Snowboarding in Switzerland or France?

I'm going to be in the area for a business trip and wanted to get some snowboarding in during
Dec 6-Dec 10. Could anyone provide recommendations of where to go? I can get free lodging
near Lausanne, but am willing to go elsewhere for better conditions. I'm looking for some
pretty advanced runs, but not jumping off of cliffs advanced...
Also, how are conditions likely to be so early in the year?

Thanks,
Brian

On 07 Nov 2003 07:12:18 GMT, wrote:

I'm going to be in the area for a business trip and wanted to get some snowboarding in during
Dec 6-Dec 10. Could anyone provide recommendations of where to go? I can get free lodging
near Lausanne, but am willing to go elsewhere for better conditions. I'm looking for some
pretty advanced runs, but not jumping off of cliffs advanced...
Also, how are conditions likely to be so early in the year?

The most start 29 november but open not all lifts. (main seasion start
at 20. December)

les Diablerets is shure open www.glacier3000.ch

nearst reasonable spots:
lesin www.lesin.ch
Villar/Gryon www.villar.ch (also linked with the village Diablerets)

Verbier www.verbier.ch
Port du soleil http://www.portesdusoleil.com/ (swiss/french)

For the french resorts you musst around lake Geneva.

snowreports:
http://wispo.stnet.ch/requests/MySwi...=en&vhost=chdt

Johannes

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I'm going to be in the area for a business trip and wanted to get some
snowboarding in during
Dec 6-Dec 10. Could anyone provide recommendations of where to go? I can
get free lodging
near Lausanne, but am willing to go elsewhere for better conditions. I'm
looking for some
pretty advanced runs, but not jumping off of cliffs advanced...
Also, how are conditions likely to be so early in the year?


I recommend that you go to Zermatt or La Trois Vallees (Courchevel). Here's
a link for the Troger lift at Zermatt today:

http://www.snow-forecast.com/cam_popup.php

Zermatt is not a real beginner hill, but it's nice, big, and the nightlife
is some of the best in all of Europe. Courchevel on the other hand is very
large, great conditions, loads of terrain. Courchevel itself is a bit
pricey, the 2nd Valley (Meribel) is fun, but full of Brits, Val Thorens (the
3rd valley) is probably where I'd stay if I chose there. Either one should
be good, but I've only been tracking Zermatt lately for personal reasons.

I wish it would start dumping in Seattle area.....

Boots

Hi

On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 20:23:35 GMT, "Lord Boots"
wrote:


wrote in message
...
I'm going to be in the area for a business trip and wanted to get some
snowboarding in during
Dec 6-Dec 10. Could anyone provide recommendations of where to go? I can
get free lodging
near Lausanne, but am willing to go elsewhere for better conditions. I'm
looking for some
pretty advanced runs, but not jumping off of cliffs advanced...
Also, how are conditions likely to be so early in the year?


I recommend that you go to Zermatt or La Trois Vallees (Courchevel). Here's
a link for the Troger lift at Zermatt today:

Didn't you read? He can stay near Lausanne. From Lausanne to Zermatt
you nead 3h till Täsch change to the Railway (all 20 Min). If the
Rothorn/Gornergrad is closed you musst go(bus) to the Little
Matterhorn Gondola at the end off the village.

http://www.snow-forecast.com/cam_popup.php

Zermatt is not a real beginner hill, but it's nice, big, and the nightlife
is some of the best in all of Europe. Courchevel on the other hand is very
large, great conditions, loads of terrain. Courchevel itself is a bit
pricey, the 2nd Valley (Meribel) is fun, but full of Brits, Val Thorens (the

How far ist that from Lausanne?

3rd valley) is probably where I'd stay if I chose there. Either one should
be good, but I've only been tracking Zermatt lately for personal reasons.

With a snowboard you look like an alien at Zermatt :-)

Johannes

Lord Boots wrote:
"Johannes" wrote in message
...

I recommend that you go to Zermatt or La Trois Vallees (Courchevel).

Here's

a link for the Troger lift at Zermatt today:

Didn't you read? He can stay near Lausanne. From Lausanne to Zermatt
you nead 3h till Täsch change to the Railway (all 20 Min). If the
Rothorn/Gornergrad is closed you musst go(bus) to the Little
Matterhorn Gondola at the end off the village.


No worries mate. He said he's willing to go elsewhere if the conditions
were good. I'd highly recommend going elsewhere. Why go over there if you
can't do something that you want to write home about?


