chorizopie

I'm new to the forum. Sorry if this question has been asked before.

Where are some good spots to ride in Europe during the summer? I'll be going to Copenhagen in July for some family stuff, so I was thinking of taking another 4-5 days off from work to find snow. To summarize what I do know, I found this stuff while searching this forum:

Le 2 alpes

Zermatt

Hintertuxer Gletcher


General Europe

Any other places I should go, or websites I should check out?

Also, I live in Seattle now but I've never tried riding on glaciers. How different is it? Should I try checking out Mt Hood before I go just to get a feel for it? I've been meaning to check it out anyway.

PaoloSmythe

the hours are super short and the terrain is mega limited mainly to parks.

typical hours of operation are around midday thru to 3 or 4 pm. conditions vary from bullet proof ice to slush and back again

wind can be a problem in places like zermatt and tignes, but if you want it, go get it.

altho during summer and being in PNW, i would just go get some powder in new zealand!

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neednsnow

Agreed, a glacier is a glacier: a block of ice. IF you are lucky, the sun will be heavy and the ice would be soft. Though, it is a glacier because it is not susceptible to mega-melt. Snow on glacier is ok, but boiler glacier ice is blech. In the summer go to Copenhagen by way of Bolivia! Otherwise, get on Hood, Baker, and every PNW mountain that you can find. Ride it brother, ride it!

chorizopie

Thanks for the tips! For now sounds like it's probably not worth lugging my board across the atlantic. I'm going to try out this glacier thing in June at Mt. Hood though.

On a related note, are there any opinions on summer boarding camps? I've looked around and I'm worried they're too kid-oriented. While I'm pretty sure kids completely outmatch me in skill, I'd rather board with people I can later get a beer with afterwards