Bad Ragaz/Pizol ski area

A snowHead

Hi. Am planning a weekend away with the family at the end of February and have booked cheap easyjet flights to Zurich. We are looking at Bad Ragaz largely due to the fact that it seems to have a reputation as a spa and thermal town which will give the wife something to do when she has had enough skiing and the rest of us haven't.
Has anyone been there and have any useful info esp on Hotels, transfers and the ski area. Any advice much appreciated. We arrive Zurich around 9pm on hte friday and fly out at the same time on the sunday.

A snowHead

philipb, never previously heard of it and it's a little telling that the website isn't even available in French or Italian - clearly one for the locals.

Probably enough skiing for a weekend. Could well be a little local's hidden gem. If you're lucky. Worth a weekend punt anyway, I'd think.

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philipb

We arrived at Zurich one very snowy early December day about 10 years ago and ended up in Bad Ragaz as the driving conditions were bad (heavy snow) and the resort was easily accessible without chains.

All I can remember is rolling around in the deepest (waist deep) powder I have ever seen, in virtually zero visibility Laughing

. There was too much snow and too little of the area open to make any judgment of the ski area. We had good fun though!

We drove into the town and found accommodation at the first place we tried. I seem to recall that there were a few other options. Saw nothing of the town as we ate in the hotel because of the weather.....

Next day we went to Malbun in Leichtenstein. Would love to go back there too - as we spent the day on two lower slope runs as the mountain was virtually closed due to avalanche danger! Seem to think that Malbun wasn't too far from Bad Ragaz - so Leichtenstein may be a novel skiing possibility for you?.

Despite the very limited skiing that we did, we have fond memories of the trip - the snow was amazing - and we'd love to go back some time.

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philipb, we went for an afternoon last January. I'm not a fan and prefer more crowded Flumserberg. See http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=45552#1120352

Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

How about trying Scuol-Tarasp in the lower Engadine Valley. This is a beautiful and formerly very isolated part of Switzerland that has been somewhat opened up by the 20 km long Vereina railway Tunnel. 3 hours by train from Zurich airport with connections at the Zurich main train station and Landquart. The ski area is surprisingly varied and your wife will enjoy the spa.

Lots of info here (download the "Engadine Scuol waiting to be discovered" brochure): http://www.scuol.ch/en/welcome.cfm

You'll need to Register first of course.

Thanks for the advice. I'll take a look at Flumsberg. Scuol sounds good but maybe a bit far from Zurich to be practical for a short weekend.

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Bad Ragaz/Pizol ski area

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