Andermatt, Switzerland

Andermatt is a real cool village. It is very authentic, with old and beautifull buildings. There are plenty of shops, good skiing and snowboard rentals and restaurants. The hotels come from cheap to expensive. The ski area is fabulous. If you have touring skis, you can have a lot of fun out there. As we where there, the first two days it was snowing hard. We didn't have to go far for "fresh pow" . If you go there, don't forget to go through the "Felsental" (rockvalley) but only if there is a lot of snow. Real cool. You'll get to another village, where you can have lunch. A taxi bus will bring you back. Piste skiing is also very nice, with long runs to the village. There is also a controlled unprepared (off-piste) area within the piste area. The top gondola is quite small, and you'll have to wait about half an hour sometimes. Make sure you also go to the two smaller areas (Andermatt is built up in three areas.) They sometimes provide better sunny conditions and they also offer very nice off-piste skiing.

Resorts close to Andermatt include: Airolo (13 km), Sedrun Oberalp (15 km), Disentis (20 km), Engelberg (23 km), Goms - Oberwald (24 km),