Arosa switzerland
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Arosa Switzerland.
Arosa Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1900 the Swiss ski resort Arosa lies at 2653 metres altitude in the Graubünden region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Arosa ski area is snow sure. Over 120 snow cannons ensure artificial Arosa snow making covers 15km of ski trails, which equates to around 11 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Arosa (Switzerland) is Zürich at a distance of 170km or approximately 180 minutes driving time. Arosa ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
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.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Arosa Switzerland
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 7 runs 35km |
41% |
Advanced Trails
 8 runs 20km |
47% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
11% |
Arosa Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | CHF279 - CHF279 |
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 Arosa Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 60km |
| total length of Arosa trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5.5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N S E W |
| direction Arosa ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2653m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1739m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1739m |
| centre of Arosa ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 914m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 914m |
| 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 Arosa
Skiing Arosa you'll enjoy 17 pistes and trails and that means approximately 60km of ski runs. Arosa lifts number 13 with the capacity to uplift 22000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swiss ski resort of Arosa is over 5.5km long.
Arosa Ski Area
Arosa ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 41% intermediate, 47% advanced ski slopes and 11% for expert skiers - the most difficult Arosa piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Arosa after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Arosa for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Arosa
If you snowboard Arosa you'll want to know that, of the 13 ski lifts in total, 4 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Arosa snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Arosa snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Arosa for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Arosa Apres Ski
The apres ski Arosa scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
23 apres ski bars 72 restaurants 1 bowling 6 night club 1 cinema 4 billiards / pool 1 games room 1 concert 3 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 20 saunas 10 hot tubs 0 solariums 7 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 3 outdoor ice skating 3 indoor sports centre 3 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 5 sleigh rides 1 ballooning 0 horse riding 40 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Curling, Ice Hockey, Indoor Golf, Inline Skating, Laser Show, Slide Shows, Sunrise from Mountain Top.
SNO-man says
Arosa has plenty to do off the slopes. Indoor facilities are offered by the hotels, many of them open to the public. There are five indoor tennis courts, numerous swimming pools, saunas and whirlpools as well as massage services. You will also find billiards, bowling and a cinema. Skating and curling are offered on either outdoor or indoor (the Eissporthalle) rinks.
Up in the air you can take a balloon ride or paraglide down from the peaks on a tandem jump with an instructor. Back on the ground there are 60km (36 miles) of prepared winter walking tracks or you can go on a snowshoe hike, either renting the equipment yourself or participating in an organised hike. You may also take a horse drawn sleigh ride or have fun on one of the village's two toboggan runs. An unusual attraction, not to be missed, is the early morning cable car ascent of the Weisshorn to catch the sunrise.
The Schanfigger museum of local history gives an accurate depiction of life in the valley since the 16th century and stages a regular slide show by local photographer Ruth Licht. Concerts and other winter spectacles are staged throughout the season as well as horse races on snow on lake Obersee.
The season normally gets underway with a Humour Festival in mid-December.
Arosa for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Arosa Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Arosa resort - ski Arosa by any other name
The Swiss ski resort of Arosa ski resort is also known as Arosa Weisshorn, Hörnli, Brüggerhorn and has the following common misspellings:
Arosa ski area has ski slopes which face N S E W
The direction which the various Arosa 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. Arosa ski resort has ski slopes facing N S E W.
Arosa for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall