Area Profile
The neighbouring villages of Flims and Laax have been jointly marketed as the Alpenarena over recent years, the name of the ski area that joins them. Flims is the better known ski
Located on a wide and normally sunny mountain terrace, Flims is made up of two centres, the larger being Flims Waldhaus which dates back to 745 AD. The lifts, however, are at Flims Dorf, and Europe's first chair lift was built here in 1945 (entirely out of wood, with steel being in short supply after World War II), linking the resort to Foppa. The resort's history as a tourist resort dates back a further 70 years before that first chair lift, when the local pastor had the idea to build an hotel, the Kurhaus Waldhaus, with 120 beds. Walks to a newly built restaurant at Lake Cauma were also constructed and the initiative was so successful that illustrious guests began to arrive, the hotel was enlarged and a casino added by the time the Dutch Queen Wilhelmine arrived in 1893. The tourist office opened in 1904 and winter sports were embraced straight after the war ended. The Naraus - Cassons cable car was completed in 1956. In 1978 this was extended up to the Vorab glacier, where a chair lift and two T Bar lifts are operational. In 1996 the Mountain Transportation Companies of Flims and Laax combined to form the White Arena Corporation.
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Lodging Profile
More than 25,000 beds are available. Additional lodging available nearby.
Services Profile
Restaurants, pubs, bars, shops, banks, post offices, gas stations, museums, and nightclubs.
Snowboarding Profile
Snowboarding is available, with amenities such as a terrain park, and three halfpipes. Two mini boardercrosses as well.
Common Misspellings
Fallera, Filims, Flaims, Flams, Flems, Lacks, Lacs, Lakhs, Laks, Laux, Lax, Laxe, Lx, Valera
Important Dates
- Projected Days Open: N/A
- Days Open Last Year: 180
- Years Open: 9
- Average Snowfall: 720 in.
Terrain Type
Beginner Runs:  15% |
Intermediate Runs:  15% |
Advanced Runs:  32% |
Expert Runs:  38% |
Lifts
- Total # Of Lifts:
28 - Gondolas & Trams:
11
- High Speed Sixes:
N/A - High Speed Quads:
N/A
- Quad Chairs:
3 - Triple Chairs:
2
- Double Chairs:
1 - Surface Lifts:
11
Elevation
- Top: 9902 Ft.
- Vertical Drop: 6457 Ft.
- Bottom: 3445 Ft.
- Longest Run: 10.6 miles
- Skiable Terrain: 100 acres
- Snow Making: 11 acres
Location
Nearby Resorts
- Flond / Surcuolm (5 miles)
- Obersaxen (7 miles)
- Sarn - Heinzenberg (8 miles)
- Brigels - Breil (9 miles)
- Val Lumnezia (9 miles)
- Oberheinzenberg - Urmein (9 miles)
