Aroser Weisshorn

Looking for White Horn from the upper lake from

The white horn in the canton Graubünden is a mountain in the Swiss Alps Plessur. It is located northwest of the sports and resort Arosa on the border with Tschiertschen - Praden.

• 3.1 First huts
• 3.2 Carmennalift ( 1938-2002 ) and chair lift Carmenna (since 2000)
• 3.3 The White Hornlift ( 1938-1970 )
• 3.4 The Weisshornbahn (LAW ) and the summit restaurant (since 1956)
• 3.5 Infrastructure for altitude training camp
• 3.6 reservoir rear cabin

Location and description

The white horn with a height of 2,653, 2 ​​m above sea level. M.The highest mountain in the mechanically developed Arosa ski resort. It is also the highest point in the running of the Hörnlihütte to the northeast ridge and offers a comprehensive panorama.

With ideal visibility from the highest point of the summit are over 2,000 on display, including the Santis, the Piz Buin, the Bernina group, the Rheinwaldhorn, the Cathedral, the Finstaarhorn, the Virgin and the Todi.

The top lot, a rubbish tip from Triassic dolomite breaks to the north and west into steep walls. On the Arosa page it goes into grassy slopes. From the main ridge beam on both sides of ribs that divide the flanks. Neighboring peaks are the Plattenhorn in the southwest and the Brüggerhorn in the Northeast. Geologic include the White Horn to the Arosa Dolomites. Due to its location and the favorable wind conditions the White Horn is a popular launching point for paragliders.

Located on the south side since 2009 to around 2,500 m above sea level. M. a climbing park. It consists of four different sectors ( rock climbing ) with a total of 16 or more routes, 4b - 6a. The access is done from Weisshorngipfel on marked with cairns route meshing.

Routes to the summit

About the North Ridge

• Starting point: Lenzerheide ( 1,343 m)
• Directions: On the route towards Schanfigger Ochsenalp. From the corner " Bim gate " ( Pt. 1871) is reached via steep lawn of Ochsenberg the west side of the north ridge, the one on Pt. 2493 also above the Sattelhütte follows to the hiking trail
• Difficulty: T5
• Time: 3 hours
• Special: By far the most demanding ascent

About the Sattelalp

• Starting point: Inner Arosa ( 1,857 m)
• Directions: On the trail via Sattelalp ( 2032) and Saddle Hut ( 2401 )
• Difficulty: T2
• Time: 2 hours

About the Southwest back

• Starting point: Carmenna ( sports resort with 2'368 m)
• Route: Via pastures and little debris easily to the summit
• Difficulty: T2
• Time: 45 min

About Maran

• Starting point: Maran ( 1,862 m)
• Route: On Hauptichopf ( 2158 ) and Saddle hut over to the summit
• Difficulty: T2
• Time: 3 hours

Opening up for sport and leisure

First ski lodges

Due to its easy accessibility and relative proximity to the village of the White Horn quickly became Arosa ski mountain par excellence. Already in 1905, made ​​a Kurgast the suggestion to create on the top of a hut, but will not be what it was. By contrast, could in 1911 some members of the Ski Club Arosa on Brüggerhorn, on the northeast climb to White Horn who build Brüggerhorn Hut ( Ferdinand hut), the (now Sattelhütte ) in its capacity in 1930 by the further up in the saddle at 2401 meters big white horn hut has been replaced. Three years later, also gave rise to the summit, the first hut, the 2007 torn Stoffel hut.

Carmennalift (1938-2002) and chair lift Carmenna (since 2000)

1938 opened up the bus and ski lift AG (today: Arosa mountain railways ), among others, also the region at the White Horn with two first ski lifts. On the southeast flank of the Carmenna lift leading from the rink Innerarosa in the field of " Untera Tüütschböda " was born. This drag lift overcame a length of 1256 meters, a height of 321 meters. The 1944 planned extension to the crows Tschuggen, 150 meters below the summit White Horn, by an additional "Upper Carmenna lift" failed because of the resistance of Chur landowner. In 1951, the tug was extended by 70 meters to improve the exit. There followed various other alterations, especially in the area of ​​the base station.

As well as the later incurred in this area chairlifts Boordried - Bänkli ( built in 1978 ) and Ried- crows Tschuggen (first detachable quad chairlift in Switzerland, built in 1985 ) - - In 2000, the plant was after 62 years of operation by a detachable quad chairlift ( in the vernacular " called Ferrari " ) replaced that now leads from Bergkirchli in Innerarosa on the southwestern White Horn shoulder above the Bänkli. In the former terminus of the ski lift an intermediate exit was built. The first still preserved lowermost part of the ski lift was dismantled two years later. In October 2010, the Association cableways Switzerland (SBS ) gave the Arosa mountain railways AG the Swiss Mountain Award, "Special Award for design and architecture," for the chairlift Carmenna. Since the winter of 2011/12, the entire superstructure of the intermediate exit serves as a large -scale advertising medium for the Toblerone chocolate product.

