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Arosa |
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100km (Blue 27%, Red 60%, Black 13%) 60km prepared and 40km freeride trails |
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Arosa Switzerland InformationFind out more on having a great winter ski holiday at the Arosa Tourist Office Websitewww.arosa.ch |
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Atmosphere
Restaurants
Intermediates
Great Cross Country
Few queues
Good nursery slopes
Winter hiking trails
Comedy festival! |
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Experts
Some ugly buildings
Slopes limited
A little spread out
Few challenging runs
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Arosa Travel | By Air
Zurich Airport, 163km, 1.5 hour transfer; Friedrichstraten 170km - 1.5 hour transfer, Milan 217 km
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Forget the car and travel on the beautiful Rhaetian Railway up to Arosa from Chur
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To get driving directions to the resort go to either the AA Website or the Michelin Route Planner website
www.viamichelin.com or www.theaa.com
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Arosa
 Arosa Ski Resort
Arosa is a very quaint resort that gives you the impression of traveling back in time (in a good way). It has grown around the shores of two picture-postcard lakes - a great first impression is given off as you arrive in the resort after a ride in a horse drawn carriage from the railway station. It is a beautiful rail journey from Chur which takes under an hour. A well heeled clientelle enjoy Arosa's relaxed ambiance. There are lots of good restaurants, a casino and winter walking paths so things to do if you are not a skier and being at the end of the valley means no through traffic. The author of Shelock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was an early skier in Arosa when he walked up and skied down to the Seehorf Inn the first hotel in Arosa. Visitors are advised not to try the same route today due to the risks of an avalanche!
The resort of Arosa is 1800m above sea level at the end of the valley. People have been flocking to Arosa for over 100 years for both the alpine skiing and the health benefits of being in such a beautiful, clean environment.
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Arosa Restaurants
 For a good night out, take a sleigh ride to the Restaurant Alpenblick (0041 0) 813771428 where the meat is grilled at your table. At lunchtime the Gspan (0041 0)81 3771494 is a good choice for a decent food on a large sunlit terrace. For fondue lovers head for the rustic Bunder Stubli in the Golf & Sporthotel (0041 0) 81 378 5151. Gourmet food can be found at Locanda (0041 0) 81 3788080. Cuculouche (0041 0)81 3775505 is a fun place with cheap reliable food and big portions to match.Boomerang bar and Sitting Bull are both good places to check out.
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Bars in Arosa
Kitchen Club - in the basement of Hotel Eden
Los Café Bar T: 0041 (0)81 356 5610
Carmenna Piano Bar - 0041 (0)81 377 1766
Edenbar T: 0041 (0)81 378 7100
Nuts T: 0041 (0)81 3773940 is the late night stop.
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Activities in Arosa
Tobogganing,
Skating on 2 outdoor rinks,
60km of cleared hiking tracks,
Balloon trips over Arosa during February,
Night skiing on Friday
Sleigh Riding
The resort of Arosa has been endorsed by Disney with 12 hotels and the Swiss Ski School forming the Alpine Club Mickey mouse. Club Mickey also has a kindergarten, children's restaurants and games areas.
Health / Wellbeing Facilities - many of the hotels offer wellness centres open to both residents and non residents.
The Arosa Humour Festival held in December is great to be around for. It takes place in fabulous gigantic mountain marquis. |
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Arosa Ski Holidays
 There are a lot of UK companies offering ski holiday packages to Arosa with a mixture of chalets and hotels. These include Crystal Finest, Interhome, Kuoni, Made to Measure, momentum, Powder Byrne, Ski Weekend, Snow Finders, Snowy Pockets, Switzerland Travel Centre and White Roc.
Hotel Arosa
The EdenT: 0041 (0)81 378 100 www.edenarosa.ch - for those with money The Eden is probably the best in town.In the basement is both a nightclub called the Kitchen Club based on the fact that it was originally a kitchen and still houses the sinks where drinks are served from and stoves to dance on.Next door to this is the Sauna, spa and exercise room, the Jungle Jim. The bedrooms range from the bizarre (trees growing up through) to classic nouveau. For those who like fur try the Tiger Lily Room! - check it out at www.designhotels.com
The 5 star Tschuggen Grand Hotel T:0041 081 378 9990 - www.tschuggen.ch has an excellent spa for relaxing in after a day on the slopes.
