Obersaxen - Val Lumnezia

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Location

Bezirk Surselva
Switzerland
46° 44' 20.76" N, 9° 4' 55.92" E
CH
General info: 

A ski holiday in Obersaxen – Val Lumnezia offers an impressive mountain view. Obersaxen with its 29 churches and nearly as many chapels lies on a plateau at an altitude of 1200 metres. If you look to the west, you can see up to the Oberalppass. On the other side of the valley you can see Brigels, and behind it is the majestical Toedi. The ski resort Obersaxen gives access to the mountain Piz Sezner (2300 m). Here you will find ski runs of all difficulty levels. Many wide and open slopes make it easy for beginners but deep snow for free riding is also at hand. The runs in Wali rank among the finest off-piste slopes in the Alps.

BASE: 4081ft
SUMMIT: 7545ft
VERTICAL DROP: 3038ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 17
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 9
Surface: 8

Costs: 

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: CHF54.00
6 DAYS ADULTS: CHF267.00

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

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