Arosa, Switzerland

We offer complimentary on-piste ski guiding exclusively for our adult clients. Our handpicked ski guides will show you around the mountain, help find the best runs on the day and book the best mountain lunch spots, allowing you to leave your piste maps unused. The minimum ski standard for guiding is confident blue run skier (Powder Byrne level 3). The maximum in a group is no more than 10 adults and the groups are often between 6 – 8 people. Each group is arranged according to ski ability. You do not need to pre-book our guiding service and can decide on a daily basis whether you wish to join.

You will receive a personal visit in the evenings from a member of our Powder Byrne team at a time convenient to you. During this visit, you can talk through your arrangements for the following day and request anything you would like booking. You will also receive feedback on your children’s day in our programmes, if applicable.

We offer complimentary on-piste ski guiding exclusively for our adult clients. Our handpicked ski guides will show you around the mountain, help find the best runs on the day and book the best mountain lunch spots, allowing you to leave your piste maps unused. The minimum ski standard for guiding is confident blue run skier (Powder Byrne level 3). The maximum in a group is no more than 10 adults and the groups are often between 6 – 8 people. Each group is arranged according to ski ability. You do not need to pre-book our guiding service and can decide on a daily basis whether you wish to join.

Our Client Concierge team are here to assist with booking private ski instruction with our recommended ski school should you require tuition. Availability can be limited so we strongly recommend this is arranged well in advance of travel. Arosa Ski School offer the following lesson times:

• Early bird 2 hours – 8:10 -10:00
• Morning 2 hours – 10:00 – 11:50
• Morning 3 hours – 9:15 -12.00
• Lunchtime 1.5 hours – 12:10 -13:40
• Lunchtime 2 hours – 12:10 – 14:00
• Afternoon 2 hours – 14:10 – 16:00
• Sunset – 4 hours – 12:10 – 16:00

Please contact our Client Concierge team for more details, availability and full pricing

The Powder Byrne ‘ski clinic’ is a short 90 minute session popular for skiers who have skied a few times before and wish to tweak their technique or get a confidence boost. They can then join up with one of the Powder Byrne guiding groups for their lunch reservation and afternoon skiing.

Mountain Host is our dedicated service for non-skiers who wish to explore all that their resort has to offer away from downhill skiing. For clients who wish to join our Mountain Host programme we host a coffee morning on the 1st day of your holiday to discuss non skiers’ interests, with the aim of organising various mountain activities and hosted walks during the week. 

Please click here to see a sample itinerary.  (All activities subject to availability).

Hörnlihütte is a typical mountain restaurant located at the top of the Hornli express ski lift with views over Arosa and towards Lenzerheide. It serves excellent meat dishes with a superb sun terrace.

Stüva Cuolm serves amazing Italian food, based at the foot of the slopes on the left side of the ski school. It is part of the Kulm hotel so is also accessible by non-skiers.

Motta Hütte is one of the best restaurants on the mountain and it gets busy for this reason so advanced booking is advised. Motta Hütte offers delicious burgers, schnitzels and cured meats and has an extensive wine list.

Scharmoin is located at the mid-station of the Rothorn cable car. It offers a grill restaurant upstairs and a self-service restaurant downstairs where everything from Bison to bratwurst is served.

Arosa offers many ice sports activities, all available at the local centre. Top-quality facilities await you, and the necessary equipment is available to hire at the venue. The ice sports available are – ice skating, ice hockey and curling.