Guide de la Station de Ski Arolla
Statistiques de Descentes
3000m
1000m
2000m
- Hectares de piste:-
- Pistes:12
- Canons à neige:4%
- Halfpipes:-
- Snowpark:-
- Ski de fond:25 km
- Débutant10%
- Moyen70%
- Avancé20%
Arolla is a hidden gem of a ski resort that the snow-forecast.com staff include with some reluctance. It is certainly not to everyone's tastes - the piste skiing here is very limited, the surface drags are tedious, nightlife is non-existent and it's a long bus ride from Sion on an infrequent and expensive post-bus.
The alternative, to drive here, is not for the faint hearted because the steep and winding road up from Les Haudres can get very treacherous - it would be crazy (and illegal) to visit without chains. Geographically, Arolla is not very far from Verbier and close enough to Zermatt to see the Matterhorn and Dent Blanche. Sleepy Arolla could hardly be a more different place than those two. Why do we come back to Arolla again and again? There are several factors that make it a great destination. First, the off-piste here is really something and the combination of remoteness and the dreadful surface lifts with pulleys that drop dollops of grease on unsuspecting skiers mean that Arolla tends to stay untracked for much longer - even the inbound off-piste is usually not tracked out for a week after new snow.
Second, if you are comfortable in remote back-country and don't mind walking there is much more to go at - but only if the avalanche risk is low enough and even then this is transceiver and shovel terrain. There are a huge variety of testing routes back to the road in the valley along a 5km stretch between La Gouille and Arolla - vast open bowls for the top 700m with various thickly wooded or steep avalanche-prone chutes for the bottom bit. Third, Arolla is cheap by Swiss standards, and half-price January skiing in Arolla is even better value (something like CHF160 for the entire month in 2008). The catch is that, in January, the low sun barely sees Arolla's slopes and it can be bitingly cold on those long drag lifts.
For the less financially challenged there is magnificent heli-skiing available. Last, and perhaps most importantly, the location, close to the main Alpine divide, makes Arolla relatively snow-sure and there is a tremendous difference between getting a 5cm dusting at Verbier, Crans and Nendaz and the 10-15cm that would fall here on the same night. Being high and cold means that snow tends to be pretty powdery for the Alps but one problem is that the exposed aspect also means that an unfavourable wind can strip a metre of snow away overnight. Above the trees, it can transform an off-piste powder wonderland into a boulder field. Thankfully, overnight ski repairs at the one shop in the village are very high quality. Fortunately, a strong down-slope southerly wind here tends not to "land" until about Evolene and so warm Foehn wind conditions are not nearly the problem here as they are in Zermatt.
Voyage
- Aéroport le plus proche:Sion/Geneva
- Gare la plus proche:Sion
- Tél. Office de Tourisme:0272834000
- Site Officiel du Tourisme:www.arolla.com
- Hébergement en bord de piste:oui
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Annonces & Nouvelles du directeur de Station de Arolla
Dernier Bulletin de Neigevoir bulletin de neige complet
- émis:26 Jan
- Dernière Chute de Neige:26 January 2021
- Profondeur de Neige (supérieure):165cm
- Profondeur de Neige (inférieure):55cm
- Piste:Packed powder or groomed snow
- Hors-Piste:-
Météo d'Aujourd'hui (2500 m)voir prévision de neige complète
soir | ![]() | -7 °C | Niveau-Gel 750 m | |
matin | ![]() | -5 °C | Niveau-Gel 1400 m | |
après-midi | ![]() | -6 °C | Niveau-Gel 1600 m |
Stations de ski proches de Arolla:
- La Forclaz (Evolene) 7km
- Evolene 9km
- Cervinia 16km
- Zinal 16km
- Grimentz 18km
Cartes de Localité de Arolla
(Voire aussi notre carte météo détaillée autour de Arolla, qui vous donnera un aperçu visuel des conditions d'enneigement présentes et futures)
Commentaires de Visiteurs de Arolla
Mario de Spain écrit:
I've been in Arolla 3 times. For me it is a free-riding paradise that remains uncrowded, the off-piste is incredible and the views and quality of the snow, outstanding. Yes, prices are high, lifts old, no chairs, not too many slopes. Arolla should be known for its off-piste down the road to évoléne (another skiing pearl) and there are many possibilities for free-riders. The Kurhaus hotel offers good food and lodging for reasonable prices at Swiss standards and also provides transport back to the resort once you have reached the road. If you are the kind of guy that rates ski resorts for the amount of slopes they have, their aprês-ski or like places like Val d'Isere, this resort is not for you. Get a guide and enjoy!!. I submit the links to the hotel and a guide I know:
hotel-kurhaus.arolla.com/
freeridexperience.ch/
Prévisions de villes
proches de Arolla
- Sion, Switzerland24km
- Aosta, Italy35km
- Biella, Italy69km
- Thun, Switzerland80km
- Verbania, Italy84km
Spots de surf
les plus proches de Arolla
- Cogoleto, Italy204km
- Voltri, Italy204km
- Multido (Genoa), Italy207km
- Varazze, Italy208km
- Acque-Calde (Savona), Italy209km
Crêtes de montagne
les plus proches de Arolla
- Aiguille de la Tsa, Switzerland3km
- Dent de Perroc, Switzerland3km
- Pointe des Genevois, Switzerland3km
- Grande Dent de Veisivi, Switzerland4km
- La Cassorte, Switzerland4km
Stations de ski et sommets de montagnes aux alentours de Arolla


