Nätschen is a mountain location and

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above

Andermatt Andermatt () is a mountain village and municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. At an elevation of above sea level, Andermatt is located at the center of the Saint-Gotthard Massif and the historical center ...

, in the

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. Higher up on Nätschen the mountain is known as Gütsch. Its highest point is . It is one of the mountains in the

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, as is

Gemsstock Gemsstock is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Andermatt in the canton of Canton of Uri, Uri. A glacier named ''Gurschenfirn'' lies over its northern flanks. The Gemsstock is a subpeak of the higher Chastelhorn, lying approxim ...

, which is on the other side of Andermatt. It has 11 ski runs, totaling approximately 21 km of ski pistes, and 4 ski lifts, including a Detachable 4-man Chairlift. Nätschen's lifts are powered by 3 wind turbines, two of which were installed in late 2010 (E-44), the other in 2004 (E-40). These turbines are all made by

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. Nätschen has a

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, run by the

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, which is between

and

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Skiing

Ski Runs

Nätschen has a 2-man

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which takes you up to the middle. Here you can choose to * Go down an easy run (that is actually running down a road, so it is not very steep. This is used as the sledging route as well) * Go down an intermediate run * Go down an off-piste run * Go up a detachable 4-man chairlift If you choose to go up more, there is * An easy run * 2 off-piste runs * 3 expert runs * 2 intermediate runs

Ski Lifts

Nätschen has 4

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s, all made by Garaventa.

Ski Season

Because Nätschen is fairly low down, and south-west facing, all of its lifts and runs all close relatively early for the summer season, sometimes even as early as the start of March. None of its lifts are open in the summer.

Future

In 2009 plans to overhaul, replace, update, and insert new ski lifts and runs on Naetschen were announced. This will be part of Orascom Hotels and Development's

project to make Andermatt a large holiday resort. These plans include * Several new ski lifts ** A new 8-man

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from the village up to the middle of Nätschen ** A new combined installation (8-man gondolas and 6-man

s) from the middle of Nätschen to the top * A connection with the Oberalp/ Sedrun ski area with a three lifts; an 8-man gondola and two detachable 4-man chairlifts passing ''Schneehühnerstock'', which is currently possible by getting the train from Nätschen or walking over the Oberalpsee * Over twice the amount of ski slopes, with most of these new runs being intermediate and expert runs In 2010 there were two new wind turbines installed on Nätschen, to power the new lifts. These were both

E-44 models. The new lifts will be made by Swedish company

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Connection with Oberalp

In 2009 plans to connect Nätschen's ski area with the Oberalp/Sedrun ski area were announced. This will be done by having 3 ski lifts, two detachable 4-man chairlifts and an 8-man gondola (with a middle station), and approximately 20 km of ski pistes. Most of these pistes will be intermediate/red runs, but with a few easy/blue runs and expert/black runs. The runs will go from the top of Nätschen (Gütsch), to the Oberalppass station. The

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at Oberalppass station will be replaced by a detachable 6-man chairlift.

Lift from Göschenen

There are plans to construct a

running from

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to the top of Naetschen. This will allow for quicker, easier access from other areas, and it will mean

will not have as much traffic as previously. If arriving from Göschenen, it would save approximately half an hour of time than having to go up to Andermatt, and it will be easier to get onto the slopes.

Railway station

Nätschen's railway station is owned, run, and served by the

. It has one

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, and a passing track for trains which need to pass each other — a common occurrence given that the line is almost all single track, and the trains are running at a tight schedule. Public trains are operated every hour each direction. The station also sees

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trains and

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s (in the winter only) passing through it. The station has a waiting room.

Climate

Media

In November 2012

and Nätschen appeared on the British

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series ''

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''. Presenters

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and

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were testing

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, scooters, and several

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photo editing

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, on the hills of Nätschen. 29 March 2013

Gallery

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References

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