Adelboden, Switzerland
BUDGET TELEMARKING IN A TOP SKI RESORT
8 – 15 January 2006 (Sun-Sun)
Telemark Course for Levels: All
Telemark Conversion Course
The Next Step Course
All Mountain Performance Courses
14 – 21 January 2005 (Sat-Sat)
Telemark Course for Levels: Intermediate plus
All Mountain Performance Courses
Course and HB Accomodation Package: £480
Single suppliment £20 per week
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The Resort
The idyllic chalet village of Adelboden is easily accessible amid the impressive mountain landscape of the Bernese Oberland. The village lies on a sunny, south facing mountain terrace. It is a charming and friendly village with 3500 inhabitants.
Its altitude and reliable snow cover, together with its wide range of pistes, combine to make it one of the prime skiing regions in the Swiss Alps and a great place to develop your telemarking skills. Adelboden is a favorite among families and individual travellers alike with one of the most extensive skiing areas in Switzerland.
Adelboden is a good choice for anyone looking for an unspoiled Swiss village - Zermatt without the T-shirt and Swiss knife shops. The town has old wooden chalets lining the main street and a spectacular backdrop of 3000 metre high Alps, dominated locally by the Wildstrubel mountain. Famous resorts like Gstaad and Wengen are nearby.
The Skiing
The Adelboden-Lenk skiing region comprises a network of 170 km of pistes served by 56 lifts. The Geils area is the largest and one of the best for advanced telemarkers who'll find entertaining descents alongside the Laveygrat chair (time to show off).
Like the long Zermatt to Cervina trek, you can ski from Adelboden to a completely different town, Lenk, where you can access (by post bus) another ski area included in the price of the Adelboden ticket. In addition to the main Adelboden area, there are several other smaller areas that can be accessed via short post bus or car ride, so during the week we will have plenty of time to explore.
It's famous throughout Switzerland for its abundance of cosy Alpine restaurants, mountain hotels and snow bars.
Accommodation
Our accommodation in Adelboden, Hotel Alpina is situated in Boden a quiet, sunny location about a ten minute walk from the centre of town and the main lifts, although there is a piste adjacent to the hotel and the free ski bus stops nearby.
The hotel is ideal accommodation for groups, families and individual travelers (the single suppliment is just £20. Rooms are exceptionally clean and well furnished, all with ensuite and most with balconies, and cater for 1, 2, 3 and 4 persons. Accommodation is on a half board basis or half board basis which means it is excellent value.
Getting There
Adelboden is located 195 km (120 miles) from Zurich, the nearest international airport. There is a train station in Frutigen, 15 km away. With trains to Zurich, Geneva and Bern you have a wide range of flight options. The return train fare is approx In Switzerland you can travel by train from any airport to any resort for £59 return. Zurich is the easiest, but Bern and Geneva are equally as good.
Telemark Equipment
There is limited local equipment hire for telemarkers, but for those without equipment Tele-Masters can supply top quality boots and skis at a cost of £80 per week. Packs must be pre-booked at least 8 weeks prior to departure. Click here... for more information.
