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Scenic drives in Switzerland in February
I am going to Switzerland for about a week in the middle of February. I was wondering if someone can help me about the weather. I guess, if there is much snow i wouldn't be able to make any drive. Can you suggest me something? Thanks a lot in advance. Madhu -- swxtytym Message Origin: TRAVEL.com |
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Scenic drives in Switzerland in February
Am Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:12:37 -0600 schrieb swxtytym:
I am going to Switzerland for about a week in the middle of February. I was wondering if someone can help me about the weather. I guess, if there is much snow i wouldn't be able to make any drive. As long as you don't want to cross any passes you should be fine driving around. Motorways are usually free of snow, smaller roads can have snow, so you should have winter-tires on your car. If you want to go in the mountains it could be a good idea to bring snow-chains as well. But normally you can do without, unless you climb really steap little roads. Can you suggest me something? Thanks a lot in advance. Madhu Anything alongside the lakes (Thuner See, Brienzer See...) should be fine even in winter. Great scenery. It should also be no problem to go through the Lötschbergtunnel from Kandersteg to Brig. There you drive your car on a train and the train takes your car through the tunnel to the southern side of the alps. Takes about 30 Minutes and something like 25 CHF per car one way (not sure exactly how much). It's the old Lötschberg-tunnel, not the new one (the rout with the old one is more scenic). Once you are in Wallis, you can maybe make it to Montreux and drive alongside Lake Geneva. There the climate will be rather mild, and probably snow-free in February. Regards, Frank |
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Scenic drives in Switzerland in February
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:12:37 -0600, swxtytym wrote:
I am going to Switzerland for about a week in the middle of February. I was wondering if someone can help me about the weather. I guess, if there is much snow i wouldn't be able to make any drive. Can you suggest me something? Thanks a lot in advance. Madhu Anybody know how to open a web browser, get it to open a search site like google. Anybody know how to come up with a clever search string like "switzerland weather"? thanks in advance. |
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Scenic drives in Switzerland in February
you dont need chains
this small roads where you could need chains are for residents only "Frank Hucklenbroich" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Am Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:12:37 -0600 schrieb swxtytym: I am going to Switzerland for about a week in the middle of February. I was wondering if someone can help me about the weather. I guess, if there is much snow i wouldn't be able to make any drive. As long as you don't want to cross any passes you should be fine driving around. Motorways are usually free of snow, smaller roads can have snow, so you should have winter-tires on your car. If you want to go in the mountains it could be a good idea to bring snow-chains as well. But normally you can do without, unless you climb really steap little roads. Can you suggest me something? Thanks a lot in advance. Madhu Anything alongside the lakes (Thuner See, Brienzer See...) should be fine even in winter. Great scenery. It should also be no problem to go through the Lötschbergtunnel from Kandersteg to Brig. There you drive your car on a train and the train takes your car through the tunnel to the southern side of the alps. Takes about 30 Minutes and something like 25 CHF per car one way (not sure exactly how much). It's the old Lötschberg-tunnel, not the new one (the rout with the old one is more scenic). Once you are in Wallis, you can maybe make it to Montreux and drive alongside Lake Geneva. There the climate will be rather mild, and probably snow-free in February. Regards, Frank |
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Scenic drives in Switzerland in February
the weather in the mountains is not know more then 3-5 days ahead
"AZ Nomad" a écrit dans le message de news: ... On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:12:37 -0600, swxtytym wrote: I am going to Switzerland for about a week in the middle of February. I was wondering if someone can help me about the weather. I guess, if there is much snow i wouldn't be able to make any drive. Can you suggest me something? Thanks a lot in advance. Madhu Anybody know how to open a web browser, get it to open a search site like google. Anybody know how to come up with a clever search string like "switzerland weather"? thanks in advance. |
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Scenic drives in Switzerland in February
Am Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:39:44 +0100 schrieb trallala:
the weather in the mountains is not know more then 3-5 days ahead Full ACK. You never know. Last year they did have about 20 centimeters of fresh snow in the mountain-region around Berne at the start of October. At the same time two years before they did have sunshine and +15 degrees centigrade. You can never tell in advance. Regards, Frank |
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Scenic drives in Switzerland in February
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:38:51 +0100, trallala wrote in post :
: you dont need chains this small roads where you could need chains are for residents only Rubbish. If you stick to really main roads or built-up areas you /probably/ won't need them, unless you get a heavy fall of snow. Anywhere else and you might need chains at any time. If the road has a blue snow-chain sign [http://www.vs-wallis.ch/Images/logos...hneekette.gif] then you MUST mount them or risk a heavy fine. Except in the canton of Graubünden where 4WD are exempt from chain use on the main roads. Also, no GPS with radar/GATSO warning function or positions. They might confiscate the whole equipment. -- Tim C. |
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Scenic drives in Switzerland in February
Am Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:38:51 +0100 schrieb trallala:
you dont need chains this small roads where you could need chains are for residents only Depends where you going. Those villages in the Bernese Oberland that are at 1400 metres and above can have so much snow that chains have to be used even on normal roads (the fold out signs then that make chains compulsory). But it rarely happens and normally only lasts a day or so (until they cleared up most of the snow). If you rent a car there get a 4x4 (Subaru is very popular in Switzerland) and you can spare those chains. Reagards, Frank |
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Scenic drives in Switzerland in February
Thanks a lot, all. I mainly plan to take safer roads and see what I can. I know it is winter time and i am not planning to go wild for any reasons. I was mainly asking suggestions for scenic highways or major raods that will not be closed (unless something crazy happens). I will have just two days to do so as rest of the time will go in goddamn conference......sshhhh....i don't want my boss to see it!...thanks a lot....Madhu -- swxtytym Message Origin: TRAVEL.com |
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Scenic drives in Switzerland in February
On 16 jan, 22:22, swxtytym
wrote: Thanks a lot, all. I mainly plan to take safer roads and see what I can. I know it is winter time and i am not planning to go wild for any reasons. I was mainly asking suggestions for scenic highways or major raods that will not be closed (unless something crazy happens). I will have just two days to do so as rest of the time will go in goddamn conference......sshhhh....i don't want my boss to see it!...thanks a lot....Madhu I would nevertheless at least check for train and other public transporation options. As all major mountain pass roads are closed (usually from October/November to May/June), driving in Switzerland imho no fun any more (to much traffic to many traffic jams) and access to some resorts limited to public transporation, I would check for some train round trips. Depending where you will start your journey (Geneva, Zurich ... ?), consider Chur or St.Moritz to Zermatt (or the other way round), Montreux to Interlaken, Interlaken to Lucerne. More on those scenic rail-tours and also prices for passes and time-tables at http://www.sbb.ch/en/index.htm http://www.swisstravelsystem.ch/en/ http://www.swisstravelsystem.ch/en/c...ts/swiss-pass/ No reason to believe all marketing pics, but have a look at http://www.swisstravelsystem.ch/index.php?id=158&L=1 As some passes are also valid for postal bus service, you might even consider using that excellent bus services for a side trip to some mountain village (such as Grimentz and Zinal out of Sierre - spectaculare all year round) And I would recommend a lake steamer trip on lake Geneva (especially Lausanne-Villeneuve area) or lake Lucerne Car has some advantages especially regarding flexibility and speed, and if you should opt for a car, avoid driving in cities (definitely during rush-hours), adjust your trip according to weather forecast, especially if you are not familiar with driving in real winter conditions. Heavy snow-falls in lower areas and Southern Switzerland are not really frequent and most of time, highways and main roads are cleaned up quite fast. But most of the real scenic routes imho are at higher altitudes. Have fun! |
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