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theabortionatorDachstein glacier has a pretty awesome summer setup. Stubai will be closed in a few days (at least the park), so I wouldnt go there. Hintertux is always pretty decent. For the overall experience Ive liked dachstein the most though, because there is an awesome camping ground with a lake, volleyball fields and a tramp right at the bottom of the mountain.
JibberinoBear in mind that Dachstein most likely wont be open for longer than late june early july if all goes well.
roddy116Is the flight worth taking going over to ski zermatt, SAAS etc during the summertime? or is no different than going to Mt. Hood?
PDoyleI'm skiing Les Deux Alpes for the first time this Summer, only going on what I've heard and watched but it a load of friends say it's brilliant. Probably not worth the money when travelling from NA though.
perryhunterOh well, there are lots of great late season ski resorts in Europe. Like:
Hintertux, Austria - which is open 365 days a year
Ruka, Lapland, Finland - Open: Until mid-June
Tignes, France - Open: Until mid-May
Passo Tonale, Italy - Open: Until July
Riksgränsen, Sweden - Open: Until June
Zermatt, Switzerland - Open: 365 days
ScrewsSoyKitzsteinhorn in Austria has a great setup and you can ski basically all through the summer!
MLJWhat time you going? Im going to be there in early july with freeskicamp. Pretty stoked! L2A looks sick in all of the videos from the previous years.
roddy116Is the flight worth taking going over to ski zermatt, SAAS etc during the summertime? or is no different than going to Mt. Hood?
Gypsy_SkierIf you're flying, fly south. However if you're heart is set on Europe, L2A is the way to go. Pros / Cons:
Pro: It's much cheaper than saas fee, the people are super chill and mostly spanish, trampolines everywhere, people tend to party hard at night, Opens almost a month before saas, a lot more jib features.
Cons: super crowded around the opening, skiing ends at 1 (normal, same at saas), afternoons can get super super boring, skatepark is smaller than saas', you're gonna be "locked in the mountains" with no big culutural cities around except for Grenoble (1h away and it sucks anyway), but geneva is only 2h30 away.
That said, i'll be camping out in L2A this summer for sure, always have good time and meet loads of people
JibberinoThat's not true though, as far as i know Kitz has been closing in june at the latest the last couple of years, which would be the beginning of summer.
Gypsy_SkierIf you're flying, fly south. However if you're heart is set on Europe, L2A is the way to go. Pros / Cons:
Pro: It's much cheaper than saas fee, the people are super chill and mostly spanish, trampolines everywhere, people tend to party hard at night, Opens almost a month before saas, a lot more jib features.
Cons: super crowded around the opening, skiing ends at 1 (normal, same at saas), afternoons can get super super boring, skatepark is smaller than saas', you're gonna be "locked in the mountains" with no big culutural cities around except for Grenoble (1h away and it sucks anyway), but geneva is only 2h30 away.
That said, i'll be camping out in L2A this summer for sure, always have good time and meet loads of people
perryhunterOh well, there are lots of great late season ski resorts in Europe. Like:
Hintertux, Austria - which is open 365 days a year
Ruka, Lapland, Finland - Open: Until mid-June
Tignes, France - Open: Until mid-May
Passo Tonale, Italy - Open: Until July
Riksgränsen, Sweden - Open: Until June
Zermatt, Switzerland - Open: 365 days
JibberinoThat's not true though, as far as i know Kitz has been closing in june at the latest the last couple of years, which would be the beginning of summer.
Gypsy_SkierIf you're flying, fly south. However if you're heart is set on Europe, L2A is the way to go. Pros / Cons:
Pro: It's much cheaper than saas fee, the people are super chill and mostly spanish, trampolines everywhere, people tend to party hard at night, Opens almost a month before saas, a lot more jib features.
Cons: super crowded around the opening, skiing ends at 1 (normal, same at saas), afternoons can get super super boring, skatepark is smaller than saas', you're gonna be "locked in the mountains" with no big culutural cities around except for Grenoble (1h away and it sucks anyway), but geneva is only 2h30 away.
That said, i'll be camping out in L2A this summer for sure, always have good time and meet loads of people
JibberinoIsn't Saas always open?
JibberinoIsn't Saas always open?
MLJWhat time you going? Im going to be there in early july with freeskicamp. Pretty stoked! L2A looks sick in all of the videos from the previous years.
HolySchimmelDachstein glacier has a pretty awesome summer setup. Stubai will be closed in a few days (at least the park), so I wouldnt go there. Hintertux is always pretty decent. For the overall experience Ive liked dachstein the most though, because there is an awesome camping ground with a lake, volleyball fields and a tramp right at the bottom of the mountain.
HolySchimmelDachstein glacier has a pretty awesome summer setup. Stubai will be closed in a few days (at least the park), so I wouldnt go there. Hintertux is always pretty decent. For the overall experience Ive liked dachstein the most though, because there is an awesome camping ground with a lake, volleyball fields and a tramp right at the bottom of the mountain.
HolySchimmelDachstein glacier has a pretty awesome summer setup. Stubai will be closed in a few days (at least the park), so I wouldnt go there. Hintertux is always pretty decent. For the overall experience Ive liked dachstein the most though, because there is an awesome camping ground with a lake, volleyball fields and a tramp right at the bottom of the mountain.
HolySchimmelDachstein glacier has a pretty awesome summer setup. Stubai will be closed in a few days (at least the park), so I wouldnt go there. Hintertux is always pretty decent. For the overall experience Ive liked dachstein the most though, because there is an awesome camping ground with a lake, volleyball fields and a tramp right at the bottom of the mountain.
theabortionatorDachstein glacier has a pretty awesome summer setup. Stubai will be closed in a few days (at least the park), so I wouldnt go there. Hintertux is always pretty decent. For the overall experience Ive liked dachstein the most though, because there is an awesome camping ground with a lake, volleyball fields and a tramp right at the bottom of the mountain.
frasermenzies97Does anyone know anything about Dachstein, Stubai or Hintertux? Haven't seen anything about it on here.
roddy116So I know I'm going to Switzerland then I can go to Austria and France too, which place is better?
roddy116So I know I'm going to Switzerland then I can go to Austria and France too, which place is better?
theabortionatorHit the southern hemisphere if you're going to fly across the world.
dbchiliGlaciers in europe tend to either be open till june/early july and then shut down till end of sept/beg of oct or shut down late may, reopen beginning of july till beg of sept, and then shut down again till nov or so.
Midsummer you best options are Hintertux (park closed in august, reopens mid sept), Zermatt (park is closed in June and sept i think), Saas fee (totally closed end of april till beg of July) or L2A. I think val thorens or d'isere might have something open in the summer as well