In total Arosa has over 7700 beds with more lodging in Chur. A high proportion in this well established resort are 3 and 4 star, so you won't be disappointed.
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Arosa Ski Arosa is a classic bowl resort with 60 km of slopes built out of two main sectors (the Weisshorn and Hornli) which merge with all runs returning to the village at the bottom, a comforting thought for families. There is little problem with queuing and at 1800m it is pretty snow sure. There are some excellent off piste runs that link to Davos in one direction, and Lenzerheide in the other.
Snowboarding Arosa
The world snowboard championships are held here so one would imagine that snowboarders amongst us are welcome. Kinky DJ's belt out music from the Sithutte bar which is located a top of the park.The other main incentive is the massive 130m super half pipe for free stylers to visit Arosa and an obstacle fun park.
Skiing ArosaAdvanced Skiers & Snowboarders - The adventurous should have a guide and ski the offpiste from Arosa to Leizerheide.
Intermediates - OK so it's not great for high mileage but is enjoyable none-the-less. The Weisshorn has the steeper runs but can suffer from poor snow conditions due to the sun. The blue from Bruggerhorn down through Pratschli is a great run to cruise down at the end of the day.
Beginners - The easy slopes up at Tschuggen are good fun with reliable snow.
Cross Country - Arosa although small (16 Miles) has some of the most beautiful and varied runs in the Alps. |
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 Arosa Mountain Restaurants
Bruggerstuba (0041 (0) 81 378 8425 - Good for beer and hot dogs at the end of the day
Ski Hutte - T: (0041 (0) 79 407 8938- Good snack food with a great atmosphere
Arosa is well known for having a sunbed whilst you lunch and you can try this out at the Carmennahutte! Enjoy!
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ABC Snow Sport School T: 0041 (0)81 356 5660
Bananas Snowboard School T: 0041 (0)81 378 7500
Schuus Ski School T: 0041 081 377 1150
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Snow Report ArosaWhat is the weather like in Arosa?
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Arosa TaxiFor Transfers Taxi Keller: 0041 (0)81 377 3535 or Taxi Obersee 0041 (0)81 377 11 13
Arosa Bus
The Arosa Bus service covers three routes: Hörnliexpress-Prätschli
(yellow line), Hörnliexpress-Untersee (blue line) and
Hörnliexpress-Weisshornbahn (red line). It is free of charge to
everyone. There is a bus every 10 minutes throughout the day on the
main Hörnli-Weisshornbahn route. Buses to Prätschli and Untersee run
every 20 minutes throughout the day.
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Resorts close to ArosaFlims is close to Arosa.
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What's there to do for a family in Arosa? Firstly make sure you check out the Arosa Tourist Office as they will have details on What's On in Arosa.
Arosa Tourism
Poststrasse
CH-7050 Arosa
Tel: +41 (0)81 378 70 20
Fax: +41 (0)81 378 70 21
e-Mail
Along with Balloon rides we definitely recommend.
Curling - great if you have teenagers
Skating Rinks - don't forget to visit the skating rinks suitable for young and old alike
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Arosa Ski Hire & Arosa Snowboard Hire
We recommend you rent your skis and snowboards at Luzi Sport situated in Seeblickstrasse in Arosa. If you book online here at Snowbrainer you'll make big savings on the resort RRP.
It's so easy and convenient, you book online then collect in resort and it saves you time and money.
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Ski Hire shop location
Luzi sport is conveniently located near the Weisshornbahn lift and the Sesselbahn ski lifts.
Luzi Sport
Seeblickstrasse
7050 Arosa
Ski Hire Shops opening times
Monday to Sunday - tbc
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| How to Hire Ski Gear?
It's simple. Snowbrainer has a three step booking system.
Step 1) choose your country, resort and shop.
