TR: Switzerland SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW

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12-05-2006, 01:19 AM
jskierpx

TR: Switzerland SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW

In the lure of future snow for the alps, and me moving to Switzerland in 26 days and 10 hours, I thought I would post my first TR from this past March in Switzerland.

We went to the Interlaken areas, specifically Grindelwald and Murren.

And then proceeded down to Zermatt to ski there and Cervinia in Italy.

We went in beginning/Mid march which all of you Euro Mags know was a huge dump 1-2 meters in some places. We arrived about a day after the storm cleared. We couldnt have timed it better if we tried!

Grindelwald village
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...x/DSCN1938.jpg

Avalanche across the valley up in Murren(notice the hang glider)
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...erpx/avy-1.jpg

Top of the Schilthorn.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...x/DSCN1981.jpg

My Dad getting some turns under the lift at Murren
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...x/DSCN2001.jpg

Yet another(Very large) avalanche WAY WAY across the valley. These both were naturally triggered.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...x/DSCN2037.jpg

The awesome Village of Murren, if you get the chance, go there, its in the middle of nowhere and getting there is half the fun...
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...utcables-1.jpg

No description needed(Zermatt)
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...x/DSCN2172.jpg

We got a guide and took a tour from klein Matterhorn down the gornegrat glacier and the one that goes up to Monte Rosa. This was Miggy our guide.
HE HAS CLIMED THE MATTERHORN ~95 TIMES!!!
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...x/DSCN2141.jpg

Getting to a part of the Glacier we could ski
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...x/DSCN2111.jpg

I guess we can ski this hah
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...x/DSCN2113.jpg

My cousin getting some turns
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...x/DSCN2117.jpg

Thats me under the tail end of the glacier. The year before I was there it was about ~15 meters lower, point being, the glaciers are melting, and its weird to see...
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...x/DSCN2129.jpg

From atop Klein Matterhorn with Mont Blanc in the distance, but that village WAY down there is actually Cervenia(Way down bottom right corner).
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...x/DSCN2150.jpg

Ski into Italy for a some wine and sandwich
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...x/DSCN2165.jpg

And the fact that the alps should be getting some new snow over the next few days and them needing it as bad as the sierras do here in Califonia, ANTIJINX ANTIJINX ANTIJINX ANTIJINX ANTIJINX ANTIJINX ANTIJINX ANTIJINX ANTIJINX ANTIJINX ANTIJINX ANTIJINX ANTIJINX ANTIJINX

Do the snow dance, pray for snow, and LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW
12-05-2006, 01:44 AM
geo039

Nice pics! The snow is coming...give me a PM when you are over to make some turns this season. KEEP DANCING!
12-05-2006, 01:46 AM
skinny_kid

Man that was a great TR. Thanks for posting. I will be so so close to those areas this May but I don't think I will get to visit the mountains. Even if just to look around.
12-05-2006, 03:21 AM
verbier61

very nive pics! so you skied the black door?
12-05-2006, 09:33 AM
IridePow

Very nice pics.
I am sure you will have a good time in Switzerland.

I miss Switzerland...... even though you can not beat Colorado for the sun shine and the early season powder.
12-05-2006, 10:13 AM
FrankZappa

http://www.xristos.co.uk/froboy/arch...s/feb03/ub.jpg Solid first TR. More expected.
12-05-2006, 10:28 AM
GBB

Murren is a very cool town. I've never been there during the winter but I can imagine getting there is an adventure in itself. Sweet pics.
12-05-2006, 10:41 AM
comish

Well done dude. That part of the world is unbelievably beautiful. You glacier route in Zermatt. Did you go via the Klein Matterhorn? What was the route? Looks sweet.
12-05-2006, 10:53 AM
Ripzalot

thanks for posting. it's been a long time since i've been to gwald/murren!

mmmm, that looks niiiiice....

