Laax, Switzerland
Introduction
Laax and its smaller brother Flims are Swiss national treasures and pure snowboard heaven. This place is highly regarded by those snowboarders who know about it and what you have here is a full on snowboarder’s resort that links up with the more sedate Flims. Together they form an area regarded as one of the most snowboard friendly places in Switzerland. The resort bosses go out of their way to help snowboarders and it’s no wonder that when there’s a boarder event, the world pro’s all seem to make it here. The Burton European Open has been held here for the past few 4 seasons, and the BRITS series finals are also hosted here in mid March. When events are held here, it’s not just the top riders that come to perform, some big name pop stars and DJ’s also put in an appearance.
The Vorab Glacier opens in October with a decent terrain park and a halfpipe, however it can take up to an hour to get up from the base. When the season opens fully in December the park relocates to its main place under the Crap Sogn Gion, and the Vorab area becomes a gateway to some of the best freeriding the resort has to offer.
It is notable that not many tour operators plague these slopes; if ever there was a mountain meant for snowboarders free of two plankers, this is it. Laax also has one of the best lift systems in Europe with lots of fast Gondolas whisking you up to the peaks, and you are seldom queuing for long. Beginners will also enjoy the fact that there are only a few drag lifts and they can be easily avoided without restricting yourself in anyway.
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Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Nov to April
Summer: May to Sept
Lifts
Total Lifts: 29
Cable cars: 7
Gondolas: 4
Chair lifts: 7
Drag lifts: 8
Other lifts: 3 kids lifts
Max people per hour: 42,000
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 60
Total ride area: 220km
Longest run: 14km
Top lift: 3018m
Vertical drop: 1998m
First lift: 1020m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 35%
Red runs: 38%
Black runs: 27%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
Half day 50CHF
1 Day 63Chf
6 Days 354Chf
Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm
Snowfall
Average annual snowfall: 7.2metres
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 20%
Facilities
Night Riding: :
No
Snowboard Schools:
Snowboard Fahrschule offer freestyle and freestyle lessons email fahrschule@weissearena.ch
Snowboard Hire:
Plenty of hire shops, some allowing a try before you buy.
Heliboarding: :
About 30mins by car, www.airgrischa.ch 2-drops will set you back around 400CHF and take most of the day.
Snowmobiles:
Not available
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Summary
Excellent snowsure resort with a good long season. The slopes are great for freeriders and freestylers as well as suiting beginners. Good if expensive local services.
ON THE SLOPES Fantastic
OFF THE SLOPES Okay but not rocking
MONEY WISE Fairly expensive place, but cheaper than many swiss resorts
Terrain & parks
Halfpipe:
Yes - 1
Terrain park:
Yes - 2
Backcountry/off-piste:Yes
Tree runs:Yes
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Resort News
>> Slopestyle closes the Brits in Laax 3Apr09
>> more news on Laax ...Events
Burton European Open 2010 9-16 January 10
Events
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28.11.2008
Live in concert: KOSHEEN
Live in concert: KOSHEEN Pulsating, melodic drum 'n' bass with bandfeeling ? it can only mean one thing, and that's Kosheen. And right here with us live, too: Sian Evans, the singer, has such a wonderful deep voice. She's sure to be one of the ... -
21.02.2009
Mini Shred Snowboard Contest
Mini Shred Snowboard Contest Der Mini Shred ist ein Snowboard Contest f?ie Kleinen, im Stile der ganz grossen. Beim vollwertige Slope Style Event k?n junge Shredder der Jahrg?e 1995 und j?r mitmachen. Die Teilnehmerzahl ist auf 80 Rider begrenzt. ... -
18.01.2008
LIVE in Concert: CUNNINLYNGUISTS AND MISS PLATNUM
Live in Concert: CUNNINLYNGUISTS AND MISS PLATNUM On Friday, 18 January there will be two acts performing live at the Riders Palace in Laax, as part of the Burton European Open 2008. US HipHop artists CunninLynguists and the shimmering Miss ... -
13.-14.12.2008
Junior Open LAAX
Tomorrow's snowboard stars show their best If you want to be a great snowboard star, you'll have to be up practising early. The juniors will get to show just how good they are in the Half Pipe and Slope Style disciplines. It's not until you take ...
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Weather & conditions
Current conditions
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| Total | Last 24hrs | |
| Upper | 315cm | 0cm |
| Lower | 210cm | 0cm |
| Resort | 30cm | 0cm |
| Last Snowfall: Fri 27 Mar 2009 | ||
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| Runs Open: | 0KM | |
| Lifts Open: | 3 | |
| Piste Conditions: | no info | |
| Runs to resorts: | closed | |
| Off Piste Conditions: | no info | |
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| Saisonende. Wir wünschen Ihnen einen schönen Sommer und freuen uns auf Sie im Winter 2009/2010. Aktuelle Informationen erhalten Sie jederzeit auf www.laax.com. | ||
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Forecast 2009-07-04 Vorab
Temperature between 6 and 9 °C Duration of sunshine: 10 hours of ... -
Forecast 2009-07-04 Crap Sogn Gion
Temperature between 9 and 14 °C Zero degree level 3700 m above zero levelPrecipitation: 20 % probable precipitation Duration of sunshine: 10 hours of ... -
Forecast 2009-07-04 Laax
Temperature between 12 and 25 °C Zero degree level 3700 m above zero levelPrecipitation: 20 % probable precipitation Duration of sunshine: 10 hours of ...
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