Summer Snowboarding Options? - Snowboarding Forum

ellhans · 03-10-2011, 09:58 AM

Hi,

So I'm looking to go snowboarding for a week starting on june 18th. I live in the UK, so european resorts would be the cheapest for me. The problem I have found with european resorts, is that most of the chair lifts apparently close at around 1pm which seems incredibly early. So does anyone know of any european resorts which have mountains open until later with better snow, i.e. 5pm/6pm, or even offer night snowboarding?

Cheers,
Ellhans

**killclimbz** · 03-10-2011, 12:12 PM

Resorts in Argentina, Chile, and New Zealand will have better snow and longer hours.

I think the main reason the Euro resorts are closing at 1 is probably due to the day time heating. The snow gets too wet and/or avalanche danger becomes a concern.

Mt Hood in America and Whistler have summer riding too. Not sure what their hours are, but I think they run most of the day. I don't know of any night riding for Northern Hemisphere resorts in Summer. I think it would be pretty crappy if anything.

ellhans · 03-10-2011, 12:47 PM

Whistler would be an option for me, but NZ, chile, and argentina prices would be too steep for me

eddiethebus · 03-22-2011, 11:57 AM

elahns, your not going to find anywhere in europe open any later than 1pm. In all honesty though if your up there for 9am after hitting kickers and rails for 4hrs you should be pretty knackered anyway and want to go for a beer

L2A, saas fee, hinterlux, tignes (to name a few) all have glacier parks open for a good couple of months through june/july/august.

L2A and Saas-Fee will be where i'll be riding

good luck

unsunken · 03-22-2011, 01:05 PM

I think Whistler/Blackcomb opens late and closes around 3pm in the summer. Not much time on the mountain. When I was there at the end of last April, we stayed on the upper third of chair lifts. The bottom was way slushy and the middle section was okay but slushy near the bottom. From the sound of it, I doubt it'd be much better than what you'd find in Europe.

Hellude · 03-22-2011, 01:44 PM

Check out Folgefonna and Stryn in Norway. Folgefonna is open 0900 - 1600 every day during the season.

Check out this video from Folgefonna
D-Pad Session on Vimeo

BoricuaBoarder · 03-27-2011, 03:10 PM

Bariloche in Argentina. Compared w US resorts its prices are a bargain. The food, people, sights, lodging, and nigthlife are all top notch for much less. In Chile you'll get better snow, but it is more expensive.

03-10-2011, 09:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
ellhans Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 14	Summer Snowboarding Options? Hi, So I'm looking to go snowboarding for a week starting on june 18th. I live in the UK, so european resorts would be the cheapest for me. The problem I have found with european resorts, is that most of the chair lifts apparently close at around 1pm which seems incredibly early. So does anyone know of any european resorts which have mountains open until later with better snow, i.e. 5pm/6pm, or even offer night snowboarding? Cheers, Ellhans

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03-10-2011, 12:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
killclimbz Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Front Range Posts: 9,166	Resorts in Argentina, Chile, and New Zealand will have better snow and longer hours. I think the main reason the Euro resorts are closing at 1 is probably due to the day time heating. The snow gets too wet and/or avalanche danger becomes a concern. Mt Hood in America and Whistler have summer riding too. Not sure what their hours are, but I think they run most of the day. I don't know of any night riding for Northern Hemisphere resorts in Summer. I think it would be pretty crappy if anything.

03-10-2011, 12:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
ellhans Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 14	Whistler would be an option for me, but NZ, chile, and argentina prices would be too steep for me

03-22-2011, 11:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
eddiethebus Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: chamonix, france Posts: 50	elahns, your not going to find anywhere in europe open any later than 1pm. In all honesty though if your up there for 9am after hitting kickers and rails for 4hrs you should be pretty knackered anyway and want to go for a beer L2A, saas fee, hinterlux, tignes (to name a few) all have glacier parks open for a good couple of months through june/july/august. L2A and Saas-Fee will be where i'll be riding good luck

03-22-2011, 01:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
unsunken Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 153	I think Whistler/Blackcomb opens late and closes around 3pm in the summer. Not much time on the mountain. When I was there at the end of last April, we stayed on the upper third of chair lifts. The bottom was way slushy and the middle section was okay but slushy near the bottom. From the sound of it, I doubt it'd be much better than what you'd find in Europe.

03-22-2011, 01:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
Hellude Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 24	Check out Folgefonna and Stryn in Norway. Folgefonna is open 0900 - 1600 every day during the season. Check out this video from Folgefonna D-Pad Session on Vimeo

03-27-2011, 03:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
BoricuaBoarder Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 19	Bariloche in Argentina. Compared w US resorts its prices are a bargain. The food, people, sights, lodging, and nigthlife are all top notch for much less. In Chile you'll get better snow, but it is more expensive.