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Ski Lifts in Arosa

Arosa ski lifts system includes 14 lifts in Arosa and 29 lifts in Lenzerheide; a total of 43 lifts serving 225km of ski slopes, and with a capacity of nearly 65,000 riders per hour. Previously two separate resorts, Arosa and Lenzerheide ski slopes are connected by the Urdenbahn cable car.

Arosa Lenzerheide Ski Lifts

In addition to the main lifts – 3 cable cars and 4 gondolas – the Arosa-Lenzerheide ski area is served by 6 chairlifts serving Arosa and 13 chairlifts at Lenzerheide, including half a dozen 6-person chairlifts. Also, a handful of surface lifts in Arosa and many more in Lenzerheide. The game-changer, is the impressive Urdenbahn cable car connecting both ski areas since January 2014. For guests staying in Arosa, this more than doubled the size of the ski area and ski lifts.

Arosa_Ski_Lifts_Urdenbahn © Arosa Bergbahnen AG

With a total lift capacity of nearly 65,000 people per hour, the lift system is fine and except at peak season and some weekends queuing is a rarity and never a big issue.

Arosa ski lifts open at 9am and mostly close 4:00 – 4:30pm depending on time of year and with later times applying from end of January until season ends. The last piste patrol is 4:30 – 5:00pm and times of last patrol are marked at the bottom of each lift. You can check the live status of lifts and other facilities using the link below.

In terms of speed and capacity the most important Arosa ski lifts are Weisshorn 1 cable car from Arosa Bergbahn station (1,739m) to Tschuggen middle station (2,013m), the Weisshorn 2 cable car (both 125 passenger capacity) to Weisshorn (2,653m) and the 6 passenger Hőrnliexpress gondola starting from beyond Inner-Arosa (1,820m) to the west of Arosa up to Hőrnli (2,511m).

Arosa_Ski_Lifts_Arosa-Weisshorn_cable_car © Arosa Bergbahnen AG

From the centre of Arosa (1,739m) the you can take the Tschuggen Ost chairlift which looks fairly ancient but is a pleasant ride through the trees and caries you 300 or so vertical meters to Tschuggen in under 5-minutes and often quicker overall than using the cable car.

The beginner slopes on Tschuggen are well served by T-bar drag lifts and while there are those that think drag lifts are a pain they helpful to novices (once they have mastered the art of getting on and off) who benefit more riding uphill on skis than they do sitting on a chairlift.

For moving around the Arosa ski area, three important chairlifts are Carmenna chair which rises most of the way up Weisshorn with useful opportunity (legitimately) to exit at the half way point, Plattenhorn chair – especially useful for getting to the popular Carmenna Hűtte restaurant – and the Hőrnli.

Arosa Lift System (14)

Cable cars 2
Gondolas 2
Chairlifts (6-pers) 1
Chairlifts (4-pers) 3
Chairlifts (3-pers) 2
Surface Lifts 4

Lenzerheide Lift System (29)

Cable cars 1
Gondolas 2
Chairlifts (6-pers) 5
Chairlifts (4-pers) 6
Chairlifts (3-pers) 2
Surface Lifts 13

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Arosa Ski Lift Passes

Arosa Lenzerheide ski lift passes can be purchased in advance in the Arosa online ticket shop. Guests who book online benefit from early booking discounts, and the earlier the ski ticket is purchased, the lower the price. The digital ticketing system means you can load your lift pass directly onto a Skidata Keycard or Swiss Pass card, and the card is automatically loaded at the turnstile.

Beginner skiers and snowboarders in Arosa also have the option to buy a restricted lift-pass covering just the Tschuggen area at approximately 2/3rds of the price of the standard lift pass.

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