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Don’t tip
dont ask for ketchup

Not even the McDonalds in Zermatt is cheap so get ready to spend alot of money

Did you see the itinerary?
* get ready to spend money*....YA THINK?

IlsPlauns64Not even the McDonalds in Zermatt is cheap so get ready to spend alot of money

Abomber22Did you see the itinerary?
* get ready to spend money*....YA THINK?

Ya i know it's going to be expensive but I've saved up enough to make this happen. That being said I'm still going to be staying in the cheapest possible airbnbs and shit.

What kinda tips? Guides are great and will show you sick places you wouldn’t find normally.

powpatrolWhat kinda tips? Guides are great and will show you sick places you wouldn’t find normally.

Literally any advice at all is appreciated i'm going to be there for 6 weeks. I've been doing a lot of research and stuff but any personal experience with these countries is appreciated. especially hostiles advice.

I don't know about Switzerland and Austria, but Italy is very strict about its covid restrictions at the minute, you'll require a green pass, and a specific type of face mask (Can't remember it's name.) Otherwise they won't let you buy a lift pass. I think Austria also requires a negative test if you're not triple jabbed. Also, everything in Switzerland is ridiculously overpriced.

have fun walking in zermatt

sheeshhave fun walking in zermatt

Thanks?

*ninja*Literally any advice at all is appreciated i'm going to be there for 6 weeks. I've been doing a lot of research and stuff but any personal experience with these countries is appreciated. especially hostiles advice.

Don‘t use those small taxis they have in Zermatt, they‘re way too overpriced. Most of the hotels are a 5 minute walk from the train. I‘m also not sure about Zermatt but most of the shops in Switzerland remain closed on sunday. I would also suggest you to eat at a place where they serve good swiss food, not just at a pizzeria because it‘s cheaper. Been to Zermatt multiple times.

pcp killuz

*ninja*Thanks?

but enjoy it, one of my favorite places on earth for sure

Buy the best first aid kit you can get

Street cart food.

Lockers for equipment in town, you're not going to sight see with skis on you

Lifestraw for drinking water

*ninja*I'm going to Switzerland (Zermatt), Austria (Kitzbuehl) and Italy (Dolimit) in that order. I leave this Sunday let me know if you have any suggestions/advice as this will be my first time going to Europe, let alone wheeling my skis around. I plan on spending at least a week in each destination while also doing some side traveling around these three countries (not going to ski every single day).

I'll be in Kitzbuhel from Jan 24-28, hit me up if the dates line up at all! Covid testing before flying has been a pain in the ass but I think it's all going to work out

Wife surprised me with a trip to Zermatt in March. Any recommendations if im staying in town for a week? what is the deal with passes and equipment etc???

bsurfhave fun walking in zermatt

*ninja*Thanks?

IlsPlauns64Don‘t use those small taxis they have in Zermatt,

Abomber22Lifestraw for drinking water

DayManI'll be in Kitzbuhel

IlsPlauns64Not even the McDonalds in Zermatt is cheap so get ready to spend alot of money

False. Switzerland is way cheaper than any US resort.

**This post was edited on Dec 13th 2022 at 9:41:53pm

PeppermillRenoFalse. Switzerland is way cheaper than any US resort.

**This post was edited on Dec 13th 2022 at 9:41:53pm

False. The skiing may be cheaper but everything else is not.

RIP_leos_shackFalse. The skiing may be cheaper but everything else is not.

Beers were 5 bucks in Switzerland everywhere or less.

There is no need for rental cars.

Hotels are slightly below what it costs over here.

The strong dollar and egregious lift ticket/hotel pricing you find often in the USA means its cheaper over there in general. Wasn't the case 10 years ago.

It’s awesome I stayed in the youth hostel there which was the absolute cheapest option. But there’s lots of good hotels that r better and not to
much more. Honestly, just take It one day at a time. Lots of good hiking to do on the sides And the food and Bevs r of course hella good. Hard to go wrong in zermatt

first_rodeoWife surprised me with a trip to Zermatt in March. Any recommendations if im staying in town for a week? what is the deal with passes and equipment etc???

