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Just moved here and bored at work.... time to start planning my first real ski holidays in many years!
Looking for the best powder-steep-advanced resorts in the Arlberg/vorarlberg region or while it's probably far more expensive far-east switzerland is also an option.
Are there any hidden gems or just epic resorts i need to try out? .... VERY EXCITED
Matt
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dulcamara, Mike Pow knows some good stashes other than St Anton. He did a lot of research into that area based out of Feldkirch I believe. Why not PM him directly? 
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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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Warth? Sonnenkopf? Andermatt & Disentis are probably far from secret but meet the CH spec.
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dulcamara, Most of the Arlberg! Some of the smaller resorts around there are good pow stashes, like Sonnenkopf. Stuben is an absolute playground. I gather there are lots of tiny 'non-Arlberg-area-lift-pass' resorts around those parts with excellent offpiste too, I don't know any of them, but if you want someone to explore with over the winter give me a shout (I'll be living in Innsbruck full time form September). We've got some great terrain around Innsbruck too, Nordkette is awesome (the only problem is if it's snowing down in the city too, everyone knows to come up and it gets a little No Friends on powderdays!!!! from Alex Sk8 crazy - not my vid btw), and you're more than welcome to come play (same for anyone else about too). Schlick2000 and Axamer Lizum have some fun stuff too.
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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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Stuben for arlberg. Great place to access offpiste before anyone staying in st Anton can reach it. Hotel hubertushof is a nice place to stay as is the mondschein and post
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dulcamara, Disentis and Sedrun are rather nice, very untouched. If you know your snow pack, lots of lift accessible stuff. Same legendary powder as Andermatt but less skied.
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| Samerberg Sue wrote: |
| dulcamara, Mike Pow knows some good stashes other than St Anton. He did a lot of research into that area based out of Feldkirch I believe. Why not PM him directly? |
Never got round to doing a season in this area - the Hokkaido tractor beam was too strong.
Here's the thread I started with many excellent suggestions from the snowheads who know that area.
A Season in Warth
http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=65590
Hope that helps.
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dulcamara, Jeez how lucky are you?!
Obviously Arlberg (all of it) mega off-piste, Stuben (including legendary run down to Langen), Warth, Sonnenkopf, Schruns/ Montafon (going over New Year after Xmas in St Anton), Otz valley, Ischgl. Also supposed to be some gems up behind Dornrbirn. In CH, Laax/ Flims, Elm, Braunwald............list is massive, best area and snow in Europe IMO within 100km from where you are in Feldkirch, and great train links to most places to get up and go day skiing. 
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How about some of the places in Liechtenstein - watched that programme a few years back with Paddy Graham and others and looked epic
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This is Awesome, Cheers all, I have made a list of all the resorts above and just plan on going through and ticking them al off. I work for a tiny company and the bosses are both avid skiers so apparently if we get any great powder days we’re just gonna shut up shop in the middle of the week and go for a play…. Very excited!
Clarky999, I will let you know if there’s anything big planned and you are welcome to join us (may be some water power talk now and then but will keep it to a minimum) else if they turn out to be all talk we'll sort out some time to go exploring. Still have a few friends in Innsbruck, some of which are very solid riders so I will definitely be on the Nordkette at some point so will give you a shout.
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The area around St Moritz has some awesome terrain. It doesn't generally get as much snow as places further north but well worth hitting if it gets dumped on
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