Southeast of Zurich and just southwest of Chur, the Brambrüesch ski area has ten pistes totaling 20km that area served by three lifts accessing a descent of 1,000m. The north-facing groomed pistes cover a wide range of difficulties. In addition, there are two off-piste backcountry snowboarding routes from the Dreibuendenstein top station that are best explored with a guide. The west route leads down past Skihutte Term Bel on the way to Domat/Ems. The east route leads towards either Malix or to Churwalden.
The Brambruesch ski area is accessed from Chur via cable car, which leads up to Brambruesch while passing through a mid-station. Most of the snowboarding is above Brambruesch, but you can ride back down to the mid-station. There are two challenging ungroomed ski touring routes leading to Stadeli and to Windegga. There are sport hotels located up on the mountain in Brambruesch.
Pros
• Close to town and train.
• Inexpensive ski lift pass.
• Big backcountry routes.
• Scenic old town in Chur.
Cons
• Small ski area.
• Limited lifts and pistes.
• Weekend lift lines.
To reach the snowboarding at Brambruesch Ski Area from Zurich, there is an express inter-city train to Chur. The lift is about 0.5km from the train station and accessible via taxi or post bus.
Overall, Brambruesch is the 44th most popular snowboard & freeride destination of all 87 snowboarding resorts in Switzerland. Several of the better snowboarding resorts are nearby Brambruesch including Laax-Flims, Lenzerheide and Arosa.
Local Contacts: Brambruesch Bergbahnen Chur Dreibrundenstein +41 - 81 - 2505590
Best Season: Jan. - Mar.
Average Difficulty: Moderate
Base Camp: Hotel Franziskaner, Chur
Luxury Loding: Central Hotel Post, Chur
Reference Source: click here https://chur.graubuenden.ch/
GPS: 46.847028, 9.52594
Date Published: 1/2/2016
Date Updated: 1/15/2022
ID: 23913
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