 Poster: A snowHead
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i know i should know but humour me 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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in terms of surface area - Grosse Aletsch?
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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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admin,
Aletschgletscher because I googled it. If I had had to guess I would have said Gornerglesser from the Monterose
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Aletsch, supposedly the largest in Europe although there is some dispute with one in I think Norway.
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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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admin, Zermatt claims to to be the largest skiable glacier in Europe. As wer're all snowheads, non-skiable glaciers would seem to be irrelevant
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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admin, that's all very well but is your friend going to join snowHeads? 
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You access the skiing on the Aletsch glacier (which - as DGO says - is longest in Europe as well as Switzerland) from the Jungfraujoch station (highest rail station in Europe), which is after you've gone through the Eiger on the underground cog railway up from Kleine Scheidegg, which is above Wengen and Grindelwald.
It's only a small ski area with, I think, one tow. It only operates in summer, as far as I know.
Of course you can ski tour from there, but I don't think it's a big draw on that front - other high-altitude areas are more popular.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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As David Goldsmith, in summer there is one short rope tow, it's short because just beyond the end of the tow is where one of the deepest crevasses on the glacier tends to open its wide mouth ( from memory it's usually a couple of hundred meters deep  ), friends of mine used to own the concession up there but it's really very basic with just the rope tow and a shed full of skis and boots, you can ski several routes on the glacier and there's at least one refuge along the path where you can stop overnight, those who are fit enough and good skiers can go the whole length in a day, I think you end up at Blatten, you do however need a guide because in addition to it being the longest glacier in Europe it may also be the deepest, touring on the Aletsch Glacier is I believe best carried out in the early spring whilst there is still snow on the ground at the end of the run, the Aletschh Glacier and its surroundings are classed as a world heritage sight (Nature).
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plus you can have a go sledging with Huskies 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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In geographic administrative terms Greenland was part of Denmark and hence part of Europe....... So largest and deepest take on new meanings. However, I beleive they gained their independence and are classified as North American
Can you tell I am a civil servant?
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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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SussexSnow, 
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Although its very abritrary Iceland is normally considered to be part of Europe, Vatnajokull is the biggest glacier there, it could comfortably swallow all the Alpine glaciers in one gulp.... Not sure about Greenland being in Europe, I guess Greenlanders don't consider themseleves North Americans? Les 2 Alpes always used to say it hard the largest skiiable glacier in Europe - does it still do that? I guess they meant largest pisted area on one glacier..
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You know it makes sense.
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I suppose admin didn't tell his friend that as well as finding the answer very fast, snowHeads could argue the point pretty much indefinitely
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