ski resorts that are close proximaty to airports

I want to ski in Europe and I noticed on the Zermatt Switzerland
website that it is a 5 hour train ride from Zurich. I hear it's a
scenic train ride but 5 hours seems a bit too much.

I've been a little spoiled by the 45 minute drive from Salt Lake City
airport to the slopes. And just about every ski area in North America
is less than 2 hours from the airport.

In Europe, are there any major ski areas relatively close to a major
airport? Austria resorts? France?

On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 23:24:19 -0500, J.W. wrote:

I've been a little spoiled by the 45 minute drive from Salt Lake City
airport to the slopes.

I'm guessing here, but I bet that you've never skied at Snowbasin.

-Astro

Hi

On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 23:24:19 -0500, J.W. wrote:


I want to ski in Europe and I noticed on the Zermatt Switzerland
website that it is a 5 hour train ride from Zurich. I hear it's a
scenic train ride but 5 hours seems a bit too much.

I think Zermatt is better from Geneva.

There is a Railway Station at the Airport, so you don't need a car.

Flumserberg is the nearst from the Airport www.flumserberg.com 2.25h
by train and bus

Klosters/Davos www.klosters.ch www.davos.ch 2.5-3h depend on the
train. With a car you have still 2.5h till Davos. If it got traffic
jam you need easely 1-1.5h more.

Arosa www.arosa.ch 3-3.25h by train
Lenzerheide/Vallbella www.lenzerheide.ch 2.75-3.25 by train and Bus

Flims/Laax www.laax.ch ~3h by train and bus

Berneroberland:
Adelboden www.adelboden.ch ~3h by Train and Bus
Zweisimmen www.zweisimmen.ch ~3 by train

Time Table and Price at SBB (Swiss Railway) www.sbb.ch

Johannes

"J.W." wrote in message
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I want to ski in Europe and I noticed on the Zermatt Switzerland
website that it is a 5 hour train ride from Zurich. I hear it's a
scenic train ride but 5 hours seems a bit too much.

I've been a little spoiled by the 45 minute drive from Salt Lake City
airport to the slopes. And just about every ski area in North America
is less than 2 hours from the airport.

In Europe, are there any major ski areas relatively close to a major
airport? Austria resorts? France?


If you post to rec.skiing.resorts.europe you'll find some pretty
knowledgeable people on this topic.

Briefly, with respect to France, Geneva is around an hour's drive (50 miles)
from Chamonix, two hours or so from the likes of Tignes, Val d'Isère, 3V in
the Savoie. French airports that are closer have few direct flights, even
from the UK.

As for Austria/Switzerland etc I've only ever driven there (I live in
France), so you'll need to ask over on rsre.

Pete
www.grasski.org

In article ,
AstroPax wrote:

I'm guessing here, but I bet that you've never skied at Snowbasin.

I went there once last winter. I usually go to a nearby mountain with
an older, friendlier operation which will remain nameless because I
really don't recall it's name and I don't think anybody would be
interested anyway.

Maybe it was the mood I was was in, but I just wasn't into it, despite
the massive lodges and marble midmountain bathroom facilities. The
gondolas seem like a great idea, but I don't care to take equipement of
and on between runs. And it seemed expensive even for a rich guy like
me. Is this anybodys "favourite" place to go?

Dave

"Vern93" wrote in message
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In article ,
AstroPax wrote:

I'm guessing here, but I bet that you've never skied at Snowbasin.

I went there once last winter. I usually go to a nearby mountain with
an older, friendlier operation which will remain nameless because I
really don't recall it's name and I don't think anybody would be
interested anyway.

Maybe it was the mood I was was in, but I just wasn't into it, despite
the massive lodges and marble midmountain bathroom facilities. The
gondolas seem like a great idea, but I don't care to take equipement
of
and on between runs. And it seemed expensive even for a rich guy like
me. Is this anybodys "favourite" place to go?

Before the "improvements" I liked it pretty well. Even the allowance of
the evil two legged groomers was not too big of a problem, there was
sooooooo much to ski. It took a bit of hiking and traversing now and
then but you could literally ski powder all day. I liked it well enough
to take the hour to drive there to go skiing a few times per year when I
lived in a ski town.

pigo

"J.W." wrote in message
...

I want to ski in Europe and I noticed on the Zermatt Switzerland
website that it is a 5 hour train ride from Zurich. I hear it's a
scenic train ride but 5 hours seems a bit too much.

I've been a little spoiled by the 45 minute drive from Salt Lake City
airport to the slopes. And just about every ski area in North America
is less than 2 hours from the airport.

In Europe, are there any major ski areas relatively close to a major
airport? Austria resorts? France?


Hope you've checked back with r.s.r.e. (rec.skiing.reports.europe), plenty
of responses there since your original post.

Pete

"PG" wrote in message
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"J.W." wrote in message
...

I want to ski in Europe and I noticed on the Zermatt Switzerland
website that it is a 5 hour train ride from Zurich. I hear it's a
scenic train ride but 5 hours seems a bit too much.

I've been a little spoiled by the 45 minute drive from Salt Lake City
airport to the slopes. And just about every ski area in North America
is less than 2 hours from the airport.

In Europe, are there any major ski areas relatively close to a major
airport? Austria resorts? France?


Hope you've checked back with r.s.r.e. (rec.skiing.reports.europe), plenty
of responses there since your original post.


Sorry, that should of course be rec.skiing.resorts.europe....

PG wrote:

If you fly to Geneva then Zermatt is closer I believe - about 2-3 hours
I think. Chamonix is only 45 mins to an hour from Geneva. More suited
to advanced skiers only though. Both Zermatt and Chamonix have the most
amazing scenery.

David.


"J.W." wrote in message
...

I want to ski in Europe and I noticed on the Zermatt Switzerland
website that it is a 5 hour train ride from Zurich. I hear it's a
scenic train ride but 5 hours seems a bit too much.

I've been a little spoiled by the 45 minute drive from Salt Lake City
airport to the slopes. And just about every ski area in North America
is less than 2 hours from the airport.

In Europe, are there any major ski areas relatively close to a major
airport? Austria resorts? France?



Hope you've checked back with r.s.r.e. (rec.skiing.reports.europe), plenty
of responses there since your original post.

Pete