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Swiss trains - luggage question
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Planning a snowboard trip to Switzerland.  My plan is to stay most nights in Zurich and take Swiss trains back/forth from the resorts.  Is it convenient for me to bring all of my snowboarding gear onboard the train?  Or, would I have to check it?  Is it free?  I have no idea what to expect. . .
 
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I am leaving from Los Angeles with $1000 for 11 days
Madrid, Madrid, Toledo, Granada, Seville, Barcelona
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I am leaving from Los Angeles with $1000 for 10 days
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Requesting help with Itinerary
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Not sure about the train question but depending on the resorts you are going to, Interlaken might be a better place to set up shop.  I have seen some really good reviewed hostels for cheap and supposedly they are very close to the area resorts, some offering shuttles and whatnot

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For the most part, you can’t check your luggage on a European train and I don’t see anything on the Swiss rail site about special luggage services or issues with skis or boards: http://www.sbb.ch/en…

There are luggage racks overhead and sometimes at the end of the car.  Trains usually only stop for one to two minutes (although a major city like Zurich will probably rate 4 minutes), so you have to be able to load all your gear quickly.  I would invest in whatever straps and carrying gizmos would allow you to have all your gear on you and still have one free hand.  I’d also look at a cheap cable lock to secure anything you might have to stow at the end of the car instead of over your seat — you don’t need absolute security, you just need to slow somebody who’s trying to grab and run at a very short rail stop.