 Poster: A snowHead
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Happy almost winter!
Have left it a bit last minute which is never good, esp with low budget...but wanting to get to Switz for a week round xmas/new year. Anyone recommend resorts where we're likely to get snow? Anyone know any cheap hotels/available apartments...
Thanks a million for any suggestions (any really good ones'll get a cowbell/piece of toblerone as a thanks!)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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schnee_engel, welcome to snowHeads 
How cheap are you wanting to go? There are plenty of resorts with hostels, or if you looked at a valley hotel you would save money over a resort.
Have a look at Saas Grund. It has some skiing itself, but feeds into Saas Fee where there is a glacier. The ski bus is included on the whole area lift pass.
I've stayed at Hotel Roby and Hotel Touring. The Touring was nicer (has a swimming pool) but cost a bit more.
I've also stayed in Tasch, for Zermatt, but that is a bit dead.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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schnee_engel, I would second Liz's recommendation of the Saas Fee area, since having a glacier at least gives you assurance of some skiing. I stayed in Saas Fee itself last Chriistmas at the Hotel Elite, which I can thoroughly recommend for its excellent food, but if it's more than your budget then as Liz says you may find cheaper accomodation in Saas Grund.
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Try the Bunker (hostel) in Verbier
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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schnee_engel, our place in Laax is currently still available for both Xmas and NY weeks, although I'm told to expect it to book up quickly. 100 min direct shuttle from Friedrichshafen (Ryanair from Stansted, Liverpool or Dublin) and about 2 hours from Zurich on public transport (direct train to Chur, bus almost to the front door from there) - Easyjet do Luton to Zurich, BMI do Edinburgh to ZRH and of course there are BA and Swiss too. We've skied in Laax on Christmas Day almost every year since 2003, including last year, and always had plenty of snow. PM me if that's of any interest.
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mwinram, we looked at the Bunker in Verbier for 07, but the fact it has NO windows proved a little much for a claustrophobic friend. Good value though 
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