrote: |
| boredsurfin, Its okay, nobody likes me when I am being thick either |
BGA,
Thanks for the input BGA, but can you tell me where saas fee is, cheers, brian
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| flexrip wrote: |
| but can you tell me where saas fee is, cheers, brian |
One valley east from Zermatt, Switzerland.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Just asRobW says. You could even do a two centre trip as it's only about an hours drive from Saas Fee to Zermatt. Saas Fee attracts a younger crowd in summer than Zermatt, lots of young ski racers training vs lots of Japanese tourists gawping at the Matterhorn. Also Warren Smith runs camps throughout July and August and also the Saas Fee Ride so if you go out late July then there will be plenty of things going on. Two hours from Geneva for the transfer by minibus or 3 hours on the train. I'll be there myself the last week in July, foolishly doing the British Freeski Camp (old fat white men who can't jump, so God knows why..)
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I would give Zermatt and Saas Fee the thumbs up for summer boarding/ skiing. As others have said though, don't expect to have the piste to yourself as invariably there are national ski teams training with the best downhills 'out of bounds' for us mere mortals. Even if you get there first thing in the morning the place could be well crowded already. They may close lifts earlier than during the winter season also since it gets very slushy. For getting to both resorts the train connections via Bern will be vastly improved (i.e. quicker) once the new Lötschberg tunnel is opened in Dec 07, so Summer skiing 08 should see the benefits - or alternatively will be even more crowded  !
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