I had ikon so I didn’t have to worry about pass just went up to window and they gave me 7 day ski pass. I also brought all of my equipment because of how many days I skied in Europe last year it wouldn’t have been feasible to rent gear or anything.

*ninja*It’s awesome I stayed in the youth hostel there which was the absolute cheapest option. But there’s lots of good hotels that r better and not to
much more. Honestly, just take It one day at a time. Lots of good hiking to do on the sides And the food and Bevs r of course hella good. Hard to go wrong in zermatt

*ninja*I had ikon so I didn’t have to worry about pass just went up to window and they gave me 7 day ski pass. I also brought all of my equipment because of how many days I skied in Europe last year it wouldn’t have been feasible to rent gear or anything.

As far as buying stuff did you fly home or resell it? Why didn't you bring some gear with you? I've never been there so just curious.

first_rodeoWife surprised me with a trip to Zermatt in March. Any recommendations if im staying in town for a week? what is the deal with passes and equipment etc???

Zermatt is pretty pricey but in March you might find some good hotel deals if you're lucky. Public transport is great so you could pretty easily ski based in one of the towns down the valley. That said you might already have that sorted. March is pretty good odds snow-wise, so you should be in for decent conditions, it's awful now but it has to snow at some point.

Random tips:

- Don't worry about the drinking water.

- Rental equipment in most places in Europe is not great and pretty expensive. I don't recall seeing any great shops for gear in Zermatt (there are decent boot fitters but that's about it). You probably could find something ok at Julen Sport. But I would 100% bring boots and I'd recommend bringing a pair of ~102mm all-mountain skis. It's generally not an icy resort so you don't need to have narrow skis, and it's pretty expensive to rent. Alternatively, buy something in a sale down in the valley when you get here.

- Restaurants are very expensive but at least most of them are decent in Zermatt, I can hit you with some recs if you want. Do not expect US customer service, don't tip, just round up the bill if it's decent.

- Don't fall into a crevasse. It's not quite as bad as Saas Fee, but there are plenty of places you could disappear forever within 5-10 meters of the piste.

- If you want to go freeriding, there's a lot around, just make sure you read the avy forecast and be aware where the glacier is. People duck ropes everywhere, there is virtually no warning signage and people die fairly regularly just by doing something dumb. Guides are generally decent but expensive, if it's a few days after a storm, might be worth it. Locals may be willing to impart knowledge but the freeride/park community is small. It's mostly very rich tourists.

- Passes are about $90-100 a day (I'm estimating here) with some reductions for adding more days. They won't refund you if you don't get to ski because the lifts are closed, in fact, they might laugh at you for asking.

- If you ski park, the park lift is slow but the park itself is actually really fun. Decent jumps, lots of rail features and usually some sort of flow features pretty well set up.

theabortionatorAs far as buying stuff did you fly home or resell it? Why didn't you bring some gear with you? I've never been there so just curious.

I was there for 1.5 months so I just brought all my stuff because I skied 21 days over there. I brought all my ski stuff back with with me as well. There were defiantly times it was annoying but well worth it for how many days I was able to get in. Took trains around the whole time, no car.

*ninja*I was there for 1.5 months so I just brought all my stuff because I skied 21 days over there. I brought all my ski stuff back with with me as well. There were defiantly times it was annoying but well worth it for how many days I was able to get in. Took trains around the whole time, no car.

For some reason read it as "bought" and qas like damn!!! But word that makes way more sense.

which place did u like best? just curiouss

PeppermillRenoBeers were 5 bucks in Switzerland everywhere or less.

TwigZermatt is pretty

*ninja*I was there

Ciaocippowhich place did u like best? just curiouss

Zermatt was cool, but still dropped $5-9k on food and bev to keep the wife happy. freeride was nasty, but id have more fun at alta/bird/squallywood. those euro folks had never seen some of the little line TC hippy killer, broken grind playful tricks. looking to do another trip soon!