Europe 2025/26

ChrisC

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I was speaking with my UK friends, primarily about Wimbledon - my MBA-friend got corporate tickets to the event (semi-finals, very jealous), but things turned to skiing.

They are thinking of two places for a 4-day Long Weekend late January/early February 2026:
  1. Les Deux Alpes/La Grave, France
  2. Engelberg (again)
Our friend Adam (from the Courmayeur trip 2023 & this year Engelberg 2025) took a gap year at Engelberg, and he knows everything/everywhere there. Just need him to get up to Andermatt one day. I think I will pay for a guided day that day.

Anyways, I am open to both of the above choices. Again, the combo of Engelberg/Andermatt is one of the top 5 Alps expert/off-piste areas (snow, terrain, ease). And it's been many years since La Grave (although late January is a bit too early for everything to be filled in). After this year, I've taken a liking to Les 2 Alpes and La Grave - it's always good.

For Americans/Canadians, Engelbreg/Andermatt are most similar to BC resorts like Kicking Horse or Revelstoke - not huge, special, massive vertical, and generally significant snow.
 
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I’ll be in Japan late January and am really torn between France and Canada (Calgary) for very late March/early April as my second northern hemisphere snow trip for 2026.

I really want to check out the Maurienne Valley.
 
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