 Poster: A snowHead
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Does anybody know what Engelberg is like early-season? I'm thinking of going with some mates last weekend in November, and wondering how much of the area we can expect to be open - the glacier should be ok, but it looks a little small...I don't know if we're likely to get anything more than that. Any thoughts?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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ChrisWo, people don't go there for the piste sking.. if the glacier is dangerous..which in early season it may well be, as in not enough snow to fill the crevases and allow a passage off the ice band which marks the end of the glacier, you'll need a rope there at the least, IMO.. it rather negates a lot of what is on offer.
If that is the case, then a quick weekend warm-up is what it is for.. and there are better places than that, I'd suggest.
But...it all comes down to the early snow..
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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if there is a lot of early season snow, go for it. if not, most of the fun stuff will not be much fun and you can expect to makes lots of holes in your skis
the Rotegg, for example, can be seriously scary without much snow on it
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....the Rotegg can be a complete horror if there's not been a recent dump even mid season.
Glacier sking is basically 1 T bar and 1 slightly steeper chairlift. Early season I imagine the race clubs would be heavy users, Hintertux or Tignes or L2A would be far better
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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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Cheers guys, I kind of thought it might be a bit of a waste for early season (I'm surprised they bother opening so early...guess there are sight-seers around still).
I reckon we'll probably make the trek to Saas Fee instead - we're without a car (actually a driver  ), and flights haven't yet started to Innsbruck so Switzerland seems the best bet. Might even try Andermatt if there's enough early season dumpage...
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ChrisWo, again, Andermatt is very rocky underneath so needs decent cover off piste. Not sure about Discentis though..that will be on a road trip soon.
More of an AT place tho, from little I know.
The Valais resorts are nearer now they have put the tunnel through.. but if it is the train and pre season prices...Zermatt or Saa Fee
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