Swiss O week 2014 Zermatt

[denbydale]

Just a reminder for anyone thinking of going to Zermatt next year - entries are now open


http://www.swiss-o-week.ch/en/anmeldung/anmeldung.html

[Ravinous]

Enter before end of Jan for cheap rate (£192 plus transaction fees -- ie £32 a race. You enter all 6 races or nothing in the 'proper' competition classes).
Next deadline is end May. £219 (or £36.50 a race).
Entry of course includes all the public transport/cable cars you need to do all the races.
Sadly, it still doesn't look like they take Payment Cards. You have to do a bank transfer.

[Lard]

How much?
You won't see me and the family there then. EVER.

[Jayne]

welcome to Switzerland, cheap it's not! To be honest considering how much the pass for the transport would cost the races themselves probably don't work out that steep. In winter I think a lift pass something like 40 euro a day, probably not that different in summer. You do get to run with a view of the Matterhorn though.

[denbydale]

It is still a comparative bargain - A standard return on the Gornergrat railway is 82 CHF
whilst a standard return up to the Trockener Steg costs 65 CHF and an allday Panoramic pass costs 128 CHF - Don't forget you can use the lifts etc to the morning event then go up again in the afternoon to any other location (Klein Matterhorn etc) every day in the week.

[m4rk]

Is it possible to ski on the glacier in July?

If it's possible to orienteer and ski on the same holiday with no additional costs then it's definitely a bargain!

[ianandmonika]

At last 5 days there, people were skiing on the glacier.

[Dave]

The week long summer lift pass you get with Entry is normall £180 if I remember right, so not too bad considering...

[denbydale]

Is it possible to ski on the glacier in July?

If it's possible to orienteer and ski on the same holiday with no additional costs then it's definitely a bargain!

As previous poster says - they were certainly skiing in 2006
Here are a couple of pics taken on the rest day on the Klein Matterhorn
http://www.flickr.com/photos/96512180@N05/9678942808/

[denbydale]

Sadly, it still doesn't look like they take Payment Cards. You have to do a bank transfer.

We've paid by credit card and it looks as if it's gone through OK - We're showing on list of entrants who have paid

[Wendles]

I've also just paid by credit card but am a little worried that I am now the club responsible person! As long as their entries don't come off my card!

[Lard]

What a middle class sport orienteering is.

Enjoy Switzerland folks. The nearest we'll get is camping at the Belgian 3 days (if I can get a deal on the ferry.......)

[denbydale]

What a middle class sport orienteering is.

If you think a £32 entry fee makes orienteering a 'middle class' sport
do you think other races are middle class with these entry fees? (have shown early & late fees)
Total Warrior - £50 - 90
Tough Guy £50 - 190
X Runner - £44 - 59
Tough Mudder £55 - 120
OMM - £55 per day per person
Great North Run 10km £38
Great South Run £41

Believe London Marathon & Great North Run Half Marathon are dearer than GNR10km

[Jayne]

To some extent orienteering probably is a middle class sport (as are the other races mentioned). For this however rather than middle classness it's more that Switzerland is just a ridiculously expensive country, and Zermatt in particular is at the high end of that. Nice if you can afford it, but obviously not everyone will be able to.

[Lard]

[/quote]
If you think a £32 entry fee makes orienteering a 'middle class' sport
do you think other races are middle class with these entry fees? (have shown early & late fees)
Total Warrior - £50 - 90
Tough Guy £50 - 190
X Runner - £44 - 59
Tough Mudder £55 - 120
OMM - £55 per day per person
Great North Run 10km £38
Great South Run £41
[/quote]

I daresay most folk don't do any of the above every weekend, nor 5 or six days in a row.
Of course orienteering's middle class- it can't help itself - "brains over braun and all that" but I agree Switzerland IS probably the most expensive place to orienteer in the whole wide world.
I'd rather spread my dosh wider and enjoy the likes of the Takas 5 days, Tallin City races etc Or enjoy the craic of a good O'Ringen (no not the overbulky Swedish one - you can have too much of a good thing you know!)