Ski holidays Arosa

Beginner skiing in Arosa ****

There are plenty of beginner slopes in Arosa although you do have to get a cable car up from the village before you get to them. For the first couple of days beginner skiers will probably get the cable car back down after skiing but after a day or you you should be able to ski back down to the resort of either of the easy blue runs that lead all the way back down to the centre by the lake.

Intermediate skiing in Arosa *****

The intermediate skiing in Arosa is like heaven. Full of blue and red runs with over 200km of piste, intermediates skiers will have a field day in the Arosa / Lenzerheide ski area. The highest point in the area is 2865m at the top of Rothorn. From there you can ski all the way down to Churwalden at 1229m giving you a vertical drop of 1636m on all red and blue pistes. Most of the skiing in Arosa is above the tree line due to the resort height but there are some beautiful tree lined pistes to be found on the Lenzerheide side of the area.

Advanced skiing in Arosa ****

The new link between Arosa and Lenzerheide has really brought Arosa into the 21st century for advanced skiers. Where is was once a small resort only really suitable for day trippers or intermediates, Arosa now has a huge amount of skiing to for everyone. About 37% of the area is made up of red and black runs to keep expert skiers busy on piste but thee is a vast variety of off piste skiing to be found as well. Arosa alone has 40km of back country runs and there is even more to to found on the Lenzerheide side as well.

Snowboarding holidays in Arosa / Freestyle Skiing***

Like many resorts in Switzerland Arosa as adopted snowboarding well. The snowpark in the Tschuggen area has kickers, rails and boxes split into three lines of difficulty (beginner, intermediate and expert). To top it all off they also have a half-pipe as well. There is also a snowpark on the Lenzerheide side as well but it is more suited to beginners. On top of the snowparks, those on a snowboard holiday in Arosa will probably want to check out the off piste. There is quite a lot of back country riding offer in both Arosa and Lenzerheide.

Off piste skiing in Arosa ****

There is loads of off piste skiing in Arosa. Officially there are thought to be roughly 40km of back country runs in Arosa alone. There is even more over in Lenzerheide. Whilst there is a lot of off piste terrain that can be accessed just by hopping off the side of the piste, the best action is the back country on the north face. The routes down to Tschlartschen and Parpan are some of the best on off as is the 'Moilinis' runs from Bruggerhorn down to Moilins. The 'Moilins' run is 6km over with over 1600m of vertical drop. However, it is very easy to get lost in the trees so make sure you hire a guide or are with someone who knows what  they are doing!