Arosa Lenzerheide or Laax?
These two are close on 6 of 9 measures. That is the honest answer: the numbers will not choose for you, so the difference below that matters to you is the one to decide on.
Switzerland
Arosa Lenzerheide
Two old resorts joined by a cable car in 2013 to make 225 km, and still less known than Davos an hour away. Sunny, wide and quiet, with a late season on the Lenzerheide side.
Worth knowing. Two resorts joined by one cable car. A queue there costs you the day.
Choose it if
A non-skiing partner
About £1,412 a week from London
Switzerland
Laax
The best snowpark in Europe and the shortest transfer from Zurich to a 200 km-plus area. Freestyle-obsessed, well-run and much less stuffy than the rest of Switzerland.
Worth knowing. Little here for anyone who does not care about the park.
Choose it if
Snowboarders
About £1,425 a week from London
Side by side
| Arosa Lenzerheide | Laax | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 58/100 | 57/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 225 km linked | 224 km |
| Top lift | 2865 m | 3018 m |
| Cost before travel | €1400 | €1430 |
| Families with young kids | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Snowboarders | 7/10 | 10/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 7/10 | 5/10 |
| Budget and après | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Off-piste | 7/10 | 8/10 |
Bold marks the winner. Rows where neither is bold are close enough that the difference would not change a decision. Cost excludes travel, which depends on where you leave from.
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.