Arosa Lenzerheide
Two resorts, one lift ticket -- 225km across the Graubünden with car access from two valleys.
Our Take
Arosa and Lenzerheide were separate ski areas until a connecting gondola was built in 2013, creating the Arosa Lenzerheide ski area with 225km of linked pistes accessible from two completely different approach valleys. Arosa sits at 1,800 meters at the end of a winding road from Chur -- a traditional Swiss mountain village with car-free village center and a long history as a health resort. Lenzerheide is the more modern satellite, accessible from the Lenzerheide plateau on the other side of the mountain. The skiing divides between the Arosa face (with the Weisshorn at 2,653 meters as the high point) and the Lenzerheide face, each with distinct character. The connection between them via the Urdenfürggli gondola is the resort's signature -- a cross-mountain trip that rewards multi-day exploration. Arosa's village character, with its lake, forest walks, and genuine Alpine architecture, gives the ski experience a setting that purpose-built French stations entirely lack.
Nerd Stats
Piste Length
225km
Weisshorn Summit
8,701'
No. of Lifts
43
Connected Since
2013
Fun Facts
- Arosa and Lenzerheide were connected by a new gondola in 2013, combining two previously separate ski areas into one 225km circuit.
- Arosa sits at the end of the Schanfigg Valley with no through road -- you arrive by train or a single winding mountain road.
- The resort has been a tuberculosis health destination since the 1880s -- the dry mountain air was considered therapeutic before skiing arrived.
- Ice hockey has a tradition at Arosa's lake rink that predates the ski resort -- the Arosa Lions play in Swiss lower leagues.