Is the Umbrail Pass open by May 10?

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    8 April 2017 at 23:00:49 #811324

    Can anyone please tell me – is the Umbrail Pass likely to be open by 10 May? And what is the approximate driving time from Santa Maria Val Müstair to the top of the pass (or to the Italian border)?

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    8 April 2017 at 23:51:30 #861152

    >> 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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    9 April 2017 at 0:04:28 #861153

    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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    9 April 2017 at 0:32:52 #861154

    >> 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.

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    9 April 2017 at 0:55:23 #861155

    Thanks again

    Slowpoke
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    9 April 2017 at 1:18:22 #861156

    Trains can get you through when the highways are blocked

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    9 April 2017 at 1:54:20 #861157

    Thanks – but we’ll be travelling by car – the whole point was to drive the pass.

    Arno
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    9 April 2017 at 17:38:49 #861158

    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)!

    Slowpoke
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    9 April 2017 at 18:18:24 #861159

    Hi Alpenrose-

    Thanks for the link to the Alpine Passes website.

    Slowpoke

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    10 April 2017 at 6:05:22 #861160

    Glad you find it useful!

    Alpenrose

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    10 April 2017 at 7:52:46 #861161

    Thanks Arno

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