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Saas Fee this summer?

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nickyp
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Anyone shredding the Saas Fee glacier this summer? Just trying to gauge if any fellow NSers will be out there. Summer parks just aren't the same when they're full of ski school trains.
Apr 11 2011 8:18PM
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AnanasXpress
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Sort of irrelevant, but ive been in Saas all winter, and the way the snow is disappearing, its going to be pretty shitty on the glacier this summer. Apparantly its been their worst winter ever...
Apr 12 2011 5:55PM
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Newschool_Pope
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going to les deux alpes, cheaper and they have a better park imo.

yea but the snow sucks big time this winter. youll have to go early.
im going at the beginning of july. lets hope theres still some snow left, not jus ice and water...
Apr 12 2011 6:02PM
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4051
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saas fee is nice... go
Apr 12 2011 6:06PM
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THUGwife
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i made a thread a few days ago about summer europe trip.

was considering saas fee but hintertux looked better and cheaper?
Apr 12 2011 6:09PM
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Newschool_Pope
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didnt like the park that much, but it was 2 years ago. kinda small, i.e. few obastacles. les deux alpes looks really huge with loads of different shit. probably 4-5x the amount of obstacles
Apr 12 2011 6:11PM
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THUGwife
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i guess the decider for me is getting to ski past 13.30
Apr 12 2011 6:16PM
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nickyp
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hmmm that's interesting. Where does everyone reckon the best snow/ park will be? Saas Fee may be subject to change
Apr 12 2011 7:11PM
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hjb
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I was planning on going to one of the European glaciers this summer, but I might not bother anymore just because of the snow, save the trip for next year. Mammoth however has been shat on this winter and is now supposed to stay open til July the 4th.
Apr 12 2011 10:09PM
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Newschool_Pope
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http://skiunion.mpora.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/les-2-alpes-park1.jpg

cant beat this^, and skipass for saasfee was 300 euros a week...




http://skiunion.mpora.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/park-11.jpg

heres saas fee^big too, but not as nice as les 2 alpes



http://www.weare.de/ext/blog/events/hintertux_park_opening_betterpark_2009-2.jpg

^thats hintertux, the smallest of them all.


http://onboard.mpora.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/val-senales-park.jpg

this is val senales. theyve got a real good park too. nicely shaped!


id be down for a NS summer glacier roadtrip. whos in?
Apr 13 2011 5:34AM
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vauban08
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Dachstein has a decent park as well. This year's opening will already be on Saturday (April 16th) because of the bad snow condition in the lower ski resorts.

http://www.abload.de/img/64727_horsefeathers_plv9iq.jpg
Apr 13 2011 5:51AM
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I_Am_Mod
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i went last year, and its full with brits and danish freestylers, it's a really awesome vibe, go for sure !!

+if i decide to go again this year, it's probably gonna be saas fee, somewhere in the first half of july....
Apr 13 2011 6:51AM
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Orrin
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Alps have had such bad snow cover compared to previously years, even in the prime season you had to go pretty high up for good snow. When i was in Tignes there was only one day of powder and that was really lucky...

I was thinking about going on the camp to Saas Fee but probably won't now.
Apr 13 2011 7:25AM
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0ggzy
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I am for a week i went last year during the summer and the park was sick, especially the pipe
Apr 13 2011 10:50AM
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nickyp
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Me for certain. And I'll probably bring a contingent of kids from the UK along too. The only question is where to go.

I would really like somewhere that has decent snow, but especially somewhere that has a good park, specifically a rail garden. Nothing quite like summer rails and slushy booters
Apr 13 2011 1:38PM
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THUGwife
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the only question IS where to go. once I know i can get planning. want a good park open past midday with some decent snow. its tough.
Apr 13 2011 3:38PM
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nickyp
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I don't even mind if it's open too long after midday. I'm happy to ski 7am -12pm, then ride DH in the afternoon or something. Snow and park are my only concerns tbh
Apr 13 2011 3:45PM
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Newschool_Pope
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ya same here. so ur probably going to les deux alpes? i think ill probably be there the first week in july.
Apr 13 2011 4:06PM
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