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Related Regions: Graubunden, Switzerland, Zürich Airport (ZRH)
Flims - Laax - Falera
Flims - Laax - Falera
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.
Elevation
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Summit9902 Ft.
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Vertical Drop6457 Ft.
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Base3445 Ft.
Terrain
Beginner Runs
15%
Intermediate Runs
15%
Advanced Runs
32%
Expert Runs
38%
KM of Nordic Open
N/A
KM Pistes
210.00
Terrain Parks
N/A
KM Night Skiing
N/A
Lifts
- Eight Person Lifts:
- Gondolas & Trams: 11
- High Speed Sixes: 2
- Quad Chairs: 3
- Triple Chairs: 2
- Double Chairs: 1
- Surface Lifts: 9
Common Misspellings
Fallera, Filims, Flaims, Flams, Flems, Lacks, Lacs, Lakhs, Laks, Laux, Lax, Laxe, Lx, Valera
Important Dates
Projected Opening Ski Season: Nov 13, 2010
Projected Closing Ski Season: Apr 25, 2011
Years Open: 12
Flims - Laax - Falera Reviews
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A pretty good resort
Pros: alpine terrain, modern lifts, terrain park
Cons: A few bottlenecks, -
Laax Rocks
Pros: amazing fun parks (home to the British Championships (Brits), European Open (Snowboard & Freeski)
Cons: not enough dinning options -
just normal
Pros: good funpark
Cons: just normal - no ambiance - you will find a lot more of them
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