Scuol, in the Lower Engadine, lies in a beautiful setting below the peaks of the Silvretta and Dolomites mountain ranges. Although Austria and Italy lie only a few miles away, the most likely route you will take to get here in winter is on a train of the Rhaetian Railways from Klosters through the 19km [...]
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January 2, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Accommodation, Features, Graubünden, Transportation
Filed under: Accommodation, Features, Graubünden, Transportation
St Moritz has a glitzy reputation, but it also has some awesome skiing. The main resort area is Corviglia, which has 160km of piste between 1730 and 3057m, mostly cruisy reds with a respectable amount of off-piste, largely around Piz Nair, and the old Olympic downhill run from Corviglia itself. You can access the runs from [...]
A fabulous deal is on offer for early-season skiers at Davos and Klosters between 18th November and 23rd December, 2011 – a free Jakobshorn and Parsenn Skipass. The catch? You have to stay overnight in a hotel in the resort, that’s all. For each overnight stay you get a free skipass. You find all hotels [...]
Swissinfo.com reports that Cantons Uri and Graubünden have approved the expansion at Andermatt proposed by an Egyptian tycoon. Samih Sawiris is investing some $1 billion in the resort, with over 1000 hotel rooms, apartments and villas due to be available by the 2013/14 winter sports season. The expanded ski area will extend to 100 kilometres [...]
Family-friendly, sunny Brigels (Breil in Romansh, the local language) consistently scores well in assessments of small resorts, for instance winning the 2009 ADAC “Klein und Fein” award. The facilities are excellent, the pistes are beautifully groomed and there are plenty of long runs and off-piste areas for all standards of skier and snowboarder. For daytrippers, [...]
Scuol, where the official language is Romansh, lies in the valley of the Inn river, majestically set below the peaks of the Silvretta and Lower Engadin Dolomites. It has been a well-heeled spa town since the 19th Century. With it’s range of beautiful, south-facing slopes, suitable for all levels, and ample off-piste it is a [...]
About 2-3 hours from Zurich by car or a combination of train and bus, Savognin is a historic Romansh-speaking village, in the Surses valley on the route to the Julier Pass, south of Chur and Lenzerheide and north of the Engadin. It’s a good family-friendly base for visiting other ski areas and attractions in the [...]
I’ve not got to visit Obersaxen yet, so I can’t speak with any authority on skiing or snowboarding there. Not sure how I got to overlook it, but it looks fab on paper. The area seems to be extensive and is conveniently close to other areas like Flims and Brigels, so could well form part [...]
Sedrun (Muster in Romansh, the local language) and Disentis are two distinct villages east of Andermatt, located in Graubünden but sharing the Gotthard Oberalp lift pass with Andermatt in canton Uri. Both share with Andermatt stations on the Glacier Express route, so it is easy to get around all three resorts if you stay at [...]
Arosa is a long-established resort lying at the end of one of the most spectacular rail lines in Europe. It is pretty in parts but very spread out and, because it attracts a large non-skiing clientele, rarely has queues or crowds. Ski Area Arosa Resorts Arosa Ski Region Graubünden Piste (km) 70 Top run (m) [...]
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