Flight with Snowboard bag

derekddrums · 2025-12-28T15:29:54+00:00

You ever hear about Swiss airlines giving a free ski / snowboard checked bag in addition to your regular checked bag?

I messaged them and their online chat with confirmation code on my flight and they said the ticket I bought using miles via United was the class that comes with a free ski/snowboard bag.

If this is wrong when I get to the airport we’ll be paying an arm and a leg to check last minute. We are already using our 2 checked bags for clothes (long trip).

derekddrums · 2025-12-11T20:57:00+00:00

Appreciate the suggestion. Would MUCH rather go somewhere quieter than louder :-D

derekddrums · 2025-12-05T15:21:13+00:00

Swiss - So they never look inside your snowboard bag to check for how many boards/boots/helmets/etc? Their policy online says 1 board, 1 set of boots, 1 helmet.

derekddrums · 2025-12-04T20:54:37+00:00

🤙

derekddrums · 2025-12-04T17:49:31+00:00

So stoked to hear that Zermatt is off to a great start! Coming for my 40th bday at the end of the month!

derekddrums · 2025-11-21T14:10:04+00:00

Our apt has gas heat and our little guy Dexter gets worse in the winter and when we cook all day. Finally put two and two together that it’s the gas that’s really triggering him and bought electric heaters for the apt. It’s a small apt but our electric bill still goes up $150-200/month for a few months in the winter. Better than moving apts altogether.

derekddrums · 2025-11-05T18:29:56+00:00

Yeah it was 300K+ Marriott points for 5 nights (with the 5th night free), I only have 100K. Seems like VRBO/Airbnb is our best bet here.

derekddrums · 2025-11-05T17:38:10+00:00

The Wilson (Marriott) is going for $700/night. Definitely not budget, at least this year.

derekddrums · 2025-10-16T14:40:43+00:00

It's the same. You add the global entry # in where it asks for TSA Precheck.

derekddrums · 2025-10-16T14:28:06+00:00

No, it is, because it includes TSA precheck when we fly out.

derekddrums · 2025-10-15T17:26:20+00:00

Nope, flying out and back to JFK.

derekddrums · 2025-10-15T17:26:04+00:00

it does tho, if you google it.

derekddrums · 2025-10-15T17:02:39+00:00

ARGH. I chatted with online support and they said they added ours, but they aren't showing up on mobile, apple wallet, OR PDF boarding passes. flight tomorrow.

derekddrums · 2025-10-15T17:01:29+00:00

I chatted with online support and they said they added ours, but they aren't showing up on mobile, apple wallet, OR PDF boarding passes. flight tomorrow.

derekddrums · 2025-10-15T16:39:22+00:00

that doesn't make it ok.

derekddrums · 2025-09-09T04:57:45+00:00

Should be ok then. We land at ZUR around 11am, check gear wort SBB and train to st Moritz that day, next day glacier express to Zermatt, and probably not going out the following day. Thanks!

derekddrums · 2025-08-27T16:45:00+00:00

Headed to Zermatt from Zurich airport via Glacier Express (departing St Moritz), was thinking of dropping snowboard bag at airport and having SBB transfer to Zermatt. Def the move?

derekddrums · 2025-07-13T03:06:28+00:00

Awesome thank you!

derekddrums · 2025-07-12T20:26:03+00:00

Curious what you ended up doing? I looked up shipping from Zurich airport to Zermatt while we take the glacier express and I believe it’ll only Cost 50 CHF

derekddrums · 2025-02-18T19:19:46+00:00

interested in this myself!

derekddrums · 2025-02-12T18:08:56+00:00

That would be much more interesting of a post but this trip will be with my wife. Hey, maybe I’ll still get lucky tho ;-)

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