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Discover Germany | Attraction of the Month | Switzerland
Attraction of the Month Switzerland
Arosa and Lenzerheide The perfect place for a fun-packed winter holiday With 225 kilometres of pistes spread over two valleys with three sun-facing sides, the newly combined regions of Arosa and Lenzerheide are a spectacular winter sport destination. TEXT: TINA AWTANI | PHOTOS: BERND KAMMERER / AROSA & LENZERHEIDE TOURISM
Switzerland has a new snow resort dream team and winter sport enthusiasts are already flocking to check out the exciting newly combined ski-regions in Switzerland’s top winter sport destination of Graubünden (Grison). The Hörnli of Arosa is now connected to Lenzerheide’s Urdenflüggli via cable cars combining 10 black, 28 red, 11 blue and 4 yellow pistes for enthusiastic skiers and snowboarders in the Swiss Alps. Arosa – pure alpine diversity No matter where you go in this region, you are greeted with a smile. Located 1,800 metres above sea level, winter fun is a big thing at this end of the Schanfigg valley. The Arosa
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region caught the attention of summer tourists around 1900, but it was not until the 1950s when the skiing hype kicked off suddenly. Arosa has since grown into a wonderful ski region, offering legendary Swiss hospitality and breath-taking mountain beauty. Skiing and snowboarding, cross-country skiing and snowshoe trails, nordic walking and hiking, sledging as well as a vast range of ice sports activities including curling, ice stock sport, skating and of course ice hockey are available in Arosa. There is something for everyone and a packed event calendar guarantees plenty of entertainment too. Arosa has just hosted Europe’s
biggest annual gay and lesbian winter event, the Gay Skiweek. In January the Ger-