Ski safari in Lenzerheide

Deep-snow slopes far away from all the hustle and bustle, but still easy to get to – a freerider’s dream. Lenzerheide is a dream come true for deep powder fans. The ski safari combines the off-piste runs between Lenzerheide, Arosa and Tschiertschen for maximum enjoyment. ​

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A hut that changes lives

Chamonna Tuoi is one of just a few mountain huts to stay open in the winter season too. Up here, at an altitude of 2,250 metres, winter is one thing you definitely can rely on. This goes on for around eight months of the year and guarantees life-changing moments – just like those experienced by hut warden Christian Wittwer and his guests.

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Engadin Snow Safari

The “Snow Safari” is a unique ski trip through the Engadin: from Corvatsch via St. Moritz to Piz Nair, then down to Celerina. 72-year-old snowboarder Ueli Lamm takes us with him on a journey through the mountains where he has spent countless hours of his life.

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From north to south

Ice crags and rock faces are Dani Arnold’s life

In mediaeval times, Romans, knights and travellers attempting to cross the Alps often found that they had bitten off more than they could chew. Technical pioneers later connected north to south by building the Gotthard Tunnel. But for mountaineers, the mountain massif remains one thing and one thing only: a giant playground. We journeyed from north to south with Dani Arnold, starting in Andermatt and ending in Locarno.
From the depths of winter, you ski down into the valley, where it is virtually shorts weather – really unique!
Read more about Dani and his friends on their adventure from Andermatt to Lake Maggiore.

On the piste with the hotel director

Skiing and sheets to relieve stress

In Zermatt, Paul-Marc Julen continues the work that his ancestors started before him. As a hotel director, he ensures that all his guests feel completely at home. But it’s not only at work that he upholds tradition. The family keep close ties to their farming roots by breeding blacknose sheep. 
Whenever possible, the hotelier takes his boys onto the pistes at the foot of the Matterhorn to carve some speedy turns.
Read more about Paul-Marc’s dedicated life to tourism and traditions.

Ice age in the Albula valley

The Albula skateline has become Giorgio Bossi’s unexpected life’s work.

For two months no sunbeam reaches this part of the Albula Valley. A stroke of luck for the skateline – Switzerland’s first ice rink. Because it is precisely these extreme conditions that made the Eisweg its transitory life. The 3 kilometer long route leads from Bad Alvaneu to Surava and along the Albula through the snowy forest.
Ice skating at night is a very special experience indeed and during high season the track is open until 9 p.m.
The ice track takes Giorgio Bossi several weeks to build, let him to tell you more about his passion.

More stories

Meet the record angler on sheet ice, the prima ballerina on the great stages that gave up her ballerina life for ski touring, Dave Storey is living for kayaking all year round and brings guests out onto icy waters…
There are so many life stories in the magic winter wonder land called Switzerland. More stories to read on MySwitzerland.