Ski Arosa - Ski or Snowboard in Arosa

Ski Arosa - Ski Resort and Snow Summary

Arosa (Top Cart), Grisons, Switzerland (1740m to 2650m)

A classic high-altitude resort of the type that only exists in Switzerland. It is famous for its views over the local peaks and its well laid out lift system. The local ski club was founded in 1903 and the ski school in 1933.

Arosa Ski Facts

Arosa in brief Arosa Ski Resort is:- Good for Expert Skiers. Excellent for Intermediate Skiers. Excellent for Beginners. Good for Snowboarding.

for Expert Skiers for Intermediate Skiers for Beginners for Snowboarding    2 Black Runs (5km)    8 Red Runs (20km)    7 Blue Runs (35km) 70km Downhill Pistes 25km Cross Country Trails 16 Ski Lifts 910m Max Vertical 2650m Highest Lift 1800m Resort Altitude 1740m Lowest Piste Full Page Map of Arosa

The Swiss ski resort of Arosa (in Grisons) is part of the Top Cart Ski Area and has direct access to 70km of downhill skiing, with 55 individual pistes, served by 16 ski lifts.

The ski resort itself is above 1500m, so skiing or boarding back to the resort is usually possible. With pistes above 2500 metres, skiing and snowboarding is assured throughout the season.

Snowmaking :- Arosa is able to augment natural snow, on 15km of ski runs, with 120 Snow Cannons.

Ski Lift Capacity :- The 16 Ski Lifts of Arosa are able to uplift 22,000 skiers / snowboarders per hour.

There are two airports within two hours drive, so ski weekends, snowboard breaks and short ski holidays to Arosa are perfectly feasible.

Skiing in Arosa

Considering its long history as a winter sports centre, Arosa's skiing has a surprisingly modern and well designed lift system. The trail network, largely above the treeline, is crowned by the Weisshorn, from the top of which there are spectacular views all around. The quickest and indeed only way to reach it is via a two stage cable car up from the village. The first stage to Tshuggen is also accessed by parallel chair and drag lifts so queues are almost unheard of. This is particularly the case in Arosa as there's no early morning rush to the lifts.

The slopes here are wide and usually benefit from Arosa's 8 - 12 hours of sunshine daily, being south facing. A second route into the skiing is by chair (to Tschuggen again) or drag lift up to Carmenna beneath the Weisshorn peak, from Inner Arosa. From the edge of that village the Hornli gondola accesses one other extreme of the terrain and more northerly facing slopes. Beginners have plenty of easy blue trails served by short beginner drags up at Tschuggen. After these have been mastered there are runs back down to the resort through the trees. The chair from Tschuggen up to the Brüggerhorn accesses a long easy trail, 5km (3 miles) in length back down to the village.

Intermediates will enjoy the long fast reds from the top of the Hörnli gondola or the Weisshorn cable car back down to the resort. For experts the upper section of the Weisshorn has the most challenging skiing. Guides can take you off piste, including on a route over to Lenzerheide.

Flexible lift pass includes the option of returning a day pass at lunchtime to receive a refund for the unused hours, an afternoon only pass, or a ski pass just for the gentle Tschuggen sector - ideal for families or beginners.

Arosa has 25km (15 miles) of prepared cross-country ski trails on Maran, Prätschalp / Ochsenalp, in the Isel and on the Obersee.

Snowboarding in Arosa

Part of Arosa's renaissance as a cool resort has included its enthusiasm for snowboarding, which has led to it building one of Europe's more impressive halfpipes.

The fun park, dubbed the Snow Drop, is located on the Tschuggen and features jumps as well as the pipe. The fact that 10 of the 16 lifts are chairs or gondolas is also good news for 'boarders, indeed the few drags are generally too short to bother with or duplicates of chair routes.

Arosa Après Ski

Arosa offers a choice of two dozen bars including a good choice of cosy hotel stublis. There are six discothèques, opening up to 4am. The best known late night dancing venue is the Kitchen Club in the Hotel Eden below the specious Eden Bar, lively earlier in the evening. You should be able to find jazz, blues, reggae, rock or other styles to suit your taste. The Kursaal complex houses the newest nightclub Nuts as well as a bar and cinema.

If you do stay up all night make sure you take the early morning cable car ascent of the Weisshorn to catch the spectacular sunrise.

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