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Amenities Brig

last updated: April 9, 2009

Resort information / access
Altitude Town / Resort 684 m
Inhabitants - total: 11500
City yes
Mountains yes
Accessible by train / narrow-gauge train / mountain railway yes
Accessible by public bus yes
Accessible by private car yes
Local bus with regular schedule (all year round) yes
 
Distance to Intl. Airport
max. 3 h  
 
Lodging all year round
Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: 22
Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: 1440
Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: 1800
Group lodging - total beds: 680
Bed-and-Breakfast yes
Backpacker / Low-Budget Hotel yes
Mountain hut / Alpine hut yes
 
Sport and Wellness all year round
Beauty farm / beauty hotel yes
Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours yes
 
Culture / Entertainment all year round
Permanent exhibition yes
Concerts, regularly organized yes
City-tour, organized, on foot yes
 
Other information all year round
Hobby-courses summer and/or winter (course language): Migros Club Schule, Tel. 027 923 44 85 Metzenbauer Brig, Tel. 027 924 30 00
Congress center - capactiy of biggest hall - number of persons: 1000
Mountain railways - info phone: 0041 27 923 20 04
 
Highlight / Special offers Summer:
Top News / Special offers summer Ab Mai 2006: Fährt der City Zug "kleiner Simplon Express" durch Brig und Naters
 
Resort area / Transport installations in summer
Altitude of tourist region from 678 m
Altitude of tourist region, up to 2600 m
Local transport installations in summer - total: 4
Highest point reached via transport installations in summer 1820 m
Gondolas in summer - total: 1
 
Sports and Wellness in summer
Hiking trails in summer 250 km marked
Biking trails within Destination 316 km marked
Biking in Switzerland, town/resort along the way yes
 
Other information for summer
Camping ground in summer yes
 
Families / children - in summer
Children's adventure park yes
 
Other information for summer
Natural sights: UNESCO-Weltnaturerbe Aletsch
 
Families / children - in summer
Children's animation, organized yes
 
Other information for summer
Cultural sights: Stockalperschloss Brig Landmauer Gamsen
Technical sights: Hubbrücke Saltina Brig
Nature / adventure trails on the theme: Erlebnispfad Bahn-Natur-Kunst/ Naturlehrpfad Achera Biela / Stockalperweg / Kulturlehrpfad
Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL
 
Live Cams
Live Cam 1 www.myswitzerland.com/html/nocam.cfm
Live Cam 2 www.myswitzerland.com/html/nocam.cfm
 
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter
Name of winter sports area: Rosswald
Altitude of alpine ski area, from 1820 m
Altitude of alpine ski area, up to 2600 m
Price one day pass adult 35 CHF
Price one day pass children 18 CHF
Snow sports school (phone.) 027 923 79 09
Season starts on: 13.12.2008
Local transport installations in winter - total: 6
Highest point reached via transport installations in winter 2600 m
Gondolas - total: 1
Skilifts - total: 4
 
Alpine Skiing
Snow - info phone: 027 923 20 04
Name mesurepoint Station Rosswald
Point of measure ski area bottom 1850 m
Point of measure ski area top 2600 m
Number of slopes: 10
Local ski slopes 25 km marked
Downhill slopes in local ski area with snow canons 6 km
Level of difficulty of slopes 3 % beginners
Level of difficulty of slopes 87 % intermediates
Level of difficulty of slopes 10 % advanced
 
Snowboard
Snow canons for snowboardpark yes
Halfpipes - total: 1
Lift for Snowboardpark yes
Snowboard - info phone: 027 923 20 04
 
Cross-country skiing / winter hiking
Cross country comments Loipe auf dem Simplonpass
Cross-country skiing - info phone: 027 923 79 09
Altitude of cross-country ski area, from 2040 m
Cross-country skiing slopes, classic 4 km local
Skating trails 4 km marked
 
Tobogganing
Tobogganing - Info phone: 027 923 20 04
Tobogganing installations - total: 1
Tobogganing installations - total length:m 7000
Total difference in altitude of all installations 800 m
Tobogganing trails total 7000 m marked
Tobogganing by night, illuminated 200
Public transportation to tobogganing installation yes
Toboggan rental possible yes
 
Other information for winter
Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL www.rosswald-bahnen.ch
 
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