Arosa Lenzerheide
Arosa Lenzerheide is a ski area located in Arosa, Lenzerheide, Valbella, Parpan and Churwalden, Graubünden/Switzerland. It originated 2013/14 by connecting the existing ski areas of Arosa and Lenzerheide. With a total of 225 kilometers of ski slopes and 43 cable cars it is the largest contiguous ski area in Graubünden.
Location and description
Arosa Lenzerheide is located in northern and central Grisons. It extends from the innermost Schanfigg via Urdental to the neighboring western valley with Lenzerheide, Parpan–Valbella and Churwalden. The ski area covers an altitudinal range of. Outstanding summits with aerial tramways and panoramic restaurants are the Weisshorn and the Parpaner Rothorn which also marks the highest point of the ski area. 60 per cent of the slopes are groomed with artificial snow.Arosa Lenzerheide also offers more than of cross-country skiing trails and 4 terrain parks.
In addition there are of sledding runs and of prepared winter hiking trails. In the summer season the region is a popular hiking and mountain biking resort.
Arosa and Lenzerheide are connected by a cable car called «Urdenbahn». This aerial tramway was built in 2013 and is located between the Arosa Hörnli and the Urdenfürggli on the Lenzerheide side. It is long and surmounts just about of altitude. The ski resort is operated mainly by Arosa Bergbahnen and Lenzerheide Bergbahnen.
Ski lifts
A total of 43 ski lifts operate in Arosa Lenzerheide: 14 in Arosa, 12 in Lenzerheide east side, 13 in Lenzerheide west side and 4 in Churwalden. There are 4 aerial tramways, 4 gondola lifts, 18 chair lifts and 15 T-bars/button lifts:| Area | Lift name | Type | Length | Manufacturer | Construction year |
| Arosa | Weisshornbahn Section 1 | Cable car | 1237 | Garaventa | 1992 |
| Arosa | Weisshornbahn Section 2 | Cable car | 1963 | Garaventa | 1992 |
| Arosa | Urdenbahn | Cable car | 1682 | Steurer | 2013 |
| Arosa | Hörnli Express | 6-man gondola lift | 3108 | WSO Städeli | 1987 |
| Arosa | Kulm | 4-man gondola lift | 699 | BMF Bartholet WSO Städeli | 2010 |
| Arosa | Tschuggen-Ost | 3-man detachable chairlift | 955 | WSO Städeli | 1983 |
| Arosa | Hörnli | 4-man detachable chairlift | 1236 | Garaventa | 1994 |
| Arosa | Carmenna | 4-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 2149 | Garaventa | 2000 |
| Arosa | Plattenhorn | 4-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 1470 | Garaventa | 2002 |
| Arosa | Brüggerhorn | 6-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 1287 | BMF Bartholet | 2019 |
| Arosa | Tomeli | T-bar | 687 | Oehler | 1960 |
| Arosa | Tschuggen-West | T-bar | 463 | WSO Städeli | 1972 |
| Arosa | Ried | T-bar | 440 | WSO Städeli | 1976 |
| Arosa | Prätschli | T-bar | 295 | Garaventa | 1998 |
| Lenzerheide | Rothornbahn Section 1 | 8-man gondola lift | 1331 | Garaventa | 2010 |
| Lenzerheide | Rothornbahn Section 2 | Cable car | 2069 | Garaventa | 1988 |
| Lenzerheide | Urdenbahn | Cable car | 1682 | Steurer | 2013 |
| Lenzerheide | Heimberg | 4-man detachable chairlift | 1480 | Garaventa | 2004 |
| Lenzerheide | Weisshorn Speed | 6-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 2281 | Garaventa | 1999 |
| Lenzerheide | Motta | 6-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 989 | Garaventa | 2013 |
| Lenzerheide | Urdenfürggli | 6-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 910 | Garaventa | 2013 |
| Lenzerheide | Obertor | 4-man chairlift | 583 | BMF Bartholet | 2015 |
| Lenzerheide | Scharmoin | T-bar | 1218 | Habegger | 1965 |
| Lenzerheide | Crappa Grossa | T-bar | 440 | Doppelmayr | 1968 |
| Lenzerheide | Fastatsch | T-bar | 363 | Garaventa | 1977 |
| Lenzerheide | Dieschen | T-bar | 463 | Garaventa | 1986 |
| Lenzerheide | Scalottas | 3-man detachable chairlift | 1584 | Garaventa | 1986 |
| Lenzerheide | Tgantieni | 3-man detachable chairlift | 1273 | Garaventa | 1988 |
| Lenzerheide | Pedra Grossa | 4-man detachable chairlift | 1528 | Garaventa | 1990 |
| Lenzerheide | Stätzertäli | 4-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 1725 | Leitner | 1995 |
| Lenzerheide | Lavoz | 6-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 1725 | Doppelmayr | 1997 |
| Lenzerheide | Stätzerhorn | 6-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 2278 | Doppelmayr | 1999 |
| Lenzerheide | Cumascheals | 4-man detachable chairlift with bubble | 1649 | Garaventa | 1999 |
| Lenzerheide | Obertor | 4-man chairlift | 583 | BMF Bartholet | 2015 |
| Lenzerheide | Valbella | T-bar | 1255 | Brändle | 1955 |
| Lenzerheide | Proschieri | T-bar | 676 | WSO Städeli | 1965 |
| Lenzerheide | Gertrud | T-bar | 900 | Garaventa | 1972 |
| Lenzerheide | Crestas | T-bar | 607 | Garaventa | 1949 |
| Lenzerheide | Fadail 1 & 2 | T-bar | 418 | Garaventa | 1983/94 |
| Churwalden | Heidbüel | 8-man gondola lift | 1778 | BMF Bartholet | 2015 |
| Churwalden | Pradaschier | 4-man detachable chairlift | 1767 | Leitner | 1999 |
| Churwalden | Windegga | T-bar | 1474 | WSO Städeli | 1968 |
| Churwalden | Pradafenz | Button lift | 700 | WSO Städeli | 1973 |
Urdenbahn (Hörnli–Urdenfürggli cable car)
The centrepiece of the resort compound is the Urdenbahn cable car, built and operated by the Arosa Bergbahnen company.The Austrian-Swiss cableway manufacturer Steurer Seilbahnen created two parallel single-track twin-cable aerial ropeways which manage with a single rope span without pylons. There are two rope loops, the return of the ropes is in each case on the track of the other path. For stabilizing the ropes 17 large supporting cable tabs are used. Two glazed Kuechler design cabins from Gangloff are installed with six automatic doors and a capacity of 150 people each. The hourly transportation capacity is 1,700 persons per direction. At low ridership or technical restrictions the Urdenbahn can be operated with just one car. The emergency passenger evacuating concept includes the use of winches between the two cabins.
Technical specifications
- Runway length:
- East station Arosa: asl
- West station Lenzerheide: asl
- Altitude difference:
- Capacity/payload per cabin: 150 + 1 Pers. /
- Dimension suspension ropes:
- Dimension pull ropes:
- Average power:
- Maximum travelling speed:
- Average travel time: 5 minutes
- Installed carrying capacity: 2 × 850 Pers./h
Ski schools
Recent investments and notable investment projects
In 2016 snowmaking facilities were installed between Parpan and Churwalden as well as between Pradaschier and Churwalden.In 2017 the mountain restaurant 'Motta' was rebuilt.
In 2019 the chairlift 'Brüggerhorn' was rebuilt.