Well in Switzerland, skiers: in any valley, on any mountain there is a resort with equipped and marked for skating trails for all tastes. It is good here and for those who like freeriding, preferring unplaced routes. Many resorts offer rich opportunities for this and one of them is Andermatt, conveniently located at the St. Gothard Pass
The slopes of the mountains belonging to this resort are as if specially created to accumulate fluffy snow, which experts call "snowy powder, "and the local weather does it all the best. This makes Andermatt more popular among freeriders and all confidently skiing. Well, newcomers will easily become such after visiting the local ski school
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How to get to Andermatt
The way to paradise for freeriders corner starts at the airport in Zurich. From there, trains run about every 10 minutes to the main railway stations of the city. One of them takes you to Zurich's Zürich Hauptbahnhof (abbreviated Zürich HB), where you change to the train going to the Göschenen stop. There you need to make another transfer to the train, which will take you to Andermatt. The whole trip takes 2 ¼ hours and costs 36.30 EUR in the second class and 60.50 EUR in the first. Unfortunately, there is no way to get to the resort without changing trains
There is a slightly less popular route with three different transplants: from Zurich, two stops to Art Goldau, the town of Goldau in Arth-Goldau district, Art-Goldau-Göschenen and Göschenen-Andermatt.
The train service is also available with other cities: you can get here by train from Lucerne, Brunnen, Davos, Laax, Visp, Dieni. In addition, in the season before Andermatt from Zermatt and St. Moritz can be reached by Glacier Express
The fare is indicated in April 2011.
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Hotels
A variety of accommodation options make Andermatt a tasty morsel for all categories of tourists. You can stop at the resort in hotels, guest houses and chalets. Most hotels are small and cozy, with a homely atmosphere and great restaurants.
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| Ferienwohnung Weidli from 55 395 RUR Adelboden Senggistrasse 17 | Ferienwohnung Schützenrain DG @ from 31 442 rubles Adelboden Landstrasse | Ferienwohnung Schützenrain from 15 043 rubles Adelboden Landstrasse |
| Boutique Chalet-Hotel Beau Site Fitness & Spa from 8 071 rubles Adelboden Dorfstrasse 5 | The Cambrian from 16,141 rubles Adelboden Dorfstrasse 7 | Ferienwohnung Senggi from 11 944 rubles Adelboden Senggistrasse 8 |
| Hotel Bristol Relais du Silence Superior from 7,425 rubles Adelboden Obere Dorfstrasse 6 | Bären from 5,811 rubles Adelboden Dorfstrasse 22 | Hotel Crystal from 11,880 rubles @Adelboden Schlegelistrasse 2 |
| H otel Kreuz from 6,134 rubles Adelboden Dorfstrasse 26 | Ferienchalet Christeli from 7,748 rubles Adelboden Neuweg 13 | Chalet Bunderbach from 6,780 rubles @Adelboden Bonderlenstrasse 71 |
Cuisine and Restaurants Andermatt
You can eat at the resort in all the restaurants at the hotels (pay attention to Di alt Apothek at The River House and Grill-Stefano in Hotel Schweizerhof-Central), as well as in numerous cafes and bars. For example, in Dancing Gotthard, acting as a local night club, where you will be offered sandwiches, hamburgers, pizza and all sorts of drinks, or at Piccadilly Pub
Trails in Andermatt
Slopes for skiing are divided here to four large zones: Rhelp (Realp, height 1538 m), Natshen (Nätschen, 1842 m), Winterhorn (2460 m) and Gemsstock (2963 m). Raise tourists to the routes two cable cars, four chair lifts and three rope tows. The total length of the trails is 70 km, the simple (blue) trails are slightly, 15 km, red (medium-complex) 36 km and 19 km of black trails, very difficult. Among them, the world-famous Russie descent is the descent from the Gemshtok glacier, named after the legendary Bernard Russi, and the couloir of Charlie.
There are also tracks for snowboarders, and besides them there is fan-park and half-pipe. And, as promised, great opportunities for fans of off-piste skiing. For freeriders and freestylers, even the King of the Mountain race is held here every year.
Despite the fact that the tracks are oriented towards more or less experienced skiers, the resort has all the conditions for beginners and cross-country skiers. For the latter, there are 20 km of scenic trails at the minimum height of Andermatt, 1447 m. For the first, there is a ski school where you can take the first step not only to conquer mountain skiing, but snowboarding.
- To roll under the whistling of the wind in the ears on the unplaced slope
- To try our hand at the world famous black descent of Russi
- Find Alexander's profile of our Vasilyevich Suvorov in the monument at the Devil's Bridge
- Go to the Fourka Pass on the yellow postal bus .
Ski-pass
Ski-n in Andermatt costs from 35 EUR for an adult for one day, for a child - twice cheaper . It is beneficial to take a family card if you travel with children: then per day you will have to pay 90 EUR for the whole family . In addition , you can save and at the same time expand your opportunities for skiing by buying a ski pass to the entire Gottard-Oberalp-Arena area, which includes Andermatt . Thus, for 43 EUR per day from an adult you will have access to 125 km of ski trails, a greater number of lifts and a transfer by Swiss railways to the city s included in the skiing area . The family ski pass will cost 138 . 40 EUR, the price is in high season (late December - early March) and low is the same .
The cost is indicated in April 2011.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Andermatt
Talk about the obligatory for any ski resort mountain and cross-country skiing and sledging, even somehow awkward, it is clear that here it is all in abundance. What else can you entertain yourself? Skating, snowshoeing, climbing or ice climbing, the benefit for this sport is all the opportunities, try yourself in paragliding and curling ... Or, have a nice time in the local bowling alley, pool or sauna.
There is something to see, and in the village itself. The elegant church of St. Peter and St. Paul, standing on the slope of the church of St. Columban and built in 18 in the chapel of Mariahilf organically fit into the landscape of Andermatt. The ancient center of the town is perfectly preserved, and it is very good to walk in the light of the moon in blue-blue evenings. And here you can visit the museum of the valley and the museum of Gotthard, of which the fortress museum is a part.
In addition, the history of Andermatt is connected with the name of . . @ Suvorov and his famous crossing the Alps . Near the Devil's Bridge - Another great sightseeing place in these places - the great commander in the rock carved monument . Inspecting the bridge, admire the Devil's waterfall under it and Unzern-hole (or Unzern-Loch) . Especially these places are beautiful in summer and autumn: the tourist season in Andermatt does not subsides and then . Only skis are replaced by mountain boots when tourists go on a hike to the Furkapass pass . Although many prefer to go there on the old Furka locomotive, or even further - to Jungfrau from Andermatt on a yellow postal bus . Photo Andermatt (9)