Flumserberg switzerland
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Flumserberg Switzerland.
Flumserberg Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1945 the Swiss ski resort Flumserberg lies at 2222 metres altitude in the Eastern Switzerland region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Flumserberg ski area is not snow sure. Over 35 snow cannons ensure artificial Flumserberg snow making covers 9km of ski trails, which equates to around 10 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Flumserberg (Switzerland) is Zurich / Zürich at a distance of 100km or approximately 80 minutes driving time. Flumserberg ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
The largest winter sports area between Zurich and Chur, with good snow conditions the normality between December and April thanks to externsive snow making and its location in a snow trap area. Flumserberg's ski area can be easily reached from a number of villages below, including lakeside Unterterzen (426 M) which is linked by cable car. There's skiing for all standards with a modern lift network including four quad chairs.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Flumserberg Switzerland
Beginner Trails
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Intermediate Trails
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Advanced Trails
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Expert Trails
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Flumserberg Resort & Holiday Info
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| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | CHF? - CHF? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Flumserberg Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 65km |
| total length of Flumserberg trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 13km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Flumserberg ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2222m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1200m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1400m |
| centre of Flumserberg ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1022m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1022m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Flumserberg
Skiing Flumserberg you'll enjoy ? pistes and trails and that means approximately 65km of ski runs. Flumserberg lifts number 16 with the capacity to uplift 21125 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swiss ski resort of Flumserberg is over 13km long.
Flumserberg Ski Area
Flumserberg ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Flumserberg piste is the 6km Terza run, with a steepness/slope angle of 20%. You can ski Flumserberg after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Flumserberg for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Flumserberg
If you snowboard Flumserberg you'll want to know that, of the 16 ski lifts in total, 5 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Flumserberg snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Flumserberg snowboard facilities include 3 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 500 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 2 boardercross courses.
Flumserberg for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Flumserberg Apres Ski
The apres ski Flumserberg scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
14 apres ski bars 28 restaurants 3 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 3 saunas 1 hot tubs 1 solariums 2 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 20 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Curling, Darts.
Flumserberg for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Flumserberg Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Flumserberg resort - ski Flumserberg by any other name
The Swiss ski resort of Flumserberg ski resort is also known as Maschgenkamm, Prodkamm, Leist and has the following common misspellings:
Flumserberg ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Flumserberg ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Flumserberg ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Flumserberg for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall