Resorts 
Amenities Grächen - St.Niklaus
last updated: May 8, 2008
Resort information / access |
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| Altitude Town / Resort | 1619 m |
| Inhabitants - total: | 1300 |
| Country side |
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| Lake |
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| Mountains |
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| Accessible by public bus |
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| Accessible by private car |
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| Local bus with regular schedule (all year round) |
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Distance to Intl. Airport |
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| more than 3 h | |
Lodging all year round |
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| Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: | 18 |
| Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: | 650 |
| Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: | 5000 |
| Group lodging - total beds: | 300 |
| Bed-and-Breakfast |
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| Backpacker / Low-Budget Hotel |
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| Mountain hut / Alpine hut |
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Sport and Wellness all year round |
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| Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours |
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Culture / Entertainment all year round |
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| City-tour, organized, on foot |
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Families / children - all year round |
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| Quality label 'Families Welcome' |
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Other information all year round |
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| Good to Know | Grächen ist flächendeckend mit WLAN ausgestattet. Jeder Gast kann gratis im Internet surfen - mit der Walliser Sonne im Gesicht! |
| Congress center - capactiy of biggest hall - number of persons: | 500 |
| Mountain railways - info phone: | 027 955 60 10 |
Highlight / Special offers Summer: |
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| Top News / Special offers summer | ganz neu: das Aero-Jump Angebot in Grächen: Stelzen mit Sprungfedern werden zu Siebenmeilenstiefeln! Damit können Gross und Klein 2 Meter hoch und 2-3 Meter weit springen. weitere Highlights: 1. Ravensburger Spieleweg der Schweiz mit 8 Ravensburger Spielhüsli und 8 Ravensburger Spielstationen Robi's Freizeitpark mit integriertem Tierpark, Kletterfelsen, Baggerstation uvm. Kneippgarten |
Resort area / Transport installations in summer |
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| Altitude of tourist region from | 1619 m |
| Altitude of tourist region, up to | 2864 m |
| Local transport installations in summer - total: | 2 |
| Highest point reached via transport installations in summer | 2864 m |
| Gondolas in summer - total: | 2 |
Sports and Wellness in summer |
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| Hiking trails in summer | 250 km marked |
| Walking trails, flat (wheelchair, pushchair) | 8 km |
| Biking trails within Destination | 10 km marked |
| Mountainbike slopes | 50 km marked |
| Downhill bike slopes | 3 km marked |
| Beach volleyball terrain, public | 1 Number |
| """Other """"in"""" sports (summer):""" | Aero-Jump |
Other information for summer |
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| Camping ground in summer |
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Families / children - in summer |
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| Children's adventure park |
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Other information for summer |
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| Natural sights: | Kneippgarten am Grächner See |
Families / children - in summer |
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| Children's animation, organized |
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Other information for summer |
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| Cultural sights: | Thomas Platter Ausstellung |
| Nature / adventure trails on the theme: | Vitawell-Kneippgarten, Ravensburger Spielweg (mit GPS), Wildtierweg, Haustierweg |
| Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL | www.matterhornvalley.ch |
Top News / New infrastructure winter |
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| Top News winter: | Schnöö's Kinderparadies auf der Hannigalp wird komplett erneuert und vergrössert. Hier haben schon Generationen von Kindern den Spass am Skifahren entdeckt. Der Spass bleibt - und die neueste Generation an Spielgeräten erwartet Sie! |
Live Cams |
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| Live Cam 1 | rokag.trinity.datalive.ch/webcam/graechen/bbg02.jpg |
| Live Cam 2 | rokag.trinity.datalive.ch/webcam/graechen/bbg03.jpg |
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter |
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| Name of winter sports area: | Grächen / St. Niklaus |
| Altitude of alpine ski area, from | 1619 m |
| Altitude of alpine ski area, up to | 2864 m |
| Season starts on: | 08.12.2007 |
| Season ends on: | 06.04.2008 |
| Local transport installations in winter - total: | 10 |
| Subregional transport installations - total: | 10 |
| Highest point reached via transport installations in winter | 2864 m |
| Gondolas - total: | 2 |
| Chairlifts - total: | 3 |
| Skilifts - total: | 5 |
| Snow conveyor - number: | 2 |
| Price one day pass adult | 48 CHF |
| Price one day pass children | 29 CHF |
| Ski bus |
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| Snow sports school (phone.) | 027 956 17 77 |
Alpine Skiing |
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| Snow - info phone: | 027 955 60 11 |
| Point of measure ski area bottom | 2121 m |
| Point of measure ski area top | 2864 m |
| Number of slopes: | 13 |
| Local ski slopes | 40 km marked |
| Downhill slopes in local ski area with snow canons | 30 km |
| Alpine ski area with skipass subregion | 40 km |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 16 % beginners |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 78 % intermediates |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 6 % advanced |
Snowboard |
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| Fun / Obstacle or Snowboard Park - total: | 1 |
| Snow canons for snowboardpark |
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| Highest Snowboardpark | 2200 m |
| Lift for Snowboardpark |
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| Snowboard - info phone: | 027 955 60 10 |
Cross-country skiing / winter hiking |
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| Cross-country skiing - info phone: | 027 955 60 60 |
| Altitude of cross-country ski area, from | 1619 m |
| Altitude of cross-country ski area, up to | 2200 m |
| Cross-country skiing slopes, classic | 2 km local |
| Winter hiking trails | 36 km marked and prepared |
| Snowshoe trail | 12 km marked |
Tobogganing |
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| Tobogganing - Info phone: | 027 955 60 10 |
| Tobogganing installations - total: | 1 |
| Tobogganing installations - total length:m | 3000 |
| Total difference in altitude of all installations | 495 m |
| Tobogganing slopes (toboggans only) total | 3000 m maintained |
| Tobogganing trails total | 3000 m marked |
| Public transportation to tobogganing installation |
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| Toboggan rental possible |
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Families / children - in winter |
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| Children's snowpark, maintained |
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| Children's animation, public |
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| Children's day-care, organized |
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Other information for winter |
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| Excursions on a horse-drawn sleigh, organized |
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| Ice-climbing, organized |
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| Snowbike slopes | 40 km prepared |
| Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL | www.bergbahnen-graechen.ch |
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Data as announced by the local station responsible for all the updates and are without warranty of any kind.
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