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Started by Thabo in Find a Ski Buddy / Group Trips 21-Jun-2017 - 2 Replies
Thabo posted Jun-2017
Anyone done summer skiing in Zermatt or similar? What's it like? I want to take the little one for her first time out
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reply to 'Summer skiing' posted Jun-2017
Not recently, but summer skied in Tignes and Saas Fee many years ago. Usual approach is to start early (IIRC first lifts up can be as early as 07:00 a.m.), finish early and have something lined up for the afternoons - especially with a young person.
It can still freeze overnight, even mid-summer, so can be icy first thing but softens VERY quickly and can be hilariously slushy by mid-morning if it's warm. All good fun. Most summers have cold snaps, also, and you might just get lucky with some fresh snow - check YouTube for Warren Smith's summer camp videos from Saas Fee; they seem to get at least one powder week every summer!
Dress with multiple thin layers and take a rucksack so you can adapt as the temperature rises, and be really careful about sunburn.
HTH
It can still freeze overnight, even mid-summer, so can be icy first thing but softens VERY quickly and can be hilariously slushy by mid-morning if it's warm. All good fun. Most summers have cold snaps, also, and you might just get lucky with some fresh snow - check YouTube for Warren Smith's summer camp videos from Saas Fee; they seem to get at least one powder week every summer!
Dress with multiple thin layers and take a rucksack so you can adapt as the temperature rises, and be really careful about sunburn.
HTH
The Admin Man
Bedrock barney
reply to 'Summer skiing' posted Jun-2017
I spent two weeks in Tignes back in 2013, Report as per link below:
https://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/14261.page
Skiing was good fun although pretty expensive.
https://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/14261.page
Skiing was good fun although pretty expensive.
slippy slidey snow......me likey!
Topic last updated on 25-June-2017 at 20:47