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Thanks mainly to the wise words of Carled in the Weather Outlook Thread my fingers have just accidently slipped onto the "book" button of a flight to Zurich for a long weekend 7-11 March. Ooops. 
Next - where to go. I will be meeting up with mates driving down from Germany so a car is available. 3 powder hungry snowboarders looking for empty slopes, fresh tracks and steep+deep. If the hoped-for megadumporama occurs which of the following will be best?
Andermatt
Davos
Engelberg
Lenzerheide
Somewhere else
Within the 4 days available to us we are keen to do some proper off-piste with a guide in addition to as much easily accessible powder as possible.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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laax? or stay in Engelberg where you can do a day trip or two to Andermatt depending on conditions???
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Fri 22-02-08 16:33; edited 1 time in total
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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hd, I can speak with some authority having been to none of those places  but I understand Engelberg has the reputation for great off-piste. A short trip from Zurich too
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Can recommend Engleberg but don't expect the slopes to be empty if its just dumped!
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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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Andermatt is great only hour and a bit and if you want to go Austrian Iscghel aint far over the border ischgel is only about 2.5 hours happy skiing 
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kitenski, Laax faces south doesn't it? Therefore not good for pow especially in any March sunshine?
jedster, Engelberg does look good however the lack of crowds thing is important to us since we really do want as much fresh-trackage as possible. I hate crowds. 
Will it be busy on Monday and Tuesday or only at the weekend? Sat/Sun might be good days to hire a guide for the Laub.
Ordhan, I really really want to go to Ischgl and had also considered St Anton, but isn't it difficult to find accommodation in either of those resorts for less than a week?
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Engelberg is busy on Saturday bit less on Sunday and quite quiet on Monday/Tuesday.
It's goof for off piste but hasn't snowed there for 2 weeks. Having said that you can find some good places. In fact most of the Alps doesn't have fresh pow at the moment,
Davos good too but more expensive and doesn't seem like it has much apres.
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GordonFreeman, cheers that's what I like to hear. May I ask how it is you know this stuff? 
Snow conditions now obviously aren't good for a powderhound but the flights have been booked based on speculation that megadumporama may commence towards the end of the month. (see the weather outlook thread)
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I was there last weekend 
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HD you just have to do the donkey work for the Iscghel resorts hit the web and the phone and you will find somwhere it is no where near as bad as people make it out. To be honest if it is for a short stop Andermatt is probably the better as Iscghel is a place best left to when you have a week to explore. St Anton is a gift from god to skiers 
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Arosa
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You know it makes sense.
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hd, er Laax has a load of specialist freeride (read off-piste) areas which are avy controlled. Wouldn't have thought they'd do that if March was going to be a regular wash-out for powder The main pistes may be mostly (but not exclusively) south-facing, but if you are into touring, you can go off the back of the ridge at the top and head north towards Elm. Besides you're talking about early March which is usually one of the best periods of the season IME, and the snow reports threads reckon there could be a dump of snow due towards the end of next week, into the following one. If they're right, then I wouldn't think you'll have a problem with pow anywhere and don't forget Laax is the second largest linked resort in Switzerland, so there's probably more choice than many other places. One of the local guide cos is sure to be able to find some stashes. If you haven't totally written off Laax, our place is free for that weekend, I believe
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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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Lech or St Anton. Take the Alberg Express from Zurich Airport (Frid/Sat/Sun only though) €75 return and takes 2.5-3 hours.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Wouldn't much bother with Engelberg. It takes about 90 mins to get from the bottom to the top.
I'd check out Lenzerheide or Arosa or Laax if I were in your shoes.
If I were in my shoes I'd go to Andermatt, but definately not Engelberg.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Wouldn't much bother with Engelberg. It takes about 90 mins to get from the bottom to the top.
I'd check out Lenzerheide or Arosa or Laax if I were in your shoes.
If I were in my shoes I'd go to Andermatt, but definately not Engelberg. |
That's just so wrong it's funny.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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There's a thread on here somewhere from last (?) season by Arno about an off piste trip to Engleberg IIRC.
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I'd be tempted by Laax/Flims..never been but it is on our radar and an advance recce would be in order, IMV
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