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Location Arosa, Lenzerheide, Valbella, Parpan, Churwalden: Graubünden, South-Eastern Switzerland Runs 225km
27km expert/black
87km intermediate/red
111km easy/blue Lift system 41 lifts
1x 2-man chairlift
1x 4-man chairlift
3x 3-man detachable chairlifts
8x 4-man detachable chairlifts
5x 6-man detachable chairlifts
15x T-bars
4x gondola lifts
4x cable cars Website Website Arosa Lenzerheide | ||
Arosa lenzerheide ski resort with new urden connection lift
Arosa Lenzerheide is a ski area located in Arosa, Lenzerheide, Valbella, Parpan and Churwalden, Graubünden/Switzerland. It originated 2013/14 by connecting the existing ski areas of Arosa and Lenzerheide. With a total of 225 kilometers of ski slopes and 41 cable cars it is the largest contiguous ski area in Graubünden.
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- Arosa lenzerheide ski resort with new urden connection lift
- das isch arosa lenzerheide episode 10
- Location and description
- Ski lifts
- Urdenbahn Cable car HrnliUrdenfrggli
- Technical specifications
- Ski schools
- Recent investments and notable investment projects
- References
das isch arosa lenzerheide episode 10
Location and description
Arosa Lenzerheide is located in northern and central Grisons. It extends from the innermost Schanfigg via Urdental to the neighboring western valley with Lenzerheide, Parpan–Valbella and Churwalden. The ski area covers an altitudinal range of 1,230 m to 2,865 m. Outstanding summits with aerial tramways and panoramic restaurants are the Weisshorn and the Parpaner Rothorn which also marks the highest point of the ski area.
Arosa Lenzerheide also offers more than 103 km of cross-country skiing trails and 4 terrain parks («Park'n'Pipe Tschuggen» and «Wood Ranch» in Arosa as well as «Jibarea Stätz» and «Funslope» in Lenzerheide). In addition there are 11.5 km of sledding runs and 140 km of prepared winter hiking trails. In the summer season the region is a popular hiking and mountain biking resort.
Arosa and Lenzerheide are connected by a cable car called «Urdenbahn». This aerial tramway was built in 2013 and is located between the Arosa Hörnli and the Urdenfürggli on the Lenzerheide side. It is 1,682 meters long and surmounts just about 70 meters of altitude. The ski resort is operated mainly by Arosa Bergbahnen and Lenzerheide Bergbahnen.
Ski lifts
A total of 41 ski lifts operate in Arosa Lenzerheide: 14 in Arosa, 12 in Lenzerheide east side (incl. Urdenbahn and chairlift Obertor), 13 in Lenzerheide west side (incl. chairlift Obertor) and 4 in Churwalden. There are 4 aerial tramways, 4 gondola lifts, 18 chair lifts (16 detachables) and 15 T-bars/button lifts:
Urdenbahn (Cable car Hörnli–Urdenfürggli)
The centrepiece of the resort compound is the cable car Urdenbahn, built and operated by the Arosa Bergbahnen company.
The Austrian-Swiss cableway manufacturer Steurer Seilbahnen created two parallel single-track twin-cable aerial ropeways which manage with a single rope span without pylons. There are two rope loops, the return of the ropes is in each case on the track of the other path. For stabilizing the ropes 17 large supporting cable tabs are used. Two glazed Kuechler design cabins from Gangloff are installed with six automatic doors and a capacity of 150 people each. The hourly transportation capacity is 1,700 persons per direction. At low ridership or technical restrictions the Urdenbahn can be operated with just one car. The emergency passenger evacuating concept includes the use of winches between the two cabins.
Technical specifications
Ski schools
Arosa Lenzerheide has a variety of ski schools. Each have several different classes, based on age and ability.
Recent investments and notable investment projects
In 2016 snowmaking facilities were installed between Parpan and Churwalden as well as between Pradaschier and Churwalden.
In 2017 the mountain restaurant 'Motta' will be rebuilt.
In 2018 the chairlift 'Brüggerhorn' will be rebuilt.