The White Hornlift (1938-1970)

From lying on Tschuggen Middle hut Weisshornbahn or saddle - led ski lift on the northeastern White Horn saddle. This system - with integrated, the premises fitted curves - overcame a length of 1,700 meters, a height difference of 375 meters. During the trip, the guests had to hold on as a safety grip when Hoernli lift. The complicated and rather idiosyncratic, created after the patent of Beda Hefti design decreed contrary to the other ski lifts that time already on iron poles, what is was hailed as architecturally very modern ( " techno-look "). 1970 White Hornlift was replaced by the still existing two chairlift Brüggerhorn.

The Weisshornbahn (LAW ) and the summit restaurant (since 1956)

1955/56 was for 2.8 million Swiss francs from the Arosa train from launching, over the 2,013 m high middle station at the Sattelalp leading into two sections on the Weisshorngipfel cable car Arosa White Horn (LAW / Weisshornbahn ). It was at that time the largest and fastest ( section 2: 10 m / s) cableway in Switzerland. At the same time the opening of the mountain restaurants Weisshorngipfel took place immediately next to the mountain station. 1984 created the Swiss postal, telephone and telegraph companies ( PTT) on the Weisshorngipfel the clearly visible from the north and north-west directional beam station. The LAW was established in 1992 fundamentally modernized after 35 years of operation. The cabins now each hold 100 persons ( 1st section ) or 125 people ( 2nd section ).

Since 2007, the Arosa mountain railways planned to build a new modern mountain restaurants on the summit plateau. However, the internal " Cappa " ( cap, hood ) mentioned project the architect Tilla Theus was controversial, especially in circles of nature and landscape protection. The critics argued for letting the summit area undeveloped and instead upgrade the existing restaurant on the side of the mountain. Due to various appeal procedures, construction work rested from July 2007. These were resumed in the spring of 2011.

The new, 220 people bidding panoramic restaurant was opened on 7 July 2012. The official inauguration of CHF 11 million expensive construction, which is hailed as a new Aroser landmark due to its futuristic architecture, on July 14, 2012 with a day of the open door, including reservationspflichtigem Jazz Diner. Among the many guests were next general social prominence also politicians like Senate Martin Schmid, National Josias Gasser or Graubunden able President Ueli Bleiker. As part of the funicular Exhibition Interalpin 2013 in Innsbruck Baute with the ISR Architecture Award was awarded for mountain restaurants. The old mountain restaurant is completely dismantled.

Infrastructure for high altitude training camp

Since the summer of 2012 it is planned to use in the meantime the Swisscom owned former directional beam building in cooperation with the new restaurant at the summit as accommodation for individual athletes. The summit area is to be developed for high-altitude training camp.

Reservoir Rear Cabin

To ensure the safety of the snow ski resort of Arosa Arosa mountain railways in 2009 started the most Weisshornbahn a reservoir for artificial ski slopes snow, the reservoir Rear cabin.

Major events at the White Horn

As early as the twenties of the last century found at the White Horn - as well as at the elbow macaroni, Brüggerhorn and Schafrügg - regular international, national and regional ski race, especially at the beginning of downhill races with free choice of route. It later emerged the known three- peak or three- piste race. In 1973 the construction of the FIS downhill from Weisshorngipfel to Bergkirchli (length 3350 meters, altitude difference 750 meters).. Subsequently were performed on this route several World and European races for men and women, as well as the World Cup Final 1978 In the years after the women's race developed at the White Horn to a fixed point in the World Cup race calendar: 1980, 1982 and 1985 found next to Giant Slalom - or slalom race held each also runs or super - Gs from Weisshornbahn from shoulder. Once in 1986 and 1987 to be held on December race due to lack of snow had not been able to take place, the organizers waived on the implementation of further World Cup ski race on White Horn.

Recently, however, the slope is again used for FIS races from Weisshorngipfel. Snowboard competitions for some years held, such as the Snowboard World Cup 2007 or the Snowboard FIS World Cup Final 2011 Continue the Swiss championships were conducted in 2011 in the ski cross in this area - Close to find the Carmennahang - in the finish area of the ski race. . From the beginning of the eighties an international mountain race ( half marathon later ) from the upper lake also took place on the Weisshorngipfel until recently. The first organized in July 2012 Swiss Mountain Running Iron Trail since 2013, among other things Lenzerheide - Furgglis via Carmenna Weisshornbahn to Arosa and from there via Medergen - Sapün Strelapass to Davos.

Gallery

View from the southwest to the White Horn with FIS piste and chairlift terminus Carmenna

White Horn western flank of Urden seen with climb to Carmenna

Summit view toward the east with ski Hochwang and Rätikon

View from the White Horn Saddle

View from Tschuggen northern slope of the middle station

Southwestern flank with directional beam station and FIS downhill course

Seen Weiss Horn of Sapün

Gipfelstürmerbar ( provisional )

Terminus of the previous chairlift Bänkli

View to the south at Föhnsturm

Information panel on the top

Swell

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