Ischgl/Samnaun has some fun pistes if that is your aim.

Spent Saturday pistencarven in Schönried. Lot's of terrain to explore in that area. Sunday was spent in Les Crosets/Avoriaz/Morzine. Soft...

Any idea how it is down south, specifically Fonna? I haven't been paying attention but hope to get back there this summer after last years phenomenal season.

Where is "here"?

Definitely not the case here, in Switzerland, unless they have reversed their stance in the past couple of days.

Yeah, I heard that as well. Still not sure it's applied correctly though as one can still go to the crowded malls or IKEA. In any case, sounds like the few resorts that opened today will be fined and...

Not so fast. Info is changing by the minute. As long as they meet the federal requirement to keep the restaurant and tram occupancy to under 50 people, they should be good to go. Titlis plans to...

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Give them a try. A friend who is in a club in Züri says they work with them. No idea as to their competence though.

Not that close to Zürich but Michael Rieble at Arena Sport in Buochs can get you sorted. You'll need to make an appointment and it will not be inexpensive. Speaks a bit of English if that is a...

That's an old pic. Snow all the way down to Göschenen now.

Spent the weekend bashing pistes on the Gemsstock. Pretty shallow outside the ropes but plenty were giving it a go.301792

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Based on recollections from the past decade: a good dump in October/early November followed by nothing until a few days after Christmas. After that, no trend to note.

The photo is from this...

I flew easyjet out of Milan to Marrakesh a few years back. Much better rates than flying out of Switzerland. Mike Pow's link will give you all the details.

I haven't been to Bad Gastein but have spent some time in the general area. In my circumstances, I would choose Bad Gastein over Sedrun mainly due to practical and family reasons. Sedrun is just a...

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Titlis will be open end of June (no skiing though). Depending on timing, we'll be able to show you around. Consider taking the family for an overnight hut trip (either Rugghubelhuette (3-star hut) or...

Looks firm.....

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OKAY Shop in Engelberg. Freeride skis and avy gear to rent.

Eiselin Sport in Luzern for touring gear.

Imholz Sport in Andermatt. No personal experience but I see their stickers on a lot of skis...

Car train. Haven't been on that one but the other two in the region (Realp-Obergoms and Kandersteg-Goppenstein) are convenient.

The definitive winter prognoses are in.

Wetterschmöcker

Some say lot's of snow, another not, should be cold and maybe a normal spring. But maybe I didn't quite understand it all???

http://www.srf.ch/sendungen/muotathaler-wetterschmoecker

You'll have to wait a month or so for the winter forecasts though.

A few years back, we hired Ivo Rabanser from Gardenaguides for a day.

Also, send a pm to Blondin. I think that he has been spending some time guiding down there the past few years as well.

^^^You suck. I already stocked up on supplies.

And 3 of those were in the second day of a 2-day avalanche course:(

http://youtu.be/z8espBbPdnU

They kicked off another one at the same location on the Wednesday following the above slide. Thankfully nobody was caught. Note to anybody skiing the Laub for the first time: just because you see...

crust bustin this morning

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Yeah sorry, it's going to a thread in the Padded Room. I assumed everybody was over 12 in this thread. There is nothing NSFW in the link.

Still good snow to be found with less than 30 minutes of effort in Zentralschweiz (plenty of refrozen crud and slop to be found as well).
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I am placing an order for some Dynafit crampons tomorrow with B&D. If anybody wants to place an order and split shipping expenses, send me a pm before noon CET on Monday. I will have them shipped to...

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Wet slide over the Engstlenalp piste yesterday afternoon.

http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/zentralschweiz/kantone/obwalden/Lawine-auf-Engstlenalp-eine-Person-verletzt;art95,161965

Woke...

Haven't been there lately but SLF says that snow levels are about 200% of normal...
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Random Question for you Tirolers. Looking for a recommendation for a VW Garage somewhere in the Innsbruck-Mayrhofen region for routine service on a T5. The wife has an ice-hockey tournament this...

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If these snow patterns continue, I would consider either Etna or Roccaraso in Abruzzo. I haven't been to either place but both sound interesting. Food will undoubtedly be better than Swiss food as a...

Woke up at 3 a.m. to make it on a 6:50 flight to Prishtina. Around 7:30 they tell us it's canceled. Attempt to make it to Skopje tomorrow at the same time. Anybody on the ground over there? Is the...

I've only spent a couple of days there last winter. If you can see, it will become pretty obvious where to head. Best bet is to head to the lift in the center (the one that ends at 2050 m). Go...

Yesterday

Germans with summer tires and ballsy Uri family:
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Solid base:...

Brunni was fun this morning.

LaZapatilla
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Depressing....
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Instead of skinning to the hut yesterday, I hiked.
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Prediction for a good winter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=710HRIk6Qtc&feature=player_embedded

Anything in a 28.5? In Genova now but heading North in a bit.

http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Engelberg/6day/top

eh?? The lifts are still running for a couple more weeks.

A few more from the Hornstrandir peninsula last week:

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Bluebird, pow day in secret spot! (5-10 cm on slush/ice is pow, right?)

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Secret spot

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http://www.slf.ch/lawineninfo/wochenbericht/2010-11/aktuelle_Lawinenunfaelle/index_EN?redir=1

This morning on the deck railing:

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This afternoon:

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More from the Dolomiti. First time here and wish we could spend more than a few days. The pistes are annoyingly crowded but the lift lines are short. Off piste is empty.
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No info for you on conditions but if you are interested in a 2 for 1 coupon for a daypass at Lenzerheide, pm me your address. Offer open for anybody else interested as I have a few of these that I...

Yesterday I retraced IridePow's tour from last weekend (minus the Brunnistock). 7:00 a.m. train out of Engelberg and didn't make it home until 9:00 p.m. (missed the bus by 20 minutes so had to kill a...

Thanks for sharing. I was at my son's ski race on Saturday at Melchsee-Frutt and was impressed with the snow quality and the terrain in the area.

I'm thinking of heading up into the area you went...