 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm toying with doing the November L3 Mountain Safety in Zermat.
Can anyone tell me the typical transfer and accommodation options for that time of year?
Cheers 
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Mon 4-10-10 20:34; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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david@mediacopy, Train from either Geneva or Zurich is easy enough, 3 hours and a bit I think. Their website has all the hotels listed, loads of apartments too.
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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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david@mediacopy, Remember the Swiss Transfer ticket. Covers all transfer from point of entry to your destination.
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david@mediacopy, last season I did my L3 Teach in the same week as the Mountain Safety. People were spread all over the resort, most having made their own arrangements although I think BASI do recommend one hotel. I hired a car as the previous week I was in Tignes, but the train from Geneva to Zurich seemed straightforward even early season. Last season the evening lectires were in the Zermatterof hotel, which is in the centre of the village by the church. Might be worth emailing Diane to confirm it will be the same for this season, then you can choose accommodation knowing where the seminars take place. I rented a self-catering apartment just behind the main street - it was a good location just a short walk from the train station and close enough to the Zermatterhof that I could get back to my apartment after skiing to ditch my kit, collect my manuals and still get to the seminar in time. Downside was that it was a bit of a hike or a bus ride to the gondola each morning.
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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 all. I'll check it out. What's the drive up to the resort like ? I was half tempted to drive over but my car isn't the best for snow so it's probably a bad idea.
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david@mediacopy, You can only drive to Tasch. Would have to park there and get the train up as Zermatt is car free.
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erm, BASI appear to stopped listing any specific accommodation apart from the youth hostel. Anybody have any recommendations ?
rob@rar, lectures are still at the Zermatterof
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david@mediacopy, Do a search on the Zermatt Tourist Information website www.zermatt.ch
I found Hotel Aristella on there a couple of years ago when looking for accommodation for a BASI course. Was going to recommend it to you, but just had a quick look on their website ( www.zermatt.ch/aristella ) and it seems they're closed for renovation until December.
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david@mediacopy, as SaraJ says, I generally find the local tourist office a good source of info for accommodation.
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