St Moritz has a glitzy reputation, but it also has some awesome skiing. The main resort area is Corviglia, which has 160km of piste between 1730 and 3057m, mostly cruisy reds with a respectable amount of off-piste, largely around Piz Nair, and the old Olympic downhill run from Corviglia itself. You can access the runs from [...]
Articles on ‘Transportation’
January 2, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Accommodation, Features, Graubünden, Transportation
Filed under: Accommodation, Features, Graubünden, Transportation
Railaway, from the Swiss National Railways( SBB/CFF/FFS), have published the Snow’n’Rail schedule for 2011-2012. No great surprises, prices are either the same or have risen by a franc or two – although with the strength of the Swiss Franc this now makes Zermatt the most expensive lift pass in the world, so thank goodness for [...]
The Swiss Railways have published their Snow’n’Rail prices for 2010/2011. Here is a summary of the prices for a single day rail and lift combined, assuming you have a half-price railcard. Resort Region Slopes (km) Runs Via (typically) Basel Zürich Adelboden-Lenk BE 210 72 Adelboden, Post 100.40 106.00 Flumserberg BE 65 16 Unterterzen 95.20 73.60 [...]
In addition to BA, Easyjet and Swiss into Basel, Zurich and Geneva, and BMI to Geneva and Zurich, there are a number of other operators with scheduled flights into Switzerland from the UK. Snowjet have direct flights from London Stansted to Sion on weekends, providing the fastest route into the skiing areas of Valais and [...]
Every Saturday, from 29th January till 19th March 2011 a Snowtrain will be operating from Geneva Airport through Valais. With a 79 pound Swiss Transfer Ticket that means you can easily get a connecting train to the Portes du Soleil, Verbier and Zermatt, but with a little imagination some of the more exotic and less well-known [...]
August 19, 2010 by admin · 1 Comment
Filed under: Transportation
Social Tagging: Basel • rail • Railaway • SBB • skiing • snow train • Snow'n'Rail • snowboarding • switzerland
Filed under: Transportation
Social Tagging: Basel • rail • Railaway • SBB • skiing • snow train • Snow'n'Rail • snowboarding • switzerland
Basel is a great base for skiing and snowboarding Switzerland. If you live in Basel or are visiting, you can benefit from being in Switzerland’s premier transport hub. If you are staying, there are plenty of accommodation options with a very affordable and convenient YMCA and a clutch of mid-priced hotels near the station. If [...]
August 17, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Transportation
Social Tagging: short ski breaks • ski train • Snow'n'Rail • snowboarding breaks • weekend skiing
Filed under: Transportation
Social Tagging: short ski breaks • ski train • Snow'n'Rail • snowboarding breaks • weekend skiing
If you are fortunate enough to live in Switzerland, or have some other reason to be in or near Switzerland between November and May, it is remarkably easy to take a day trip to the Swiss Alps. Although it is convenient to use a car, there is very little reason not to take public transport. [...]
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