[Lisaocay]

25 July 2019 at 13:28:21 #823052

Looking for recommendations for ski resorts in Austria or Switzerland that have good snow in early January and that are good for families

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[JaneEB]

25 July 2019 at 19:13:09 #918625

Hi,

Welcome to the forum. My husband has skied in the Alps during the week just after the New Year for the past 23 years, mainly in Austria and Switzerland and has never not been able to ski. In Switzerland he has skied in the Jungfrau area, Zermatt, Verbier and Saas Fee. In Austria he skies in Obergurgl and St Anton/Lech areas.

I would think Grindelwald or Engelberg (Mount Titlis) near Luzern would be good for families.

However even though he had been lucky so far we went to the Jungfrau region one January about 30 years ago before he learnt to ski and it was very mild and muddy in Wengen. The only skiing was on the Schilthorn and the cable cars were very crowded with skiers. The World Cup in Wengen was cancelled that year.

Hope this is of help.

Jane

[Lisaocay]

25 July 2019 at 22:18:30 #918626

Thank you so much for responding with the helpful information!

[Annika]

26 July 2019 at 12:05:58 #918627

Excellent advice by JaneEB! I’ve added some links to her post, allowing you to read up on the places she mentioned. I’d also like to bring the Upper Engadine to your attention, which due to its altitude generally has pretty good snow levels: http://www.myswissalps.com/up perengadine.

[Lisaocay]

26 July 2019 at 21:17:49 #918628

Thank you so much !

I feel like St. Moritz will be too expensive for us. We will be coming from USA.

I will look into the other areas near there !

[Annika]

27 July 2019 at 5:06:34 #918629

Hi Lisaocay. I understand, St. Moritz can be pretty expensive. There are many more reasonably priced resorts nearby though. We list some suggestions at http://www.myswissalps.com/up perengadine/hotels.

[Lisaocay]

28 July 2019 at 23:12:34 #918630

Thank you