Arosa Lenzerheide
| Arosa Lenzerheide | |
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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 |
| Terrain parks |
4 parks 1 half pipe 1 ski cross course |
| Website | Website Arosa Lenzerheide |
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.
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.[1]
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.[2]
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:[3]
| Area | Lift name | Type | Length (m) | Manufacturer | Construction year (orig.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | Weisshornbahn Section 1 | Cable car | 1237 | Garaventa | 1992 (1957) |
| Arosa | Weisshornbahn Section 2 | Cable car | 1963 | Garaventa | 1992 (1957) |
| Arosa | Urdenbahn | Cable car | 1682 | Steurer | 2013 |
| Arosa | Hörnli Express | 6-man gondola lift | 3108 | WSO Städeli | 1987 (1945) |
| Arosa | Kulm | 4-man gondola lift | 699 | BMF Bartholet WSO Städeli | 2010 (1973/83) |
| Arosa | Brüggerhorn | 2-man chairlift | 1337 | WSO Städeli | 1970 (1938) |
| Arosa | Tschuggen-Ost | 3-man detachable chairlift | 955 | WSO Städeli | 1983 (1938) |
| Arosa | Hörnli | 4-man detachable chairlift | 1236 | Garaventa | 1994 (1963) |
| Arosa | Carmenna | 4-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 2149 | Garaventa | 2000 (1938) |
| Arosa | Plattenhorn | 4-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 1470 | Garaventa | 2002 (1966) |
| Arosa | Tomeli | T-bar | 687 | Oehler | 1960 |
| Arosa | Tschuggen-West | T-bar | 463 | WSO Städeli | 1972 |
| Arosa | Ried | T-bar | 440 | WSO Städeli | 1976 |
| Arosa | Prätschli | T-bar | 295 | Garaventa | 1998 |
| Lenzerheide (east side) | Rothornbahn Section 1 | 8-man gondola lift | 1331 | Garaventa | 2010 (1963) |
| Lenzerheide (east side) | Rothornbahn Section 2 | Cable car | 2069 | Garaventa | 1988 (1963) |
| Lenzerheide (east side) | Urdenbahn | Cable car | 1682 | Steurer | 2013 |
| Lenzerheide (east side) | Heimberg | 4-man detachable chairlift | 1480 | Garaventa | 2004 (1954) |
| Lenzerheide (east side) | Weisshorn Speed | 6-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 2281 | Garaventa | 1999 (1972) |
| Lenzerheide (east side) | Motta | 6-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 989 | Garaventa | 2013 (1972) |
| Lenzerheide (east side) | Urdenfürggli | 6-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 910 | Garaventa | 2013 (1975) |
| Lenzerheide (east side) | Obertor | 4-man chairlift | 583 | BMF Bartholet | 2015 |
| Lenzerheide (east side) | Scharmoin | T-bar | 1218 | Habegger | 1965 |
| Lenzerheide (east side) | Crappa Grossa | T-bar | 440 | Doppelmayr | 1968 |
| Lenzerheide (east side) | Fastatsch | T-bar | 363 | Garaventa | 1977 |
| Lenzerheide (east side) | Dieschen | T-bar | 463 | Garaventa | 1986 (1964) |
| Lenzerheide (west side) | Scalottas | 3-man detachable chairlift | 1584 | Garaventa | 1986 (1943) |
| Lenzerheide (west side) | Tgantieni | 3-man detachable chairlift | 1273 | Garaventa | 1988 (1942) |
| Lenzerheide (west side) | Pedra Grossa | 4-man detachable chairlift | 1528 | Garaventa | 1990 (1972) |
| Lenzerheide (west side) | Stätzertäli | 4-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 1725 | Leitner | 1995 (1965) |
| Lenzerheide (west side) | Lavoz | 6-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 1725 | Doppelmayr | 1997 (1972) |
| Lenzerheide (west side) | Stätzerhorn | 6-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 2278 | Doppelmayr | 1999 (1960) |
| Lenzerheide (west side) | Cumascheals | 4-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 1649 | Garaventa | 1999 (1972) |
| Lenzerheide (west side) | Obertor | 4-man chairlift | 583 | BMF Bartholet | 2015 |
| Lenzerheide (west side) | Valbella | T-bar | 1255 | Brändle | 1955 |
| Lenzerheide (west side) | Proschieri | T-bar | 676 | WSO Städeli | 1965 |
| Lenzerheide (west side) | Gertrud | T-bar | 900 | Garaventa | 1972 |
| Lenzerheide (west side) | Crestas | T-bar | 607 | Garaventa | 1949 |
| Lenzerheide (west side) | Fadail | T-bar | 418 | Garaventa | 1983/94 |
| Churwalden | Heidbüel | 8-man gondola lift | 1778 | BMF Bartholet | 2015 (1962) |
| Churwalden | Pradaschier | 4-man detachable chairlift | 1767 | Leitner | 1999 (1968) |
| Churwalden | Pradafenz | Button lift | 700 | WSO Städeli | 1973 |
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[4] 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.[5]
Technical specifications
- Runway length: 1,682 m (5,518 ft)
- East station Arosa: 2,496 m (8,189 ft) asl
- West station Lenzerheide: 2,562 m (8,406 ft) asl
- Altitude difference: 66 m (217 ft)
- Capacity/payload per cabin: 150 + 1 Pers. / 12,080 kg (26,630 lb)
- Dimension suspension ropes: 76 mm (2.99 in)
- Dimension pull ropes: 42 mm (1.65 in)
- Average power: 850 kW (1,140 hp)
- Maximum travelling speed: 12 m/s (39.37 ft/s)
- Average travel time: 5 minutes (incl. waiting time in cabin)
- Installed carrying capacity: 2 × 850 Pers./h
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.
See also
References
External links
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Coordinates: 46°46′08″N 9°36′40″E / 46.7688°N 9.6112°E