Pilatus visit April 21 – Will there be snow?

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    20 April 2016 at 18:10:14 #808962

    Hi,

    Finally we are planning to visit Pilatus mountains tomorrow and skip the Jungfrau. Our Swiss trip is for 3 days only (I know we are missing a lot but would be back again for a longer time in a year or two).

    Being our last day we really wanna be in the snow (like we enjoyed being in Mt. Titlis). My question is – would we get snow filled mountains at the Pilatus? Titlis & Jungfrau are quite high so its obvious although near between Engelberg to Trubsee station there was very little to no snow (all greenery) and as we moved up to Stand & Titlis it was snow capped. So do we expect the same at Pilatus? i.e. Snow to play with??

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    Arno
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    20 April 2016 at 18:33:06 #850995

    Hi sskundu,

    There will be snow but not a lot, and no snow tubing or anything like that: pilatus.roundshot.com. For guaranteed snow one needs to visit really high peaks this time of the year, as we’re moving into Spring. Although anything can happen: cold weather and snow at lower elevations is predicted for the coming week. The views from Pilatus are wonderful. From Rigi too.

    Have fun!

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    20 April 2016 at 21:24:40 #850996

    Hi Arno,

    Thanks. I checked your URL for Pilatus (roundshot) and it was updated till 8:30pm of 20/4 (time I saw was 11:20pm). And it shows some snow at the top…. So I guess I can do this trip on my last day tomorrow as going to Jungfrau from Gersau is really a long journey by train and needs a “very early” start.

    Slowpoke
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    21 April 2016 at 0:23:00 #850997

    Gersau is a lovely location, but , as we discussed before, it is hard to travel from there to more famous destinations.

    Next time, it seems likely that you will have a better idea of where things are.

    Good luck.

    Slowpoke

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