I can do turns in snow-plough's but now want to learn parallel turning, but steep slopes freak me out, so I am looking for the ideal slope to learn parallel turns - long but nearly flat - the kind of ones you see in these videos teaching skiing...would love that..also looking for some apres ski, fondue...yum..
which of the below would you recommend?
Saas Fee
Villars
Saanenmoser
Amden
FR
Les Gets
Les Carroz
Morzine-Avioraz
Or any other better suggestions?
Thaaaanks...
http://www.atzmaennig.ch/winter_en.cfm
My kids have had lessons at Brunni and I always think the t-bar there is brutal for beginners - the one on the far left as you drive in is ok, but the first one on the right is a killer!
The bottom slope is pretty wide, pretty empty and very good for beginners - and serviced by a chair lift. The only issue is the lift exit is tight - especially if people don't get out of the way - and is slightly steeper than I would want.
The top slope is harder and has a drag lift.
The place is relatively low (lift starts under 1000m). Arvenbuhl also has a couple of gentle runs - though I haven't tried them.
35chf per day this year
Yes, t-bars are always a bit tough for beginners. For total beginners I really recommend Sattelegg since they have a "button-lift" which is great for beginners. Also, the old farmers working the lift there always help you get on the lift. It's a great family place!
Braunwald has some very wide and gentle slopes but they tend to be joined by more challenging parts - stick to the blues and you can't go far wrong.
Maybe it would be best to have a few more lessons - following a pro down a steeper slope will build both skills and confidence.
Near the drag lift there is a two seater chair which is very slightly steeper so allows for a little progression and then the lifts you describe down near the town allow some further progression. It would be great for a weekend purely focused on getting technique improved but there is not much else there. It's not really a resort in the resort sense, it's more a local community with a couple of lifts. They are the best pistes for learning I have ever discovered and I've visited over 40 resorts big and small all over Switzerland.
I took Papa Goose here at the beginning too and it got him sorted in no time. Personally I'd see Brunni as a progression from Arvenbuehl, some of the pistes are narrower and a bit steeper, and anyway since the OP lives in Romandie I guess he's not going to be coming to the German part often.
There is quite possibly somewhere similar to Amden/Arvenbuehl in the French part too, look out for the smaller local village lifts where parents bring their little kids. If you are learning these lifts tend to be flatter, cheaper and much more suitable for beginners then the larger resorts.
Are we talking about different Brunnis ?
No steep slopes, no drop-offs, easy piste navigation, slow-lifts.
Or here you can see the two areas together as Brunni Alpthal.
- Leysin, (fairly flat but good for practicing for the real beginners)
- St. Cergue, just near the town center
- Mijoux - Col de la Faucille
Was at Atzmanning this weekend, best time is the morning as there was no one there, snow cover was ok with some stones at the top and 30cm of powder off piste
They have completely flat runs for absolute nubies, and then two or three easy slopes for people who want to branch out from their snow-plow stances to a more parallel stance.
Highly recommend.
