Where to find the snow in the summer
It would be normal to assume that as the snow melts, the lifts shut, and the ski season comes to a rather sad end for another 6 months. However, thanks to high altitudes, there are dozens of glaciers across the Alps that still hang onto their snowy peaks throughout the summer months. Therefore, in certain resorts where lifts are running, you can make your way to top of these glaciers for a summer skiing experience.
Where you can ski in the summer
Inghams offers holidays to the following locations where you can still ski, even in the summer:
1. The Allalin Glacier, Saas Fee, Switzerland
2. The Stubai Glacier, Neustift, Austria
3. The Matterhorn Glacier Paradise, Zermatt, Switzerland
4. The Hintertux Glacier, Mayrhofen, Austria
The Allalin Glacier - Saas Fee, Switzerland
Skiing:
- 20km of summer skiing pistes can be found on the glacier.
- There is a freestyle park consisting of a halfpipe, kickers, rails and boxes.
- Snow activities are also available such as snowmobiling and tobogganing.
- You may see some international ski and snowboard teams practicing.
- Getting to the glacier is easy, and be accessed from the centre of Saas-Fee via the Morenia cable car to Felkskinn, and then the funicular railway following that.
Past the Piste:
Beyond the skiing, one of the best delights of Saas-Fee during the summer is that there are endless walking trails in the immediate vicinity, and can be easily accessed by free use of the resort lifts and local buses for Inghams guests. Buses will take you to the nearby villages of Saas-Grund, Saas-Balen and Saas-Allmagell where the cable cars and chair lifts give access a variety of stunning hiking trails, some above the tree line.
Inghams recommends:
Stay with Inghams at the Hotel Schweizerhof Gourmet and Spa in Saas-Fee, where the facilities available at the hotel are excellent with a large indoor swimming pool, and wonderful cuisine. With such an excellent and convenient location with only a few minutes’ walk from the lifts, you’ll be right in the heart of the action.
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The Stubai Glacier - Neustift, Austria
Skiing:
- Austria’s largest glacier offers skiing and snowboarding
- Good snow record until July most years.
- Accessing the pistes is as easy, just two lifts up to the summit.
- There is a variety of different runs up here with blues, reds and blacks for all abilities and experiences
- A terrain park for freestylers.
- There is a viewing platform that extends over the edge of the cliff, an ice grotto, a children’s playground with summer snow activities.
Past the Piste:
Off the mountain, there is mountain biking, hiking and rambling to be enjoyed as well as the delicious cuisine of Austrian Tryrol
Inghams recommends:
Appropriately named Activehotel Bergkönig sits in a quiet and tranquil location just outside the centre of Neustift, and makes the perfect base for your action packed holiday. Still close to the village centre, the hotel boasts of beautiful gardens with a south-facing sun terrace, a leisure area with an indoor swimming pool, saunas, and steam room.
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The Matterhorn Glacier Paradise - Zermatt, Switzerland
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Skiing:
- Snow sure skiing on the glacier stretches into the summer months.
- Boasting of one of the biggest summer skiing areas in the world, there is 21km of perfectly prepared pistes.
- A snowpark for freestylers.
- The Matterhorn Glacier Paradise sits in a unique location on the borders between Zermatt in Switzerland and Cervinia in Italy.
- Popping over the border for a day for some delicious Italian food and wine equals a great day trip out.
Past the Piste:
Down in the valley, there are plenty of summer activities for the whole family to enjoy in the charming, traffic-free Swiss Alpine town of Zermatt. A network of mountain trains and cable cars makes it easy to access the higher and more challenging walking trails, and there is mountaineering, rock climbing, downhill mountain biking, as well as plenty of delicious restaurants and bars to be enjoyed!
Inghams recommends:
The Hotel Mirabaeu is a firm favourite amongst Inghams guests who return year, after year to Zermatt and leave outstanding reviews. A prime location, only 2 minutes’ walk from the Gornergrat railway, the hotel even has a fabulous ‘Alpine Hideaway Spa’, featuring an indoor swimming pool with a whirlpool.
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The Hintertux Glacier, Mayrhofen, Austria
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Skiing:
- Staying open into the summer months thanks to its high altitude,
- Boasting over 60km of runs.
- Suitable for all abilities
- A notable summer freestyle park, the Betterpark, with a variety of obstacles including a superpipe, boxes, table tops, rails and kickers.
- There is an ice grotto inside the glacier and a fantastic cave to explore and enjoy guided tours of.
Past the Piste:
Off the mountain there are numerous hiking trains and downhill mountain biking courses to be enjoyed, and the new Penken Lift is open during the summer for hikers and ramblers to access the start of the trails from Mayrhofen.
Inghams recommends:
Everything is sorted out for you if you stay in one of our Inghams Chalets. The Chalet St. Lukas is only a 10 minute walk from Mayrhofen village centre, and all hiking and biking trails start within 5 minutes walk of the chalet. Talk about prime location! A truly charming chalet, the Inghams hospitality will make you feel right at home.
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