Switzerland?

[barkernews]

So I found some ghetto-cheap tix to Switzerland this Christmas... so I'm packin' up the K-2s and jumping on a plane. Anyone have advice on THE place to tear it up? I'm staying in Interlochen.

[tobytortorelli]

I'm curious where you got the cheap tickets, as I am preparing to travel to CH in Feb.??? Hope there is snow for you during Christmas.

[Gaper_Jeffy]

Yes please spill your ticket source

[barkernews]

Dude! Just check Travelocity! $580 Portland to Zurich right now. I booked over Christmas week. Not sure about February... And the Franc is trading much better against the Dollar than the Euro is, so it's the best deal going.

[jj221]

Do you ice climb? I will be in Beatenberg (10 km from Interlochen) from 12-17 to 12-27. I'm trying to find a second that doesn't involve hiring a guide.

 

As for the skiing try http://usa.myswitzerland.com.

[JoeMack]

I'm jealous. We stayed in Interlaken during the summer a year ago. I took a day trip to hike to see the Eiger/Monch/Jungfrau. There were ski lifts all over the place. To get to the hills, you need to take a train to Lauterbrunnen and then Wengen. Grindewald was nearby. I can recommend a hotel in Interlaken (http://www.lotschberg.ch/), but if I were going there during the winter, I'd stay further up in the mountains.

Have fun!

[RobBob]

You can probably get an inclusive pass to access the trains up from Interlaken every day, and all the bahnen & lifts around the whole Grindelwald/Kleine Scheidegg/Wengen/Murren region. But I agree, if you are not fixed into staying in Interlaken each night, Grindelwald would be the town to stay in.

 

Nothing's going to be cheap, and the $ sux right now. But you'll have a blast.

[barkernews]

jj221: I do ice climb... but I'll be chillin' with my wife... so I can't. We're gonna just hang and ski.

 

Anybody else buy any of those cheap a** tix?

[dtw]

I would highly recommend Murren for peace, quiet, and unbelievable views… car free village, only way in is by train/funicular.

 

Take a look at:

http://www.wengen-muerren.ch/flashnofsindex-muerren-e.html

We stayed at Hotel Eiger. Kind of $$, but everything in Swzland is!

 

If you’re staying in Interlaken, you could ski all the nearby areas on different days: Grindelwald/First area, Murren/Gimmelwald area all are short train rides away.

 

Good area map:

http://www.alpineskimaps.com/swit/jungfrau/mapwin.htm

 

Luzern is another nice town if you need to stay a night off the mountain, and it’s quick trip by train to the Zurich airport

 

Other Helpful sites:

 

http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/index.html

http://www.ski-europe.com/resorts

http://uk.myswitzerland.com/en/intermaps/v04/indexdirect.cfm?lang=en&Reg=&PG=0,Destinations,2,LiveCams

 

I'm jealous.

[tobytortorelli]

Found tickets for $565 from Bellingham!!!! Expedia.com

[Jake]

Ok, time to bring up this thread again.

 

I'm considering heading over there in Feb to ski for a week. I'm thinking Grindelwald and Zermatt, but am interested in any other places to check out too. Does anyone know how long it takes to get from Grindelwald to Zermatt on a train? Any good places to stay? Also, any thoughts on cheap deals?

[cj001f]

Does anyone know how long it takes to get from Grindelwald to Zermatt on a train?

http://www.sbb.ch/en/

Their times are dead on. Until you hit the Italian border

[RocNoggin]

if you arent committed to Switzerland then Austria might be a better option. cheaper lift tickets and more snow. so much of Switzerland gets so little snow, Zermatt only averages 250" a year! St Anton in Austria averages twice that, so if you want powder...