How far ist that from Lausanne?


es ist nicht das weit von dort (it's not that far from there). EasyJet is
your friend, und ist so die Schiene.


3rd valley) is probably where I'd stay if I chose there. Either one

should

be good, but I've only been tracking Zermatt lately for personal reasons.

With a snowboard you look like an alien at Zermatt :-)


That's exactly the reason why you should be there. **** skiiers. Dare to
be original and snowboard without fur coats and Bogner fag bags (not that
there's anything wrong with being diverse, but skiing pushes the limits...).

I'm pretty much looking for wherever has the best riding and something
different from North America. I don't care too much about the night
life, just looking for nice snow and challenging terrain.

Brian

Lord Boots wrote:
"Johannes" wrote in message
...

I recommend that you go to Zermatt or La Trois Vallees (Courchevel).

Here's

a link for the Troger lift at Zermatt today:

Didn't you read? He can stay near Lausanne. From Lausanne to Zermatt
you nead 3h till Täsch change to the Railway (all 20 Min). If the
Rothorn/Gornergrad is closed you musst go(bus) to the Little
Matterhorn Gondola at the end off the village.


No worries mate. He said he's willing to go elsewhere if the conditions
were good. I'd highly recommend going elsewhere. Why go over there
if you
can't do something that you want to write home about?


How far ist that from Lausanne?


es ist nicht das weit von dort (it's not that far from there).
EasyJet is
your friend, und ist so die Schiene.


3rd valley) is probably where I'd stay if I chose there. Either one

should

be good, but I've only been tracking Zermatt lately for personal
reasons.

With a snowboard you look like an alien at Zermatt :-)


That's exactly the reason why you should be there. **** skiiers.
Dare to
be original and snowboard without fur coats and Bogner fag bags (not that
there's anything wrong with being diverse, but skiing pushes the
limits...).

I'm pretty much looking for wherever has the best riding and something
different from North America. I don't care too much about the night
life, just looking for nice snow and challenging terrain.

Brian

"Johannes" wrote in message
...
I recommend that you go to Zermatt or La Trois Vallees (Courchevel).
Here's
a link for the Troger lift at Zermatt today:

Didn't you read? He can stay near Lausanne. From Lausanne to Zermatt
you nead 3h till Täsch change to the Railway (all 20 Min). If the
Rothorn/Gornergrad is closed you musst go(bus) to the Little
Matterhorn Gondola at the end off the village.

No worries mate. He said he's willing to go elsewhere if the conditions
were good. I'd highly recommend going elsewhere. Why go over there if you
can't do something that you want to write home about?

How far ist that from Lausanne?

es ist nicht das weit von dort (it's not that far from there). EasyJet is
your friend, und ist so die Schiene.

3rd valley) is probably where I'd stay if I chose there. Either one
should
be good, but I've only been tracking Zermatt lately for personal reasons.

With a snowboard you look like an alien at Zermatt :-)

That's exactly the reason why you should be there. **** skiiers. Dare to
be original and snowboard without fur coats and Bogner fag bags (not that
there's anything wrong with being diverse, but skiing pushes the limits...).
:~)

Boots

Brian wrote in message ...
Lord Boots wrote:
"Johannes" wrote in message
...

I recommend that you go to Zermatt or La Trois Vallees (Courchevel).

Here's

a link for the Troger lift at Zermatt today:

Didn't you read? He can stay near Lausanne. From Lausanne to Zermatt
you nead 3h till Täsch change to the Railway (all 20 Min). If the
Rothorn/Gornergrad is closed you musst go(bus) to the Little
Matterhorn Gondola at the end off the village.


No worries mate. He said he's willing to go elsewhere if the conditions
were good. I'd highly recommend going elsewhere. Why go over there
if you
can't do something that you want to write home about?


How far ist that from Lausanne?


es ist nicht das weit von dort (it's not that far from there).
EasyJet is
your friend, und ist so die Schiene.


3rd valley) is probably where I'd stay if I chose there. Either one

should

be good, but I've only been tracking Zermatt lately for personal
reasons.

With a snowboard you look like an alien at Zermatt :-)


That's exactly the reason why you should be there. **** skiiers.
Dare to
be original and snowboard without fur coats and Bogner fag bags (not that
there's anything wrong with being diverse, but skiing pushes the
limits...).

I'm pretty much looking for wherever has the best riding and something
different from North America. I don't care too much about the night
life, just looking for nice snow and challenging terrain.

Brian

why not try Verbier?
it's probably an hours drive and has good snow at high altitude.
Most boarders around Lac Leman highly recommend Verbier for great boarding.