 Poster: A snowHead
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Any recommendations for an English speaking guide for a group wishing to explore Andermatt's off-piste areas?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No specific recommendations but most Swiss guides speak good English. Bonus in Andermatt is they seem to be keen to rent you ABS packs as well.
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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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Hi, We are based in Chamonix, but guide all over switzerland too, including Andermatt - drop us an email
Cheers
Guy
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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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russellford, If it is exploring the local off piste you may find someone from the ski school works well. We had a ski schol instructor for the day and had a good time . Long time ago but their English was very good.
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Thanks, guys, for these thoughts
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If you get a chance and the snow's good try and get a day in Engelberg. It's 1 hours drive from Andermatt and the off piste is sensational (and the route finding fairly obvious) except for Galtiberg which you want to ski with someone who knows the exit options. I did a weekend there last year, 1 day in each. Loved both but Engelberg definitely had me smiling more. The Galtiberg must be one of the best lift served routes in the Alps.
http://www.ultimate-ski.com/Ski-Resorts/Switzerland/Engelberg/Off-piste/index.html
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bobinch, Thanks for the tip. Perhaps Engelberg is for another year, when we can spend more time there. Would you be interested in returning to Andermatt - we are a group of 4 , but looking for 6 - 8/9 in total to share the guide cost for a week, Feb 6 - 13?
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Thanks for the offer but I just do weekends as I live in Switzerland. Enjoy your trip!
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I did an off-piste week there about 3 years ago with Ski Freshtracks. It's a really excellent off-piste area with great snow record. I'm pretty sure we used the Bergschule Uri which you can find on the Andermatt official website. They were very good and spoke excellent English.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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DCG, Thanks, that's useful information - I'll 'Google' the Bergschule Uri and see what they can do.
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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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Edit,
I have been contacted by numerous different people over the last year asking for guide advice. I am not a guide an I suggest visiting the UAIGM website.
A UAIGM guide in Andermatt who has been recommended to me (by my UAIGM guide) is John Mueller. John Mueller peak.dreams@bluewin.ch
Last edited by So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much  on Mon 15-02-10 12:07; edited 1 time in total
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You know it makes sense.
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I notice that the SCGB are using Andrea Enzio, Sandro Borini and Sandro Viotti, but I'm not sure if any of them are local. Certainly Andrea is based in Alagna where he is (or anyway was) head of the guides.
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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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Can highly recommend Guy '8000' Willett from Dream Guides, as per his post above...
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Poster: A snowHead
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snowball, I've seen Roberto from Alagne over there as well...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snowball, Many thanks for the info. on the Engelberg guides. I was hoping to find a guide more locally based to Andermatt as I guess Engelberg is at least an hours drive away. Surprisingly, having 'Googled' extensively, there doesn't seem to be a guides bureau or organisation in Andermatt, nor any list of Andermatt guides similar to your Engelberg list. However, I have found the website for the Swiss Mountain Guides Association (www.4000plus.ch), which lists names, addresses and contact details for its members (http://www.4000plus.ch/index.php?id=1&L=2). And there are various ways of searching their database.
Regarding the SCGB's Alagna guides, we used Nicola Viotti last year in Monte Rosa (he is based in Alagna) but I reasoned that Alagna guides will want to also charge us for their accommodation in Andermatt whereas locally based ones will not.
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