Skiing or snowboarding in europe
 

Where are the best places to do this? Looking for a challenging hill and something easy to get to. Not something where I need to take 2 trains, 4 buses and then a sleigh ride to get to the mountain.

I heard Switzerland is pretty good but I see online there is a bunch of mountains there, and many people say some are not accessible very easily.

Also, Is there an official end of ski season over there? Some sites show it, others do not. I know some places are year round, I just don't know which ;)

Help is appreciated! thanks

Jordan

never have been skiing never will hahahaha!!

I went skiing in Switzerland when I was a teen. Forget where. Two hours uphill in a train, all day skiing down. Hotels and restaurants on the way down. Utterly fucking amazing.

Came back to the states, fifteen minutes in line, ten minutes up hilll, three minutes of skiing. Went down the slope once and said "Wow, this sucks" and never skied again.

Andorra, France, Switzerland - keep in mind that probably half the resorts in Europe don't have snow right now, freaking weird weather we have this winter

I hope I'm never forced to do any of those things...

Finland I just got back.. You can ski to your door if you stay in the hotels.. Look up a place called Yllas

Switzlerand, Austria, France, Andorra. All expensive but all good.

To be hoenst you are spoilt for choice in those countries.
Interlaken is world famous however does require quite a few trains/chairlifts.

I dont ski alot so not your best guide, but I try and go once a year.

I would say look for resorts in Andorra. You have the added bonus of duty free there so 20 cigarettes for 1 euro and cheap drink too.

Skiing season ends around Easter for most of Europe, but varies from place to place. Some places you may not even get snow anymore even during peak season.

Austria is great but it mostly sucks if you have to fly into it.

I skied in Germany and Austria when i was a teen. Was a blast!!! But yeah i agree check with the weather conditions before you go because when i went there was not a ton of snow and we had to leave and find another resort.

my station is La Plagne in France - with it's recent cable car connection to Les Arcs is the largest skiable domain in Europe with. Access is excellent - with a direct train from Paris or London. Station closes 25th April I think.

Austria...........

Chamonix

the mecca for a lot of guys i ski with

ill be there in a few weeks

From my experience at SnowGathering I'd have to say Kaprun in Austria. (I was terrible though!)

wear a helmet

Les Gets, France

Was there a few years ago, had a great time. You can board on a glacier if you want, dropped off by a helicopter and all that. I have not been boarding all over Europe, but it's the best area that I have been to.

approved! i have been there and love it. :thumbsup

Chamonix (France) is good too

We had some good times in Vars as well (http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Vars)

Damn, i miss those days...

Les Crosets is fantastic but as said before do check for weather reports and snow.

Great food, drink and accommodation.

Going to a small vars resort (st marcellin on sunday for 4 days) - not too far from here so we go often to those small resorts in the south

huh? you moved away?
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edit - hehe, see Location: NC - pffft! Was in Boston for a good few years and damn skiing in vermont sucked queer balls!! Couldn't even have a beer in a bar on the slopes as it was forbidden 'for health and safety'. Pfffft, vin chaud at 10:30am is a must....
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We always do 2 main weeks in La Plagne (apt there) and then try to squeeze in a couple of weekends in the south during the season (friends apts)

My little guy, only 8, passed his "gold medal" ski level (french grading) this year (he's been in ski school since 4) - I'm so proud of him cos he's much smaller than other kids his age, so we go skiing together in the afternoon after his morning classes finishes and I get a real proud father feeling skiing with him....

He can't ski well off piste, so I always take him there to level things out, but on the giant slalom, he beats me each time - this year, he whipped my ass by 16 seconds!! You can see the buzz he gets from it whipping his "papa's" ass!

It's such a shame we don't live nearer the stations for him to train more to perhaps make a career of it cos the French ski team requires full-on training week in week out each season. But hey, he's half British, so maybe he has a chance to slide into the Winter Olympics at some point representing the UK that is always crap! If so, watch out for a UK small dude doing Super G with a sponsorship sticker "I'm only half-borked" :upsidedow

Fly Miami - Barca then 2 hours drive on good roads and you're in the Pyrenees.

yeah i did, 12 years ago
and there is nothing really good on the east cost for skiing
Might have to go back to colorado to get my groove back on...

Ended up going to Zermatt Switzerland. Was a nightmare to get to and a true story of Trains, Planes and electric taxi's, but worth every minute once I got there. Was also able to spend a day skiing in italy.

http://www.dongzilla.com/switz1.jpg
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Wow, top of the world stuff there! Looks like a great time, thanks for the pics.

dayummmmmmmmmmmmmm! you went down that one? or was it just for the Pic?

http://www.dongzilla.com/switz6.jpg

I have never done ANYTHING as poorly as I did when I attempted to go skying. Man I felt like a total spaz.


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High Tatras, Strebske Pleso, hotel FIS for me in Slovakia.

if your talking about the hill i am sitting on, yeah i went down that one, sure as hell not going to walk back up it ;) if your talking about the mountain infront of me, yeah i did that also, but on the far left side of it.

yeah, I was referring to the one you are sitting on, Nice :thumbsup

no videos?

A slope with a snow cannon on it isn't really a thrill slope :winkwink:

Looks like a great resort though and much fun was had :thumbsup

Irreflexive to say the least ...

This is near the bottom, which is where most snow starts to melt, ofcourse they will have snow cannons to extend the season. Keep in mind, this is the Swiss Alps and not "chuckies indoor snowpark"

yeah, I know - just ribbing. I know how they work and they put them on the blue runs to get people back home without gouging out the skis/board on rocks.

Some excellent pics though :thumbsup

You can ski/board the entire country of Andorra practically. The Pyrenees are amazing this time of year, although they didn't get quite as much snow as last year. It's a 4 hr shuttle from Barcelona or Girona and the shuttle is like 36EUR each way. Stay in La Massana. Best prices on skiing, VAT free shopping, and if you decided to take advantage of their tax haven, hide some money there!:thumbsup