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Best glaciers in Europe for the summer

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LuchoR
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i know Les 2 alps is really good but crowded, wich in the Austria-Switzerland zone will be open? Saas fee?
any info will be good, thanks
May 26 2012 4:30PM
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flexpattern
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Went to Tignes last year - was really good. Nice park, not huge but lots of different features. Wasn't too busy during the week, at the weekend it got a little busier. For austria maybe Hintertux but haven't been there in the summer - only been there in winter so can't help you with that much...
May 26 2012 4:41PM
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flexpattern
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Sorry to dub post

from friends I've heard hintertux is pretty good and from this video it looks pretty good from last year:
May 26 2012 4:45PM
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aleeeex
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Have heard goooood things about the parks in the summer in Saas-Fee, Hintertux and Zermatt. Tignes is pretty legit and there's a good vibe there as well. But Les 2 Alpes is busy for a reason ... it's the bessssst!! Such a sick park, cool little village and chill people... all you need yo!
May 26 2012 5:13PM
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Ali.
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does any one know of any summer camps in Europe? I really want to go to one but airfare to the U.S almost doubles the overall price of camps for me.
May 26 2012 5:22PM
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LuchoR
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Thanks for the help! will check those!
May 26 2012 5:34PM
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Bateman
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If norway is an option, i know folgefonna is pretty sick. What kind of skiing are you planning?
May 26 2012 5:35PM
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AdiibA
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you should also check out Dachstein Glacier in Austria!
May 26 2012 7:05PM
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dan09uk
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my brother went to one 2 years ago at sass fee, flew from the uk using easy jet so was pretty cheap.
May 26 2012 11:15PM
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EmileF
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in france les 2 alps for sure, in austria take a look at stubai glacier
May 27 2012 1:57AM
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Jibberino
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Closes in june though.
May 27 2012 4:49AM
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Joonas
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I think laax has a summer park too up at the highest peak, i've only been there in the winter tough so the actuall park was open instead of the summer one.
May 27 2012 5:08AM
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Vinci
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Schnalstal in Italy, although the south didn't get that much snow this year its probably the best glacier I've ever skied park at.

The scenery is stunning, amazing nature and beautiful mountains. The prices are relatively low compared to Austria/France and Swiss and there are absolutely no people. Their rail setup kinda sucks, but the +20m step down and the medium jump line is too good anyway... so who cares.
May 27 2012 6:07AM
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.Annydrew.
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smk camps, that's what i'm doing this year, did maverix camp last year but its so expensive, this time it will only be around 600/650 with travel, i'm in the uk as well, message me if you want more details bro
May 27 2012 6:11AM
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.Tom.
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I'm going to Duex Alpes for this glorious looking creation:
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May 27 2012 8:07AM
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.ZT.
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Zermatt is supposedly open, my friend is maybe going when he is in Switzerland.
May 27 2012 8:21AM
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Jibberino
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2 Alpes is by far the best summer park around, hands down. However the crowds get too much, at least if you ask me. I would definitely look into Schnalstal as well, heard really good things. Or maybe Hintertux, but that might be crowded as well.
May 27 2012 10:29AM
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Bateman
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Fuck the summer camps have started already? Im still wearing my wristband from last year lol
May 27 2012 1:54PM
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snakerton
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Saas fee. I'm going there in july
May 27 2012 2:03PM
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Toasty.
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hintertux will be your best bet. Stubai is good also
May 27 2012 2:23PM
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Bateman
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ah okay

Syykt stoka på å shredde parken der nå, gjør ventetia til vintern litt kortere !
May 27 2012 6:34PM
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Bateman
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Så fort som mulig! Men har ikke noen andre muligheter bortsett fra de arrangerte fonna-campene så blir vel camp 1
May 27 2012 6:38PM
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Bateman
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Mulig jeg får den gratis og - Fikk jobbtilbud der i fjor! Rydde litt etter frokost åsånn, alt gratis :D
May 27 2012 6:52PM
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Jibberino
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People need to realise that Stubai and Kaunertal are closing today, or the next couple of days, they're not summer parks, but spring parks. So if you go there in the summer, you will be quite disappointed. Dachstein will also most likely be closing within the next couple of weeks.

So that leaves us with Hintertux, maybe Kitzsteinhorn, Schnalstal, Les 2 Alpes, Zermatt, Saas Fee. There are other glaciers open, but with minimal or no parks they aren't very interesting.
May 28 2012 4:13AM
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luc
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stubai park is closed since a week, and hintertux park isn't open during summer! kaunertal is closing now!schnalstal isn't open yet, but will be pretty dope!
May 28 2012 4:33AM
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Jibberino
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I don't like you.
May 28 2012 5:22AM
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deet
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I saw them skiing last year..so sick!
This one is from a few days ago:

May 28 2012 3:31PM
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.ZT.
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looks epic
May 28 2012 3:50PM
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Jibberino
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I feel compelled to again stress the fact that Hintertux Park isn't open in the summer, just so that no one treks all the way there to ride park.
May 28 2012 4:47PM
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Bateman
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Samma her. Derfor dropper jeg det, og bare cruiser i bakken
May 28 2012 5:56PM
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deet
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It's always open until almost everything is melt down but they still got fresh snow a few days ago so it's probably going to take a while. Just check the webcams before you go there..
May 28 2012 6:43PM
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Jibberino
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Is it? It seems that they could be open all summer then, i don't see the pipe, jumps and top half rails melting completely away at any point?
May 29 2012 4:34AM
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Smuffy
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yesterday was the end of spring classics :(

were you there?
May 29 2012 7:21AM
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Toasty.
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ok well you can just ski at stubai.. which is what i do every now and then. Just cruise with ladies...
May 29 2012 5:44PM
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Bateman
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yessir
May 29 2012 6:32PM
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Smuffy
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theres ladies at stubai?! for example?!

i think ive met a couple, but ive never actually skied stubai so i cant say for sure
May 29 2012 8:02PM
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Toasty.
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last summer i meet a very nice pretty girl
May 29 2012 8:05PM
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Smuffy
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well that narrows it down. i met a couple nice pretty ladies this year in the allgäuer/tiroler alps
May 29 2012 8:09PM
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deet
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Yesterday it was pretty warm so you can't actually give a good forecast for more then a week...if it's pretty hot you're too slow to hit the jumps but you can hit the rails pretty long.
May 30 2012 12:27PM
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LittleFoot
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Here's a picture of a creek on my computer
May 30 2012 12:37PM
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Jibberino
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Well i guess it depends how much work is put in maintaining the park. Pretty sure Hintertux park could stay open for the whole summer if they had the crew and bully hours they needed.
May 30 2012 3:17PM
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vissi
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LesDeuxAlpes
May 30 2012 7:27PM
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GBS
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Folgefonna or Juvass in Norway is the sickest. Also alps are sick....
May 30 2012 7:32PM
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