Ultra secret Euro resources thread

[FreakofSnow]

Trying to stock up all the wealth of threads on Europe in preparation for the trip this winter

Snowfire thread - http://tetongravity.com/forums/showt...6&page=1&pp=25

Euro package question - Cham or Val D'Isere - http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17090

Best Euro Resort - http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11518

Mini Summit 2005: Yurp/La Grave - http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12853

truth's Euro Mini - La Grave (TR & Pics) - http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5826

Euro Mini Summit - http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3046

Going to France! Help needed! - http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13209

[Hicks]

Be aware of the Euromags summit at La Grave during that week.

[MT]

http://www.schneehoehen.de

[TeleAl]

My replies are littered throughout those threads.

Feel free to hit me with a PM if you have any questions.

I make this claim:
If I don't know, I won't make it up.

If you get anywhere near Leysin, Switzerland, give a shout.
I ski Thursday - Monday every week.
Ok, maybe not everyday, but my schedule is open to do so.

[FreakofSnow]

Well unfortunately due to my new job that I am starting in November, I won't be coming to Europe this year, can't take the time off. But you can bet your ass I'll be making resies again next year.

[powslut]

anyone have hook ups for work in St Anton? will do just about anything (and i mean ANYTHING) as long as my days are free. Will have EU citizenship so it can be legit.

[Telekóptero]

ya slut.

how'd you nab that?

[powslut]

ya slut.

how'd you nab that?

God bless Greece and their policy to repatriate foreign nationals as painlessly as possible. they even promised that I could stay in the country for six months without being thrown in the military!

[burtonsunfish]

I am looking to ski switzerland in Feb for 2-4 weeks. Longer, except the dollar is week. Where should I go Zermatt... ? Any suggestions would help. Peace. Johnpolo@hotmail.com

[verbier61]

zermatt = beautiful landscape, mostly groomed slopes, german speaking guys
engelberg, verbier = freeride galore, lots of UK, scandi etc
small spots = ask lostinthetrees, ripzalot, teleal, they know a lot of striking hidden places

[comish]

Zermatt has considerably more than just groomed spots, just not much of a freeride/off-piste scene. Therefore no competition for the goods. It is expensive and posh, especially the food. Totaly fricken gourgeous though. It was my favorite in CH.

[TeleAl]

Some good Euro links:

Youth Hostelling (at least in Switzerland)
http://www.youthhostel.ch/e/home.cfm
These are govt funded ones, and are usually very nice.
Private ones exist too. Find one and it will have the info on most of the rest.

Weather data:
http://www.eyesonsky.com/meteos.php

Av Info:
http://www.slf.ch/avalanche/rb82-dec.html

Train Info:
http://www.sbb.ch/en/index.htm
It's Swiss, but should work between major Euro cities too.

EasyJet:
http://easyjet.com/en/book/index.asp
They hub in Geneva, as well as UK, and fly all over Euro cheap.

EasyJet Rent a Car:
http://www.easyCar.com/aspx/nossl/default.aspx
They also rent cars.

As for Ripzalot's private stash spots, I too offer the same personal approach. It is not so much for keeping them secret. It is more that too many factors play in to each place (visibility, distance/train access, town life, etc.)

There are of course the "can't go wrong" places like Verbier, Zermatt, Engleberg, Chamonix, etc. Given good snow, there is no regret in any of those places. All have good town life, which is important for someone coming over to visit (read party too).

I'd be pissed off if someone sent me to Super St. Bernard to ski, and then I learned it was nothing more than an exit off a long road, with a parking lot, 1 lift, and only 2 or 3 runs. But, if it was vacation week, snow excellent, vis good, and I was sick of competing in lift lines and for freshies, then SSB is the right place to be. If you didn't know the place, you might never ski through the tunnel and find the other huge bowl to ski, or even worse, you might ski the Italian side on your first run, go the 15km to the bottom, and then have to wait all day before the bus brought you back after the place closed. The personal approach is better for places like these. And there are more.