Arolla switzerland
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Arolla Switzerland.
Arolla Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1967 the Swiss ski resort Arolla lies at 2889 metres altitude in the Valais region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Arolla ski area is snow sure. Over 3 snow cannons ensure artificial Arolla snow making covers 2km of ski trails, which equates to around 4 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Arolla (Switzerland) is Geneva / Geneve at a distance of 209km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Arolla ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Located at the head of the Herens Valley, Arolla is a quiet centre with several large high-calibre hotels offering doorstep skiing on wide, sunny, uncrowded and well prepared trails. The high altitude of the village ensures a long snowsure season.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Arolla Switzerland
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 3 runs 19km |
25% |
Advanced Trails
 6 runs 19km |
50% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
25% |
Arolla Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | ? - ? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Arolla Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 47km |
| total length of Arolla trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 6km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | NE |
| direction Arolla ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2889m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 2003m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2003m |
| centre of Arolla ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 886m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 886m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Arolla
Skiing Arolla you'll enjoy 12 pistes and trails and that means approximately 47km of ski runs. Arolla lifts number 6 with the capacity to uplift 3550 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swiss ski resort of Arolla is over 6km long.
Arolla Ski Area
Arolla ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 25% intermediate, 50% advanced ski slopes and 25% for expert skiers - the most difficult Arolla piste is the 5km Noire du Mont Dolin run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Arolla after dark.
Arolla for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Arolla
If you snowboard Arolla you'll want to know that, of the 6 ski lifts in total, 5 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Arolla snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Arolla snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Arolla for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Arolla Apres Ski
The apres ski Arolla scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
6 apres ski bars 6 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
Arolla for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More Arolla Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Arolla resort - ski Arolla by any other name
The Swiss ski resort of Arolla ski resort is also known as Evolene - Region Tourism and has the following common misspellings:
Arolla ski area has ski slopes which face NE
The direction which the various Arolla ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Arolla ski resort has ski slopes facing NE.
Arolla for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall