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Nordic walking
Arosa has one of the best networks
of winter hiking trails in the Alps – 60km of mostly on-mountain winter
walking from village level (1,739m) right up (if you wish) to the
summits of the three main highest mountains, highest of which is the
Weisshorngipfel (2,653m), and all of Arosa’s mountain restaurants
can be reached on foot. Accompanied walking on Tuesday and Friday
afternoons (1:30 – 3:30pm) with Nordic Walking Instructor Sonja Amstutz
Tel: +41 (0) 79 409 75 70Cross Country Skiing
Arosa has 26.5km of cross country trails on Maran, Prätschalp/Oschenalp (panorama trail), at Isel and on the Obersee trail. You can rent equipment at the cross country centre in Maran or at sports shops in Arosa and free copies of the cross country trail map are available at Arosa Tourism. For lessons contact Cross Country Ski School Geeser Tel: +41 (0) 81 377 22 15 or Mobile: +41 (0) 79 445 53 13; Opening hours: 9–12am and 1-6pm daily. A cross country ski bus (Islabus) operates between Arosa Post Office and Isel and is free for holders of a valid ski, hiking or cross country pass.
Snowshoeing
Cross Country Ski School Geeser arranges snowshoeing tours on Monday and Tuesday afternoons, no previous experience necessary. Tel: +41 (0) 81 377 22 15 or mobile: +41 (0) 79 445 53 13 for reservations up to 6pm the previous day
Tobogganing
There are three
toboggan runs marked on the map: one for Sithutte via Tschuggenhutte
down to Inner-Arosa (0.6km), another main run from Prätschli back to
the Obersee Lake in Arosa (1km) and less obvious is the longer run from
Arosa (Untersee) down the valley to Litzirűti (2.8km) then return to
Arosa by train. Use of the toboggan runs is free of charge but you will
need to rent a toboggan which you can easily do at Stivetta, Rhaetian
Rail (Arosa train station) and the Langwies mountain hut.Skating
Ice skating at open-air ice rink in Arosa (Tel: +41 (0) 81 377 17 45) and at the natural ice rink at Inner Arosa (Tel: +41 (0) 81 377 29 30), both are open from 10am to 5pm daily and night skating is also possible.
Curling
Try
your hand at Curling. Private lessons or group lessons are available (4
persons) available on request. Call the Ice Sports Centre (Tel: +41 (0)
81 377 17 45) or register at Arosa Tourism (Tel: 00 41 (0) 81 377 17
45) before 5pm on the previous day. You will need to wear warm clothes
and flat shoes with rubber soles.Horse drawn sleigh rides
Horse drawn sleighs are busy all over Arosa, on-mountain as well as off-mountain and the drivers, horses and sleighs congregate like taxis by the station. If not nearby the station your hotel can call to make a reservation. Prices for 2-4 people vary depending on route and after 6pm a 50% surcharge applies.
Ballooning
Balloon trips are available at weekends from December to March and Arosa hosts a 5-day Alpine balloon week at the end of January / beginning of February. Trips are for groups of four departing between 8 and 10am (other times on request as well as trips for more than four persons involving several balloons). The one hour balloon trip over Arosa starts and lands in Arosa – flying time 1 hour, total time 2-4 hours, CHF350.-, and the longer balloon trip over the Grison Alps starts in Arosa and lands in a nearby valley (possibly Austria or Italy) – flying time 2-3 hours, total time 6-8 hours, CHF 550.-. For more information and reservations contact Manuel Knobelspiess +41 076 331 86 37
Paragliding
Daily flights from Weisshorn to Obersee CHF190.-, weather permitting. Best to book in advance or you can try and make a reservation directly at the starting and landing point. Tel: +41 (0) 79 449 88 13
Arosa Special Events 2008
January
03: Handball WM-Ausscheidung Schweiz-Belgien
04: UBS-Neujahrskonzert05: Eishockey: Turnier des EHC Arosa Fanclubs GR
12: Swiss Snow Walking-Event
13-20: Pferderennen auf Schnee (Versch.-Datum: 27.1.)
17-19: Winterschiessen für Pistole und Gewehr
20-23: WSF World Spirit Forum
27-1.2: Alpine Ballonwoche
31: Konzert mit dem Heidelberger Kammerorchester
February
02-03: Golf: Wintergolf-Turnier
07: "Out in the snow - die Schneeshow"
14: "Out in the snow - die Schneeshow"
16: Snowboard: „ChillandDestroy“
22: Orchesterkonzert Kammerphil. Graubünden
March
02: Schneesport: Rivella Familiy-Contest
08-09: Eishockey: Piccolo Turnier um den „Hansi-Cup“
14-16: Curling: 17. Arosa Sunna-Cup WWW
22-23: Curling: Schlussturnier des CC Arosa
21-23: Osterstimmig auf der Carmennahütte
23: "Out in the snow - die Schneeshow"
24: Waterslide-Contest bei der SIT-Hütte
24-30: Arosa Musik Festival (täglich mehrere Konzerte)
28: Curling: Grümpelturnier für Einheimische
29-30: Eishockey: Grümpelturnier des EHC Arosa
April
03-05: Arosa Ärztekongress
04-06: Eishockey: Schweizer Meisterschaften der Fan Clubs
12-13: 9. Höchster Guggentreff Europas
12-13: Eiskunstlauf: Offene Arosa Meisterschaften des ISCA
Arosa Tourist Office
The tourist office situated in Post Strasse, is about a 5-minute walk up the hill from the village centre
Tel: +41 (0) 81 378 70 20
Fax: +41 (0) 81 378 70 21
Web: www.arosa.ch
Email: arosa@arosa.ch
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