Early start of the winter season 2017/18 in the ski resorts

Image: Pistenbully Davos, Photo: Davos

Well, that's a nice surprise: After all the years of no snow, the 2017/18 season is starting with an unexpected amount of snow, which has prompted some ski resorts to open the season early. Here we give our readers an overview of where you can currently strap on your skis or snowboard:

Davos

Season opening: 17.11.2017
Open lifts: Parsenn & Weissfluhjoch, 6 of 13 lifts
Open slopes: 4 from 34 slopes
Caution interactive maps do not work properly at the moment, wrong data

St. Moritz/Engadin

Season opening: 21.10.2017
Open lifts: Diavolezza Firn, 2 of 5 lifts
Open slopes: 1 from 9 slopes

Further plan (not complete)
Corvatsch:
Aerial cableway Surlej - Corvatsch: 25.11.2017 - 06.05.2018
Ski lift Cristins 25.11.2017 - 30.04.2018

Corviglia
Chairlift Suvretta - Randolins 06.12.2017 - 08.04.2018
Cable car St. Moritz Bad - Signal 02.12.2017 - 08.04.2018
Funicular St. Moritz village - Chantarella - Corviglia 02.12.2017 - 08.04.2018
Gondola Celerina - Marguns 25.11.2017 - 08.04.2018

Diavolezza / Lagalb
Diavolezza cable car 21.10.2017 - 24.11.2017 and 23.12.2017 - 06.05.2018
Lagalb cable car Lagalb 23.12.2017 - 08.04.2018

All other plants start according to plan around 16/22/12/2017

Laax

Season opening: 25.11.2017 (+ 18./19.11.17 weekend)
Open plants: 10
Aerial cableway Laax-Murschetg - Crap Sogn Gion
Gondola lifts Laax-Murschetg - Larnags - Curnius (only as supply and return - if necessary)
Chairlift Curnius (Only as a supply and return - if necessary)
Chairlift Plaun (piste 66)
Alp Dado chairlift (piste 49/52)
Craplift (52)
NoName Pipelift (NoName Snowpark)
Cable car Crap Masegn (feeder)
Gondola Crap Masegn - Fuorcla - Vorab (feeder)
Ski lift Vorab (slope 32, 33)

Open slopes: 6
Runway 32
Runway 33
Runway 49
Runway 52
Runway 66
Snowpark NoName (small setup)

Lenzerheide

Season opening: 2.12.2017 (+ 25./26.11.17 weekend)
December 2 - 22, 2017 (daily partial operation).
December 23, 2017 to April 2, 2018 (daily operation).
April 3 - 15, 2018 (details daily partial operation).

Flumserberg

Saisoneröffnung: 18./19.11.2017
The following rail facilities will be in operation on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 and Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017:
- 8-seater gondola lift Unterterzen - Oberterzen - Flumserberg
- 4-seater gondola Maschgenkamm
- 4-seater chairlift Arve
- 4-seater chairlift Stelli
- 4-seater chairlift Twärchamm
- 12-seater gondola Prodalp-Express
- 8-seater chairlift Prodkamm

Engadine Scuol (Lower Engadine)

Season
9.12.-10.12.2017 / 16.12.-23.12.2017 / 18.03.-24.03.2018 / 03.04.-08.04.2018

Peak season
24.12.2017-17.03.2018 / 25.03.-02.04.2018

Ischgl

Season opening: 23.11.2017
Open plants: 36
Open slopes: 159 km

Andermatt

ANDERMATT-GURSCHEN-GEMSSTOCK
Pre-season: Friday to Sunday from 10 November 2017*.
*Note: The definitive ski season at Gemsstock will be determined depending on the weather and snow situation.
Peak season: Daily operation from Friday, December 1, 2017 to May 27, 2018*.

ANDERMATT-NÄTSCHEN-GÜTSCH
Peak season: Daily operation from December 23, 2017 to Sunday, April 8, 2018.

SEDRUN-DIENI-OBERALP
Pre-season: Friday to Sunday from Friday, November 24, 2017
High season: Daily operation from Friday, December 22, 2017 to Sunday, April 8, 2018.

SEDRUN: CHILDREN AND FAMILY SNOWPARK VALTGEVA
Daily operation from Friday, December 22 to Easter Monday, April 2, 2018.

REALP
Pre-season: weekend operation 16 and 17 December 2017
High season: Daily operation from Saturday, December 23 to Sunday, March 18, 2018.

Engelberg

Current date: 17.11.2017
Open plants: 7
Open slopes: 3

Zermatt

Season opening: Open all year round, gradual opening of other slopes according to condition
Year-round ski area: 81 Guide slope, 83 Plateau Rosa, 84 Ventina Glacier and 85 Matterhorn glacier paradise year-round slopes
Since Oct. 30, 2017: 71 Theodul glacier, 72 Furggsattel, 73 Gandegg, 80 Testa Grigia, 87 connecting slope and 88 Testa II.
Since 15.11.2017: 64 Garden and 66 Lake Theodul (from Trockener Steg to Furgg).
Current (17.11.17): 33 km of 360 km of slopes open, 11 of 52 lifts open, snow depth 57 cm

Saas-Fee

Open plants: 6
Open slopes: 7

Jungfrau Region

Winter sports operations on November 18/19 (weekend operations) in the Grindelwald-Wengen area (Kleine Scheidegg).

Skiing area Grindelwald-Wengen

Weekend operation (with good snow conditions)
18 / 19 November 2017
25 / 26 November 2017
02 / 03 December 2017

Continuous operation
Continuous operation Kleine Scheidegg from Saturday, December 2, 2017
Continuous operation Männlichen from Saturday, December 16, 2017
Open until Sunday, April 22, 2018
Limited operation as of April 3, 2018

Ski area Grindelwald-First

Weekend operation (with good snow conditions)
02 / 03 December 2017
09 / 10 December 2017
16 / 17 December 2017

Continuous operation
December 23, 2017 through Easter Monday, April 2, 2018.

Ski resort Mürren-Schilthorn

Weekend operation (with good snow conditions)
25 / 26 November 2017
02 / 03 December 2017

Continuous operation
Continuous operation from Saturday, December 16, 2017
Open until Sunday, April 22, 2018
Limited operation as of April 3, 2018

Adelboden - Lenk

Saisoneröffnung: 18./19.11.2017
On Saturday, November 18 and Sunday, November 19, the first lifts and slopes in the Silleren-Hahnenmoos-Metsch-Bühlberg ski area will be open.
- Gondola Stand-Xpress
- Chairlift Metschmaad
- Chairlift Bühlberg
- Gondola Silleren
- Geils-Hahnenmoos combined lift
- Chairlift Aebi
- Ski lift Tanzboden
- Chairlift Lavey
- Adelboden village railroad

Verbier

Season opening: 17.11.2017

Crans-Montana