A long-established Swiss ski resort, Arosa played a part in the development of skiing as a popular winter sport.

Arosa is a tucked-away resort circled by mountains, literally at the end of the road and the end of the rail line. No one ever accidentally drove past Arosa and decided that they might return some other day. The train ride from Chur to the resort is worth the price of admission. It is spectacular and drops visitors off at one end of town next to the Obersee with chalets rising on the hill on one side and a modern section of town lining the main road on the other.

The resort stretches between the lifts and hotels clustered at Pratschli to the gondola station on the western end of town that rises to Hornli. Between these two lift centers a chairlift and cablecar rise from behind the train station and one more chairlift leaves from just outside the old center of the village, Innerarosa, not too far from the Hornli gondola.

The resort is long established and was part of the original group of resorts as skiing was developed into a popular winter sport by the British. Today, the resort is surrounded by relatively easy, wide-open, above-tree-line slopes. That being said, the town is at the center of some excellent off-piste adventures that link the resort with Davos in one direction and the resort of Lenzerheide in the other.

The village has a small town look to it. Once filled with wooden Alpine chalets, most of the new construction has been Swiss square efficient mountain homes and modern hotels with style but little mountain atmosphere. However the old village quaintness resides nicely next to the modern facilities.

Arosa is also one of the winter hiking capitals of Europe. There are more than 60 km. of walking trails. This is also a great family vacation spot with sledding a good part of the fun. There are six different sledding runs that range up to a 2.8 km. sledding trail (that’s almost 2 miles!).

Here is the Arosa Resort Map. The map is divided into four sections:

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2. Upper Right
   
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Arosa Tourism, CH-7050 Arosa, Switzerland
Country code: 0041
Telephone prefix: 081
Telephone: (081) 3787020
Fax: (081) 3787021
Hours:
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–6 p.m.,
Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Sunday 4 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

Email: arosa@arosa.ch
nternet: www.arosa.ch/
Note: All prices are in Euros unless otherwise noted.

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