Bike hostel in the swiss alps. Sunny terrace for BBQ

Bike hostel in the central swiss alps. Sunny terrace for BBQ and relaxing after your bike ride.
Bike hostel in the central swiss alps. Sunny terrace for BBQ and relaxing after your bike ride.
6. Snowreport for Andermatt. The winter is back!
Update for riding conditions in Andermatt, Gemsstock
First day with the liftsystem in full swing and open all week! It was a sunny but cold day with temperatures below -10'C in the valley. Up at the peak of Gemsstock is a solid layer of about 2 meters and some crust on top due the wind. The piste are solid and hard packed.
The last storm dumped about 35-55 cm snow over the central alps. -Here is a picture out of the northfacing windows from Basecamp Andermatt last week.
The first snow came early this year. It was a kind of waste to dump 5ocm snow on green grass mid october. Some of that is still there and the next big storm is coming over the Alps next weekend. The big storm "Christian" will hit the main alpine ridgeline at about 1.-2.11. and is bringing another 50cm for an early saison start 2013/2014
The Gotthard pass " Eröffnung 2013 " is according to the information from local authorities expected to be the 23. of May 2013 at 10:00 am local time.
The skiflifts opened this weekend for the first time. The Gurschen chairlift and gondola up to the midstation are operating this weekend. Get your skis out and give a try. The Andermatt Skilifts are planning to have the skisaison opened the 1.12.2012 on both Nätschen and the Gemstock area.
Andermatt just got about 40cm of snow. First tracks behind the new Basecamp Andermatt.