Quote:

Originally Posted by jskierpx

Top of the Schilthorn.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...x/DSCN1981.jpg
12-05-2006, 12:04 PM
LeeLau

Luv glaciers. Thanks for that
12-05-2006, 12:20 PM
bubba-k

Good way to start out, keep pumping out euro stoke like that in the future...PLEASE!
12-05-2006, 12:32 PM
Ireallyliketoski2

Amazing pics, looks like some sick lines would drop you right into your hotel in Grindelwald.
12-05-2006, 02:09 PM
alto

Two words.
http://www.t-shirts.com.ua/images/fyeah.jpg
12-05-2006, 05:52 PM
Pow4Brains

Great pix mang! Thanks for sharing. Holeeeee shit I would NOT want to be that hang glider!
12-05-2006, 06:59 PM
3snowboards

Looks like some decent terrain. The dude in that paraglider was prolly like "fucken aa!" watching the avys. And How do you keep those views from making your eyeballs pop out of their sockets? Thanks for that one.
12-05-2006, 07:24 PM
hev

yeah buddy.
12-06-2006, 01:55 AM
jskierpx

Quote:

Originally Posted by geo039

Nice pics! The snow is coming...give me a PM when you are over to make some turns this season. KEEP DANCING!

I definately will---
12-06-2006, 01:56 AM
jskierpx

Quote:

Originally Posted by verbier61

very nive pics! so you skied the black door?

Whats the black door exactly?
12-06-2006, 01:57 AM
jskierpx

Quote:

Originally Posted by comish

Well done dude. That part of the world is unbelievably beautiful. You glacier route in Zermatt. Did you go via the Klein Matterhorn? What was the route? Looks sweet.

Ya we went Via klein Matterhorn, down under that tram and into the huge vast valley where the gornegrat glacier meets the one im blanking on the name it goes all the way from Monte Rosa down the valley. Im going to look up the exact route and ill let you know!
12-06-2006, 04:01 AM
verbier61

black door is the name of the tour from klein matterhorn to breithorn/castor/pollux glacier and back to zermatt..... a classic, easy and very nice one. some people does it without skins (the glacier before the door is almost flat), but with skins it's much easier and faster
12-06-2006, 04:18 AM
verbier61

black door = schwartztor in german (but I am not sure of the spell....)
12-06-2006, 12:01 PM
cramp

A short description (with map and photos) of the Schwarztor descent can be found here:

http://www.cosleyhouston.com/alp-ski/hr-d2d/hr-day8.htm

Here you have an overview of the descent along the "Schwärzegletscher" (the Schwarztor is the col right of the middle of the picture)
http://members.chello.at/helmut.gass...tor_Pollux.jpg
12-06-2006, 12:53 PM
Ripzalot

^^^ that's $$$ ^^^

ok, so who wants to do it this season? :)
12-06-2006, 02:25 PM
geo039

IN!!!! and did I say.... IN!! Name a time....:biggrin:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ripzalot

^^^ that's $$$ ^^^

ok, so who wants to do it this season? :)
12-06-2006, 09:34 PM
Dside11-11

Oh.
My.
Fucking.
God.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...x/DSCN2150.jpg
12-06-2006, 09:37 PM
bigtrubs

fingers crossed- I roll into Switz on the 29th of Dec.... there better be some snow!
12-06-2006, 10:26 PM
jskierpx

ya that pic is pretty bad ass, it looks like I took the pic from a plane, but its from the top of a mountain(Klein Matterhorn)
12-07-2006, 12:09 PM
jskierpx

ya, actually this was the route we took(In green line). We definately didn't need skins, it was all low angle if not flat.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...chwartztor.jpg
12-07-2006, 12:18 PM
comish

Ok, thats what I figured. Beautiful route. A bit flat, but no people, fresh tracks, and spectacular scenary.
12-07-2006, 01:54 PM
LaBelle23

Quote:

Originally Posted by jskierpx

Top of the Schilthorn.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...x/DSCN1981.jpg

Sweet Pics! I climbed this one in the fall a few years ago, then got motion sick in the revolving retaurant up top. Did you go to Gimmelwald? The Lauterbrunnen valley was the highlight of my trip. Looks like I have to get back in the winter though. Have a great time over there!