Sedrun switzerland
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Sedrun Switzerland.
Sedrun Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1896 the Swiss ski resort Sedrun lies at 2963 metres altitude in the Graubünden region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Sedrun ski area is snow sure. Over 17 snow cannons ensure artificial Sedrun snow making covers 30km of ski trails, which equates to around 25 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Sedrun (Switzerland) is Zürich at a distance of 170km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Sedrun ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Historic village with more than 14 chapels and churches in the vicinity, the ancient Romansh dialect is still spoken here. Apart from extensive skiing opportunities there is an indoor pool, bowling, ice skating and sledging possibilities.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Sedrun Switzerland
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 5 runs 30km |
26% |
Advanced Trails
 12 runs 65km |
63% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
10% |
Sedrun Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | CHF? - CHF? |
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 Sedrun Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 130km |
| total length of Sedrun trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Sedrun ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2963m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1450m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1450m |
| centre of Sedrun ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 900m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 900m |
| 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 Sedrun
Skiing Sedrun you'll enjoy 19 pistes and trails and that means approximately 130km of ski runs. Sedrun lifts number 25 with the capacity to uplift 24000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swiss ski resort of Sedrun is over 3km long. Ski Sedrun summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Sedrun.
Sedrun Ski Area
Sedrun ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 26% intermediate, 63% advanced ski slopes and 10% for expert skiers - the most difficult Sedrun piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Sedrun after dark.
Sedrun for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Sedrun
If you snowboard Sedrun you'll want to know that, of the 25 ski lifts in total, 17 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Sedrun snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Sedrun snowboard facilities include 12 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 80 metres), 1 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Sedrun for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Sedrun Apres Ski
The apres ski Sedrun scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
5 apres ski bars 23 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 3 saunas 0 hot tubs 1 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Badminton, Curling, Fitness Rooms.
Sedrun for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Sedrun Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Sedrun resort - ski Sedrun by any other name
The Swiss ski resort of Sedrun ski resort is also known as Cuolm, Val, Oberalp, Gotthard, Oberaalp, Andermatt and has the following common misspellings:
Sedrun ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Sedrun 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. Sedrun ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Sedrun for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall