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Officially they say it will be open in the summer, but last week they already mounted the cables... basically all they are missing are The interiors of the mountain and valley station... it seems impossible that they don't open it up this winter!Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
I've done Disentis twice by taking the train from Andermatt.
One gets off at the Acla di Fontauna stop and it'a a 10 minute schlepp up to the tram.
It's nice, but not required, to pack some lightweight, snowproof shoes if there's walking in the villages to be done.
I'll be on the 7:33 train to Andermatt a bunch.
Well end of march is a bit late, but trust me that from cuolmut to tschamut through Val Val and the Schneehunerstock region can be a lot of fun without anybody fighting for their line like at GstockQuote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
Hell no. That sounds like misery. My dear wife is gonna hold down the fort while I ski Europe for 2 weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
Yeah. If andermatt opens at 8:30 on a good pow day I try to be there at 7:30ish.Quote:
Originally Posted by vendul
by no means American lift frenzy, but one of the busier areas. I like to be in the first wave and then make less stressful decisions. I have a system in order that gets (or used to... I only go there every once in a while as a weekend warrior) me untracked the whole day (euro untracked not US. ;)). It's much harder in engelberg these days. I usually Stopp skiing at 2pm in eberg.
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Seconding this. Headed to Zurich with my wife for her 40th at a different time than the mag trip. This thread’s been incredibly helpful - thanks to Buster and all who have/are contributingQuote:
Originally Posted by thefrush
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Private Tgoms tram across the street from venduls place which is an option for a tour assist:
https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram...27657984_n.jpg
And here is a tour that the Tgom tram can assist you on: https://regio.outdooractive.com/oar-...aler/11430208/
Looks like in a good year there may be some lines from near the top...
https://img.oastatic.com/img2/114305...und-gipfel.jpg
And Trust me, it‘s really a worth one!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by doebedoe
Looks kind of short and flat to me:
;-)
Well that looks umm, great.
Fixed my days off today and wanted to post here again to see who else is looking for a room share. PM me or go here.
I’m sorry for the time away. Welcome back to the life of the skiing... I mean living... which is skiing.Quote:
Originally Posted by vendul
Vendul, how's the skiing?
I was there on the first day of the season.... well much better than expected, too bad the wether sort of sucked!!! so did my legs too!!!AHAHAAH I think that our base for a great touring season has been secured!
You'll miss BBI proper, but in case anyone wants to join me on the Urner Haute route, this is the group I'm going with per Buster's suggestion:
http://www.andermatt-guides.ch/EN/ur...ute-route.html
NOTE: In communications with Dan it sounds like the trip will likely run 19-23rd due to scheduling reasons. Not 18-22. Which gives you an extra day to hang and ski with mag's out of Vendul's place.
Gipfel (Andermatt) couloir
More of a how to get to the thing, this skier in the viddy kind of peunces the beginning, though it does look like thin cover.
Follow the cattrack down 2 turns before it heads over towards Felsental, duck the rope and hike a short way along the spine paralleling the tram line on skiers left.
In the video, one can see the tramline and a tower on skiers right.
^ That was awesome.
There seems to be some kind of new bus service up the Lukmanier-Pass: https://schneetourenbus.ch/index.php?id=40
Might be of interest if the conditions line up for even more touring.
Gemsstock looking filled in from midway with another 1-2 meters on the way:
https://cdn.wepowder.com/forum/14/b6...207_103150.jpg
Really looking forward to riding that tram.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
Still not 100% but things are falling into place to make this trip happen for me.
Me too, that terrain looks amazing and it seems like things are stacking up for good coverage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Norseman
Sweet, Abe.Quote:
Originally Posted by abraham
School me: is American Alpine Club $12,500 rescue insurance sufficient for touring in the region? Anything else I should think of adding on.
Make sure you get Rega coverage for heli evac
Most of the picture is skiable, the chutes in the rocky zone on viewers right are particularly spicy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Norseman
Yeah boi!Quote:
Originally Posted by abraham
Oh my!Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
Looking more and more likely that I’ll end up in St Anton a few days after bbi. Buster, did you ever find a decent place to stay over there that didn’t hit the wallet too hard?
Still looking for something a little more low key and off the beaten track between Andermatt and St Anton. How busy is Davos?
