Amenities Brig
last updated: April 9, 2009
Resort information / access |
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| Altitude Town / Resort | 684 m |
| Inhabitants - total: | 11500 |
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| Mountains |
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| Accessible by train / narrow-gauge train / mountain railway |
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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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| max. 3 h | |
Lodging all year round |
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| 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 |
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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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| Beauty farm / beauty hotel |
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| Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours |
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Culture / Entertainment all year round |
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| Permanent exhibition |
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| Concerts, regularly organized |
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| City-tour, organized, on foot |
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Other information all year round |
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| 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: |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Hiking trails in summer | 250 km marked |
| Biking trails within Destination | 316 km marked |
| Biking in Switzerland, town/resort along the way |
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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: | UNESCO-Weltnaturerbe Aletsch |
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: | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Snow canons for snowboardpark |
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| Halfpipes - total: | 1 |
| Lift for Snowboardpark |
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| Snowboard - info phone: | 027 923 20 04 |
Cross-country skiing / winter hiking |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Toboggan rental possible |
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Other information for winter |
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| Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL | www.rosswald-bahnen.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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