Step 2) choose your equipment
Step 3) register and check out
You'll receive an instant Equipment Voucher via e-mail. (best viewed in HTML on your e-mail setting) Print out the Voucher and take it to the shop. |
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Ski Hire Gear - what can I expect?What to expect from your ski hire gear. Snowbrainer works with over 700 ski rental shops in 11 countries. The range of equipment stocked from shop to shop changes. Large shops in the most popular resorts tend to stock the largest range of ski rental equipment. They may have 5 or 6 ski models in each category whereas smaller shops may be limited to only a couple. Snowbrainer gives you an indication of the type of equipment to expect within a category. |
Skis - a breakdown per category of ski equipment rental
Platinum Plus *
| High Precision skis with a high retail price, exclusively designed for experts | | Platinum * | Top of the range skis current and last seasons top models. Offering a variety of Slope, All Mountain, freestyle & Women's ski models | | Gold * | Easy to manage skis designed for beginners and intermediates. Offering skis suitable for on slopes and Women's models | | Silver | Easy to manage skis designed for beginners and intermediates. Offering skis suitable for on slopes and Women's models | | Bronze | budget skis in their 3rd year of use | | Snowblades /Miniskis | Snowblade for fun! (and those feeling lazy... until you realise they don't glide so well and hitting a flat straight means physical exertion by walking.) |
* Offer in this category : This category allows customers to change the equipment 3 times during the course of the week (from Monday to Thursday) subject to availability at the shop (this offer is limited to 1 per day)
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Snowboards - a breakdown per category of snowboard equipment rental
| Platinum * | top of the range boards | | Gold * | a range of on and offpiste models | | Silver | entry level snowboard for beginners |
* Offer in this category : This category allows customers to change the equipment 3 times during the course of the week (from Monday to Thursday) subject to availability at the shop (this offer is limited to 1 per day)
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Child Ski Hire
| Champion | young skiers 6 to 11 years inclusive (up to 145 cm in height) For all levels including high quality skis, twin-tips. equipment up to 3 years old | | Aspire | skis for children 6 to 11 years under 145 cm in height. equipment up to 3 years old | | Minikids | skis suitable for very young children up to and including 5 years. |
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Child Snowboard Hire
| Champion | Snowboards suitable for beginner and intermediate level kids |
Ski Helmet Hire
It is recommended that all adults and children wear helmets
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The Cost of Ski HireThere are quite a few factors that change the cost of ski hire. Certain times of the season are more expensive than others. If you are looking for the cheapest ski hire then booking outside school holiday periods usually makes the price cheaper. By booking online at Snowbrainer we'll give you a discount bringing the price of your ski hire down. We publish the Recommended Retail Price on our site so you know not only how much discount you get off your ski hire but also how much you would pay if you walked into the shop and paid full price.Ski Hire ClothingUnfortunately we do not hire ski wear.We recommend hiring your skis and snowboards at Luzi Sport, Arosa . If you book online here at Snowbrainer you can make big savings up to 45% on the recommended retail price for all your winter equipment.Your equipment will be waiting for you in the shop on your arrival. Save time and money - Book Here Now! It's what we call a No Brainer!
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 Easy to use Piste Maps & Ski Trails
Looking for high detailed piste maps for your GPS? Snowranger sells affordable quality digital maps that are great for any ski or snowboard trip. For those of you who’ve ever wondered which run gets you back to France from the Swiss side of Portes du Soleil or you’re racing the clock to get back from a Courchevel lunch to Val Thorens before the lifts shut this is invaluable kit. No more wrestling wet paper maps with frozen fingers! There are over 500 ski resorts piste maps in Europe and North America available.
Go to Snow-Forecast Snowranger
 Film your Mates Jumps, Tricks & Shameful Ski / Snowboard Moments.
We love the JAMCAM – it’s a head camera that allows you to capture your days skiing or snowboarding on the mountain. You can rent or buy the kit so for more details head to www.jam-cam.tv If you take the JAMCAM rental service in resort they include a host to record your day. The alternative is to rent before you leave, taking the equipment to the ski resort of your choice and posting back on your return. Gift vouchers are available via the website offering an unusual Christmas or Birthday present for your ski & snowboard mad friends.
 What's an easy way to carry skis?
Well we found the ‘THE HANDLE’ . This nifty little device allows you to carry your skis around without causing major injury to yourself and other members of the public. It’s incredibly easy to use – no Velcro just a click buckle. It’s also light and small enough to put in your pocket. www.ski-walker.com
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Great resort for families with the Disney influence. Maybe a little small but excellent for a weeks skiing and at 1800m the snow was good
By LJ on 06/07/2009 12:26:14
There was plenty of snow when we went to Arosa early spring time. There is plenty of sunshine here which is good whilst the atmosphere both on and off the piste is great fun. There are some great bars and its even more fun to ski straight in to town to these bars. There were quite a few families holidaying there – we were a group of pals just off on a fun winter holiday. There were some pretty experienced skiers in their group and they didn’t feel that there was enough on offer compared to other resorts.
By M Jackman on 04/01/2010 09:52:13
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