This was the best deal I could find for downtown St. Anton within walking distance of the train station at 90E/night:Quote:
Originally Posted by alias_rice
Hotel Kirchplatz KG
Dorfstrasse 73
6580 St. Anton am Arlberg
Telephone: +43 5446 2224
E-mail: info@hotel-kirchplatz.at
www.hotel-kirchplatz.at
There's so many places to ski around there.
Options:
0) St. Moritz: Easy access via train, killer, wipeout, mindblowing, cerebral cortex damaging skiing despite the trendy glitzreputation, huDge, huDge place. Pontresina Hostel is cheapest, a bit isolated. St. Moritz proper/Corviglia has a few places for less then $100/night. It's possible to get over to Samnaun/Ischgl from there as well as Livigno or Bormio or Santa Caterina, but these last 3 require a bus transfer from train at Tirano.
1) Davos: Never been, also expensive , will be going there en route to Rueras, friends have extolled the virtues of Davos\Klosters. Wynegg hotel is relatively close to Klosters bahnhof and a deal at 90chf/night for a single.
2) Silvretta Montafon : Also never been, also great rep among friends. Stay in Schruns and drink to Hemingway, lots of great touring and a number of other obscure areas up valley like Gargellen and Silvretta Bielerhöhe where it's all touring from the lift.
3) Flims/Laax, close to Rueras, is big.
See here: https://www.bergfex.com/graubuenden/
Swiss rail map: https://www.sbb.ch/content/dam/infra...bbdownload.pdf
From what I know about Davos that I read in the dentists office is that it's big and comprised of 5 different ski areas:
Madrisa/Klosters,
Klosters/Davos Parsenn:
https://static2.bergfex.com/images/d...47fb3f8bee.jpg
Davos Pischa,
Davos Jakobshorn,
Davos Rinerhorn.
https://static2.bergfex.com/images/d...0839da11b0.jpg
It is not in any way 'off the beaten path', but is considered to be one of the grande dame resorts like St. Moritz, St Anton/Lech/Stuben or Ischgl/Samnaun.
I'm told the freeride/offpiste skiing off Parsenn towards Klosters/Serneus is largely underused and worthy and that the PIscha lift, a single tram servicing a large area is also great.
If you want off the beaten path, there's places like the Brugg/Biel/Springen complex, which is south facing and may not hold great snow late March:
https://static2.bergfex.com/images/d...3b0564f291.jpg
Another one is the Mythenregion:
https://static2.bergfex.com/images/d...4e5a8e8c0e.jpg
Or Hoch-Ybrig :
https://static3.bergfex.com/images/d...592215cc44.jpg
Buster, Vendul, isn’t the German Alpine Club’s insurance comprehensive for Americans/Ausländer in all of the Alps? Same with Austrian AC?Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
Looking like best in Europe at the moment unless I’m missing something. Hope you guys dead-center this trip. So far looks great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leavenworth Skier
I guess the german alpine club membership is a good deal - once your in they cover a lot and I think they don't care about your citizenship.Quote:
Originally Posted by hafjell
You will have to choose a local branch and prices vary. If you are from abroad and don't care about their local activities and programs look for some small branch in some village...
Davos is great but not cheap. I liked the youth hostel in Klosters a few years ago and it was not very very pricy.
On first sight you may think it sucks that the resorts are not connected but you can make many great backcountry links therefore. Parsenn is probably not your best bet but there are a few good runs, too. Mostly they end up far from a good connection back and it seem that Meierhofertälli is a slope now.
Consider the other 4 hills more. Pischa is no longer groomed and offers good backcountry acess. Madrisa connects you to Gargellen in austria and than you can go back up there as the gondola is included one time in your pass and ski back to st. Antönien -> Bus to Davos/Klosters... Jakobshorn is also good but not as much backcountry atmosphere on the runs marked in the trail-map of the resort... there is a lot more to it.
I don't recommend Hoch Ybrig, Brugg and Mythenregion also I think with good local knowledge you might like the latter two (I dont know about them)
Other suggestions that might be considered low key on your way BBI->St. Anton:
Vals, Obersaxen, Brigels, Arosa (not low key but one to consider)
Others if you also consider to detour as far as St.Moritz: Bivio, Savoginin, Scoul (thats even more of a detour)
Thanks Buster and Leo! I owe you both drinks.
Skip bivio and savogin. Both basically never have snow and the terrain is boring, mildly put. For touring access they are good though.
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