Hotel & Offers Engadin St. Moritz - Pontresina
Hotel & Offers Engadin St. Moritz - Pontresina
Hotel & Offers Engadin St. Moritz - Pontresina
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Snowkiting<br />
Snowkiting is like kitesurfing, only on skis or a snowboard. On the frozen Lake<br />
Silvaplana, you glide over the snow pulled by a kite powered by the Maloja<br />
wind. An insider’s secret among fans, meanwhile, is the frozen Lago Bianco up<br />
on the Bernina Pass. The Swiss Kitesurf School in Silvaplana offers a variety of<br />
single and multi-day courses for beginners, intermediates and experts.<br />
Ice sports<br />
Every village in the <strong>Engadin</strong> has an ice rink where both locals and guests can<br />
skate, play ice hockey, or have a curling match. Some are also floodlit and open<br />
in the evening. The local Tourist Information office can provide details of opening<br />
times, admission prices, where to hire skates and other equipment, and<br />
courses in ice skating and curling.<br />
Ice climbing<br />
The region is a paradise for ice climbers, thanks to frozen waterfalls such as<br />
those in the <strong>Pontresina</strong> gorge and at the Corn da Diavolezza. These offer experienced<br />
climbers spectacular ascents of up to 100m (330ft). The <strong>Pontresina</strong><br />
Mountaineering School runs courses from beginner to advanced level. In February<br />
2013 members of the international ice-climbing community come together at<br />
the Ice Climbing Festival for a series of contests, talks and tests.<br />
Winter sports of a different kind: snowkiting and curling<br />
Sports Page 19<br />
Further information on the listed<br />
activities, as well as various allweather<br />
sports, is available from<br />
the local Tourist Information<br />
office and under Sports at<br />
www.engadin.stmoritz.ch/en
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