Arosa - winter sports

For winter sports lovers Arosa offers natural and artificial ice rinks (curling); toboggan run; cross-country skiing; ski-bob runs; ski-lifts on Tschuggen, Plattenhorn (2,318 m/7,605ft), Hörnli, Carmenna (2,177 m/7,143ft) and Alp Prätschli. The most popular ski runs are on the Weisshorn (2,657 m/8,718ft), Brüggerhorn (2,429 m/7,970ft; chairlift) and Hörnli (2,497 m/8,193ft); on all three are serviced ski huts.

A quiet, family-style resort, Arosa in the eastern canton of Graubünden is made for beginners and intermediates because of its long, wide runs. A real plus for families is that all the lifts and restaurants are within easy walking distance of the hotels.