The ski season in the Alpine Arena area runs from mid-November to mid-April, but the snow cover in Laax lasts from December through March. This is when the main season opens here. Laax's ski runs include beginner green runs (28%), intermediate blue runs (32%), challenging red runs (22%), and even more challenging black runs (18%).
The length of the largest ski slope is 14 kilometers. The ski slopes in Laax and the surrounding resorts cover an area of 10,000 square meters. There are a total of 60 ski slopes in Laax (if you count the entire White Arena). The total length of marked slopes is 220 km. About 40 km of slopes for off-piste skiing are organized.
Briefly about Laax's trails:
- Skiing area: 1020-3018 meters
- Elevation difference: 1763 meters
- Cross-country ski trails: 56 km (6 km lighted) at an altitude of 755-1552 m
- 2 snowboarding parks
- 3 half-pipes
- Boardercross course at an altitude of 2200-3000 meters
- Area of artificial snowmaking: 10%
- Winter hiking trails: 60 kilometers
- 2 toboggan runs: 5 km and 3 km (the latter is lighted) with an altitude difference of 700 meters
Laax offers a diverse skiing experience with:
- A significant vertical drop
- Medium difficulty slopes throughout the ski area
- Long runs through picturesque landscapes
There are four snowparks in Laax, all located in the Crap Sogn Gion area:
- NoName Park: Suitable for intermediate riders with 2 jumps and 6 figures.
- Curnius Park: A 1km freestyle run from Crap Sogn Gion to Curnius, offering rails, jumps, slide boxes, and other features (25 in total) of varying difficulty levels.
- Ils Plauns Park: Newly built with 5 jumps and 15 figures.
- Beginner Park: Designed for beginners, located near the bar of the same name.
Additionally, Laax boasts the largest half-pipe in Europe for freestyle enthusiasts.
The central hub of the entire Alpine arena is Crap Son Gion, serving as the starting point for several noteworthy pistes:
- For experienced skiers, there's a challenging "black" piste that runs beneath the 125-seat cable car from Laax-Murchetch, designed for professional sports enthusiasts.
- The southern "red" piste, featuring speed sections, leads to the intermediate station Curnius (1644m) and then veers left.
- Connoisseurs can ascend to the summit of La Siala (2810m) via a three-chair cable car. On its eastern slope, there are several pistes of moderate difficulty.
- For those interested in off-piste descents, there's a piste on the southern slope of Siala, albeit with some rocky sections in its upper part.
- Beginners can enjoy the "blue" piste leading to the resort town of Faleru (1220m) from Curnius.
