Pontresina
Pontresina is located in the highest-altitude valley that branches off from the Upper Engadine. It's a sunny place, protected from the winds, that lies on a slope opening towards the southwest. Pontresina continues to be a typical Engadine village, stretching along the valley's longitudinal axis. It is embedded in dense woods of larch and stone pine trees. Pontresina ascends from 1,777m to 1,860m above sea level. While Pontresina is a trendy and open-minded place, it continues to maintain its tradition and cultural roots. There's a choice of beautiful old Engadine houses, exciting pubs and restaurants, and interesting cultural events. Some 1,850 people live in Pontresina (with about 6,700 joining them in the tourist seasons).
Language:
Names of houses, streets, and places are predominantly Romansh. Pupils speak Romansh at school. The languages spoken in Pontresina are German, Romansh and Italian.
Local customs:
The two Engadine customs that continue to be practiced in Pontresina are called Schlitteda and Chalandamarz. The former is a cheerful trip young couples take with horse-drawn sleighs on the second Sunday in January. The latter dates back to Roman times and is practiced on March 1st when Pontresina schoolchildren go around singing and making a lot of noise with bells in an attempt to chase away wintertime.
Health Resort:
Pontresina is recognized as a health resort (irritation level 2) that benefits from its location within the realm of the excellent Alpine irritant climate. Its chilly, very dry, and pure air, the scarcity of clouds, the absence of fog, and the long and intense hours of sunshine exert positive influence as irritant factors. Within Switzerland, the Engadine is among the regions with the lowest amounts of rainfall. Pontresina is more protected from winds than most other places in the Upper Engadine.
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| Cross-country Skiing | A 180km network of trails stretches across the Upper Engadine and the valleys that branch off from it. There will always be just the right trail for you, whether you are practicing on the Engadine-marathon route, testing your limits on the racing trails, or adding a night-time session on the illuminated tracks. A detailed map of the Upper Engadine trails is available from tourist offices and cross-country skiing centres at the price of CHF 3.
Pontresina Cross-Country Skiing Centre
Near the Pontresina railway station; equipped with changing rooms, showers, waxing room, ski rental, information service, and public restaurant. Cheap accommodation in youth hostel.
Night-Time Cross-Country Skiing Trail
The 1.3km Tolais night-time trail is located at the cross-country skiing centre It is illuminated from Monday to Friday between 6.30 and 8.00 p.m.
Engadine Skimarathon
Since 1969, the Engadine Skimarathon has taken place annually on the second Sunday in March. The 42km race from Maloja to Zuoz/S-chanf by way of St.Moritz and Pontresina is open to the public and regularly draws some 12,000 participants to the Engadine.
We rely on our contribution!
As our guest, you have the opportunity of acquiring the Engadine cross-country skiing badge (a snow crystal) at the price of CHF 35.- In doing so, you will be making an important contribution to maintaining the network of trails. Points of sale: cash desks along the trails, tourist offices, cross-country ski schools. | | Skiing | Any skier will encounter perfect conditions on the Engadine's neatly prepared pistes. The Diavolezza, Piz Lagalb, Languard, Muottas Muragl, Corvatsch/Furtschellas and Corviglia/Marguns regions offer great variety and the ultimate skiing experience on 350km of pistes!
Choice of ski hiking and off-piste skiing.
Special Features:
Diavolezza/Morteratsch: signposted and monitored glacier piste, 10km.
Diavolezza/Las Collinas: monitored off-piste skiing, 2km. | | Snowboarding | The Engadine region offers fantastic conditions for snowboarders: excellently prepared pistes, freeride areas, the permanent halfpipe, the snowboarding park, and the bordercross piste leave nothing to be desired from November to May. |
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| Targeted Activities: |
Cross-country Skiing, Skiing, Snowboarding |
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November to May
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| Altitude: |
1777-1860 meters |
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Davos / Zurich / Switzerland
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Starting Price: $996.00
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8-day hike through Swiss mountain scenery provided by All Mountain Vacations, an International Tour Operator specializing in ski, hiking, biking, & general tours for Europe,South America, New Zealand ...
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