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>> Can anyone please tell me – is the Umbrail Pass likely to be open by 10 May?
It’s very unlikely. In the past 18 years, the earliest it has ever opened is 20 May (that was last year), and in 13 of those years, it was not before 25 May.
You can check conditions closer to your travel date here:
http://www.alpen-paesse.ch/en/alpenpaes se/umbrailpass/
Alpenrose
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Thanks so much … guess we’ll have to plan to come later another year. What about the Albula Pass? We were hoping to stay there on 9 May …
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>> What about the Albula Pass? We were hoping to stay there on 9 May
Pretty unlikely. In the last 18 years, it has been open by 9 May in only two years (2007 and 2011). Last year it opened on 14 May.
Alpenrose
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Trains can get you through when the highways are blocked
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Thanks – but we’ll be travelling by car – the whole point was to drive the pass.
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Hi Roberta,
Perhaps you can switch to the scenic train routes this time and come back another year in July, August and September. Any other season is risky for the higher road passes (see the list of passes on myswissalps.com/car/tr afficinfo).
Enjoy your trip(s)!
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Hi Alpenrose-
Thanks for the link to the Alpine Passes website.
Slowpoke