 Poster: A snowHead
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Here's a thought project for the next season to while away the non-skiing days now.
How would you ski the alphabet in Switzerland in one season?
For example from "A" for Arosa to "Z" for Zermatt.
There over 200 ski resorts in Switzerland so it should be possible.
These are the rules that I think make sense:
1. Resorts do not need to be skied in alphabetical order
2. Prefixes such as "Le/La/Les" or "St" and (crucially) "Hoch" may be ignored
3. Be realistic, do not include the resorts that are often closed for lack of snow.
4. Be efficient, pick resorts with different ski areas that provide several letters in one trip.
5. If desperate use a resort that has the letter in it somewhere
Woolly area: What to select when a ski resort name is different to its skiing area. Example : should St Moritz be "M" for the town or "C" for Corviglia? I tend to the ski area taking precedence, as then I get much more out of Davos.
This is the current proposal. To reduce costs, preference has been given to the resorts covered by the Magic Pass https://www.magicpass.ch/en/ski-resorts/
A: Arosa (from Lenzerheide)
B: Bruson (4V)
C: Churwalden (from Lenzerheide)
D: [Les] Diablerets (MP & near to Leysin)
E: Evolene (near to 4V area)
F: Flims/Falera (connects to LaaX)
G: Grindelwald (connects to Wengen)
H: Hasliberg
I: Ibergeregg or St Imier
J: Jakobshorn (Davos)
K: Klosters (from Davos)
L: Lenzerheide or Leysin (MP)
M: Les Mosses (MP & next to Leysin) or Madrisa (Davos)
N: Nendaz (4V)
O: Ovronnaz (MP)
P: Parsenn (Davos)
Q: Le PâQuier / Crêt-du-Puy (check availability)
R: Rinerhorn (Davos)
S: Saas-Fee (MP)
T: [La] Tzoumaz (4V)
U: Unterbäch (near Visp en route to Saas-Fee)
V: Verbier (4V) (or Valbella from Lenzerheide)
W: Wengen (connects to Grindelwald)
X: LaaX (connects to Flims)
Y: [Hoch] Ybrig
Z: Zinal (MP)
Key:
MP - Resort covered by the Magic Pass
4V - Resort covered by the 4 Vallees pass
Thanks for Ibergeregg and St Imier. I thought I'd have to bending the rules a little for "I" and go for Ischgl, which, although in Austria is linked to Samnaun in CH.
I thought the Portes du Soleil would be a definite destination due to its multiple resorts, but in the end all its letters were covered by other resorts. Oh well.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Thu 18-02-21 13:45; 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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Does Crans-Montana count as 2?
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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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Does Crans-Montana count as 2?
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Yes I think that's fair, the resort started as two separate villages.
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Just off the cuff and from memory:
A: Adelboden, Anzère
B: Bruson
C: Crans, [les] Collons
D: Davos
E: Engelberg
F: [la] Fouly
G: Grimentz, Grindelwald
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K: Kandersteg
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N: Nendaz
O: Ovronnaz
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R: Rideralp
S: Saas-Fe
T: [la] Tzoumaz
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V: Verbier, Visperterminen, Veysonnaz
W: Wengen
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Y: Ybrig?
Z: Zinal
The Quatre Vallées is a good target because it means you can do La Tzoumaz, Bruson Verbier, Nendaz, Veysonnaz and Les Collons in one day. And it's a short hop to Ovronnaz and up to Sion with Grimentz-Zinal on one side and Crans-Montana on the other.
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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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M: Morgins
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Laax
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L Laax .... and more importantly is it "lacks" or "larks"?
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F: Flumserberg, Flims
G: Grächen
H: Hasliberg
J: Jaun
K: Klewenalp
L: Leysin, Leukerbad
M: Melchsee-Frutt, Mythenregion, Mörlialp, Marbach
P: Pizol
U: Urnäsch
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I: (St) Imier
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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is you're going for multiples then Arosa & Lenzerheide are linked, and Laax covers Flims, Laax & Falera (bonus f for free). They are also close so you ski one in the morning and one in the afternoon. collect an A, 2 Ls and 2 Fs. Is Flalf a word if you have to make an anagram out of your day for bonus points?
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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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My lucky kids are doing N for Nendaz today .. I'm so Jealous 
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I've ridden 9 of the above plus another 7 but can't come up with an X, a U or a Q.
It doesn't look like it should be too difficult but what is the budget? Anyone up for a Snowheads raffle?
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Pontresina? f- Flims or Flumserberg
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Poster: A snowHead
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You could ski Scuol and Tarasp in one morning.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I've had a look at "abandoned" ski areas but no luck there either
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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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There will be plenty of Qs once the season opens again.
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I am also stuck for a "Q" and an "X"!
My innovative solution for Q was "Churwalden" which sounds like it starts with a Q if you pronounce it the way the inhabitants do. Not good I know.
But I think for these two cases only and in desperation we should allow resorts that have the letter in the name somewhere. So:
Q: Le PâQuier / Crêt-du-Puy (check availability)
X: LaaX
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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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Les Quatres Vallées fir the Q.
We have a couloir XV here but think you’ll struggle for a resort. Resort X often used to hide the real location...
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Unteriberg
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Ibergeregg (sort of) linked to Hoch Ybrig, Oberiberg and the cross country at Unteriberg! Could cross quite a few off at once, courage!
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Zuoz!
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