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Resorts near Zurich
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A colleague of mine across the Irish sea was telling me his wife and some friends are going to be in Zurich for a week and were looking to spend a few days skiing. He wanted some recommendations. I think they are all fairly new to skiing, i.e. 1 or 2 previous ski holidays.

When I was there over the Y2K, we went to Hoch Ybrig and Flumsiberg but they require driving IIRC and I don't the ladies are likely to be so keen on that. The only other place I could think of that was easily accessible by train in < 2 hours was Andermatt.

Anyone got any other hints or tips ?
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We went to Lenzerheide & Churwalden (adjacent resorts) last year. I think they are just under 2 hours by train with a bus at the end. Both are good for beginners.
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If they are new to skiing, then perhaps Lech. Lovely village and plenty of cruisey groomers for them and enough edgier lines for yourself.

Access via Langen and then bus/taxi. There is a direct train from Zurich to Langen and then you can either pick up the Post Bus or taxi. I imagine the latter would not be much more than 15 mins. The alternative is the Arlberg Express: https://arlbergexpress.com/willkommen/ which runs a service direct from the airport.
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Engelberg is less than 2 hours away from Zurich by train. So is Flims, and Laax is only a bit further than that. The SBB trains website will help find connections. http://www.sbb.ch/en/timetable.html
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Dsoutar - the SkiRail Map of the Alps was made for precisely this kind of query!
Details here http://rogerlascellesmaps.co.uk/SkiRail_Map_Main.aspx sample here http://www.rogerlascellesmaps.co.uk/SkiRail_Product_Information.aspx?area=SkiRail_Product_Information
My copy tells me that Andermatt is 1hr 55 from Zurich by train, Engelberg is 2hrs 10, Flumserberg 1:05, Klosters 1hr 50, Meiringen 2:10, Rigi Kaltbad 1:55.
We've added some new resorts to an app version. Happy to email you a little map of those if you want to send me a PM.
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Flims/Laax is a good call, some of the others are geared more towards advanced skiers. Very easy to get to, train to Chur, then walk along to the end of the platform where the post bus will be waiting. Loads of skiing there and a lot of fairly gentle slopes.
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We did Meiringen with relatively little experience and had a great time - Home of the meringue and reichenbach falls for sherlock fans for added interest......or not.
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