Skiing in August?
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To be at the lifts by 7.45 you will need to arrive in Zermatt the night before. Or, in case of hired car, leave at silly hours:) One of my friends last July wanted to celebrate his birthday with a weekend in Zermatt, but we went to Marseille instead. Takes about the same time on a train from Geneva and you don't look like an oddball on a train carrying skis and boots:)
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Started by Josephvg in Snow Forecasts and Snow Reports 22-Feb-2012 - 3 Replies
Josephvg posted Feb-2012
i am coming to Friedburg, near Zurich in late august of 2012....is there any good snowboarding available? is the snow good and what resort offer snowboarding in August? Please let me know!
Verbier_ski_bum
reply to 'Skiing in August?' posted Feb-2012
"Good" is a very relative term. Good skiing and snowboarding are generally found in winter, or in Southern Hemisphere in August. In Switzerland you can go to either Saas-Fee or Zermatt, which offer glacier skiing. Considering it's summer time, skiing is OK - very limited though with about 10-15% open. Snow - you can't expect good snow in summer, but I heard this past year beginning of August it was fairly decent - we had a really wet summer, so above 3000m this rain was snow. If you really want to ski that will do. I wouldn't bother unless someone paid me, but I live in Switzerand. Mind you that neither Saas-Fee nor Zermatt is anywhere near Zurich and day trips are difficult, because in summer it gets really slushy quite early, so I am not sure whether it's worth it for you getting up around 4-5am, taking 6 am train from Zurich and 3 hr journey for 2 hours skiing. Also, glaciers are typically on a flatter side, so no idea how it is for boarders.
Edited 1 time. Last update at 23-Feb-2012
Bandit
reply to 'Skiing in August?' posted Feb-2012
Zermatt opens it's lifts early for summer skiing. I've been in the queue at 7.45.
The best slopes for Boarders would be the Theodul glacier area, as it has a chairlift.
Up on Plateau Rosa it's T Bar and drag lifts all the way, plus the run back to Trockener Steg is very flat and long and would be awful on a Snowboard.
The best slopes for Boarders would be the Theodul glacier area, as it has a chairlift.
Up on Plateau Rosa it's T Bar and drag lifts all the way, plus the run back to Trockener Steg is very flat and long and would be awful on a Snowboard.
Verbier_ski_bum
reply to 'Skiing in August?' posted Feb-2012
bandit wrote:Zermatt opens it's lifts early for summer skiing. I've been in the queue at 7.45.
The best slopes for Boarders would be the Theodul glacier area, as it has a chairlift.
Up on Plateau Rosa it's T Bar and drag lifts all the way, plus the run back to Trockener Steg is very flat and long and would be awful on a Snowboard.
To be at the lifts by 7.45 you will need to arrive in Zermatt the night before. Or, in case of hired car, leave at silly hours:) One of my friends last July wanted to celebrate his birthday with a weekend in Zermatt, but we went to Marseille instead. Takes about the same time on a train from Geneva and you don't look like an oddball on a train carrying skis and boots:)
Edited 1 time. Last update at 24-Feb-2012
Topic last updated on 24-February-2012 at 10:35