Laax, Switzerland
Driving directions
Zurich via Chur to Laax is 90 miles (145 km). Drive time is about 2 1/2 hours. From Zurich take the A3 (90km) then A13 (35km) motoway and take exit 18 - towards Reichenau and follow signs to Laax
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Flying
Fly to Zurich international. Transfer time to resort is 2 1/2 hours.
By bus/coach
Bus services from Zurich take around 2 1/2 hours direct to Laax via Chur. A Bus to/from Chur takes 40mins and costs 10CHF and run until 7pm most days. Free Ski buses run betweel Flims & Laax until about 6pm. The nightliner bus runs between Laax and Flims until 2am weekdays and 4am at weekends. A tickets costs CH5 and covers the usual bus stops. Local Taxi - tel: 079 315 4444

By train
Trains run to Chur which is 40 mins away. Take a local bus which is right outside the train station and runs approximately once an hour.
Timetable
Address
Tourist Office Laax
Laax
Ch-7031
General info: +41 (0) 81 921 4343
Reservations: +41 (0) 81 921 4343
Avlanche info: +41 (0) 1 187
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
| Low Season | High Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHF | GBP | Average | CHF | GBP | Average | |
| Day Pass | 54.00 | 33.61 |
-2% |
67.00 | 41.70 |
9% |
| 6-Day Pass | 260.00 | 161.83 |
1% |
315.00 | 196.07 |
6% |
| CHF | GBP | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season Pass: | - | - |
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
| CHF | GBP | |
|---|---|---|
| Days Rental of Board & Boots: | 45.00 | 28.01 |
| 4hr Private Lesson (full day): | 210.00 | 130.71 |
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.
Night Riding: :
No
Other activities
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
Further information
Excellent snowsure resort with a good long season. The slopes are great for freestylers and freeriders alike, as well as suiting beginners. The resort can be slack at opening lifts and the off-piste gets tracked out within hours of a dump.
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ON THE SLOPES: Fantastic
OFF THE SLOPES: Okay but not rocking
MONEY WISE: Fairly expensive place, but cheaper than many swiss resorts
HALFPIPE:
Yes - 1
TERRAIN PARK:
Yes - 2
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes
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Snow forecast
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Resort News

Jamie Nicholls and Katie Ormerod win slopestyle! 26Mar12
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Weather & conditions
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| Last Snowfall: 63- Thu 22 Mar 2012 | ||
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| Runs to resorts: | closed | |
| Off Piste Conditions: | no info | |
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Forecast 2012-05-25 Laax
Temperature between 9 and 20 °C Precipitation: 10 % probable ...
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