Flims, Switzerland

Worth a weekend dash

Thu 5 February 2009 jat147
Rated 8 out of 10

I decided to see if we could drive to the alps and nick a weekends' riding before xmas, so we came here - drive is 13 hrs by the way. Was pleasantly surprised by the place, top station was a glacier over 3000m and super cold, plenty of tree lined runs, a park with a big pipe, and a good amount of off piste that we could have investigated more given a bit longer. Don't be put off by the 'Crap Sogn' peak - it ain't as bad as that really! The only rubbish bit was buying lunch at the top, £9 for sausage chips n coke! The run to resort at the end of the day was so good, I even managed to grab the very last lift of the day and do it twice - good times. Nightlife is poor though, it was like a morgue when we were there. Good for a weekend.

 

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Resort Statistics

Resort Type:  Alpine
Winter: Nov tro April
Summer: May to Oct

Lifts

Total Lifts: 29
Cable cars: 4
Gondolas: 7
Chair lifts: 7
Drag lifts: 8
Other lifts: 3 kids lifts
Max people per hour: 42,000
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 58
Total ride area: 220km
Longest run: 14km

Top lift: 3018m
Vertical drop: 1281m
First lift: 1763m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 35%
Red runs: 38%
Black runs: 27%

Lift Passes

  Low Season High Season
  CHF GBP CHF GBP
Day Pass - - - -
6-Day Pass - - - -
6-Day Linked area Pass - - - -
  CHF GBP
Season Pass: - -

Lift Passes: 
1 Day 63Chf
6 Days 354Chf

Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 7.2m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 20%

Facilities

  CHF GBP
Days Rental of Board & Boots: - -
4hr Group Lesson (full day): - -
4hr Private Lesson (full day): - -

Night Riding: No

Other activities

Heliboarding: Not available
Snowmobiles: Not available

Further information

www.flims.ch/
Email:tourismus@alpenarena.ch

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Summary
Excellent riding area

ON THE SLOPES: Good terrain
OFF THE SLOPES: Very quiet

Terrain & parks

HALFPIPE: Yes - 3
TERRAIN PARK: Yes - 2
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes

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Weather & conditions
Weather
snowing
-8°C
Snow cover
  Total Last 24hrs
Upper 190cm 25cm
Lower 135cm 20cm
Resort 30cm 3cm
Last Snowfall: today
Runs
Runs Open: 101KM
Lifts Open: 19
Piste Conditions: powder
Runs to resorts: good
Off Piste Conditions: powder
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