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Started by GlenH in Switzerland - 11 Replies

J2Ski

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reply to 'Zurich - ski resort nearby for a day visit'
posted Nov-2009

On topic please folk. Ta.
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LOTA
reply to 'Zurich - ski resort nearby for a day visit'
posted Dec-2009

Glen H

Here's another suggestion: Hoch-Ybrig - only 40 miles from Zurich.

Looks perfect for a day, access via railway/bus.

Look at: www.hoch-ybrig.ch/winter/english/

Ir12daveor
reply to 'Zurich - ski resort nearby for a day visit'
posted Dec-2009

LOTA wrote:Glen H

Here's another suggestion: Hoch-Ybrig - only 40 miles from Zurich.

Looks perfect for a day, access via railway/bus.

Look at: www.hoch-ybrig.ch/winter/english/


I'll second Hoch-ybrig. I used to have a season card for there for a few seasons about 7 years ago. I personally much prefer this area to Flumserberg, it costs approximately the same for a day pass as Flumserberg, but is more complicated to get to by public transport. Hoch-ybrig requires two trains and a bus to get from Zürich Mainstation, and takes 1.5hours. It also gets crowded on weekends but is maybe not quite as bad Flumserberg.

If you are willing to go to the extra trouble of making multiple train changes and willing to travel for 1.5 hours or so there are multiple places like Elm, Braunwald, Pizol, Togenburg and more which all have similar public transport requirements. It is vey difficult to beat Flumserberg though if you are under time pressure and don't want to pfaff around on the public transport system too much.

If the OP has a two days to spend in a resort somewhere then my recommendations would be different.

Oilyrag
reply to 'Zurich - ski resort nearby for a day visit'
posted Dec-2009

With an hour of Zurich:

Flumserberg - bit of a motorway: http://www.flumserberg.ch/

Hoch-ybrig - good day out: http://www.hoch-ybrig.ch/

brunni - good for kids and learners and very cheap: http://www.bergfex.com/brunni-alpthal/detailinfos/

Topic last updated on 10-December-2009 at 10:43