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
>> Burton European Open announce riders & acts 13Nov08
>> more news on Laax ...Events
Brits 2009, Laax 28 Mar-4 Apr 09
External Events
- 11.-18.1.2008
Burton European Open 08
The attraction for many stars of stage and screen is the most important snowboard event across the whole of Europe. Your aim is to land as many ... - 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 ... - 20.?26.1.2008
NK Snowboard (Dutch snowboard championships)
During their national championships, the Dutch snowboarders will be showing off what they have learnt in their indoor snow halls. The following ... - 26.01.2008
LIVE IN CONCERT: GRAUHOUZ
LIVE IN CONCERT: GRAUHOUZ Location: Legna Bar, Flims, as of 9 ...
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Weather & conditions
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External Snow
- Forecast 2008-12-04 Vorab
Temperature between -9 and -6 °C Duration of sunshine: 6 hours of ... - Forecast 2008-12-04 Crap Sogn Gion
Temperature between -8 and -4 °C Zero degree level 1400 m above zero levelPrecipitation: 40 % probable precipitation Duration of sunshine: 6 ... - Forecast 2008-12-04 Laax
Temperature between -7 and 4 °C Zero degree level 1400 m above zero levelPrecipitation: 40 % probable precipitation Duration of sunshine: 6 ...
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