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Maloja resort profile
Aela Maloja · Engadin · Switzerland · 1801–2136 m
Altitude1801-2136 m
Vertical drop335 m
Slopes3 km
Lifts2
Resort base in the Aela Maloja ski area.
- Altitude1738 mRegionOberengadinStateEngadinCountrySwitzerland
Aela Maloja ski area
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Maloja is part of this ski area.
Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.
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Mountain rangeWalliser AlpenVertical drop1801 - 2136 metersDescent335 metersMountain(s)Piz Aela 2148m
Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Maloja.
Maloja is a resort base in the Aela Maloja ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 3 km of slopes, 1801-2136 m altitude, 2 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 50%.
Ski areaAltitude range1801–2136 m100% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix3 km slopes100% confidenceSki areaLift network2 lifts100% confidence
Compact ski areaIntermediate focusDense lift network
Ski-area scale
3 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
Terrain character
The terrain is clearly weighted toward intermediate skiing. The largest share is about 50%.
Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.
Limited vertical rangeDense lift accessHigher terrain costBelow-average snow rating
Altitude resilience
Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure
About 1.5 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 1,100 persons, about 550 persons/hour per lift and 367 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 1.1 km, averaging about 0.6 km of lift line per lift.
Ski slopes
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Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Aela Maloja.
This ski area is clearly oriented toward intermediate skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.
Intermediate terrain focusStrong advanced shareSlopes3 ski slopesTotal3 kmBlue0.5 km17%Red1.5 km50%Black1 km33%Ski routes61 km
Ski lifts
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Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Aela Maloja.
The ski area has 2 lifts. Rope tow / baby lift is the largest listed category at 1. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 0% of the published lift-type breakdown. The network provides about 1.5 slope km per lift.
Surface-lift emphasisDense terrain accessRope tow / baby lift 1T-bar / platter 1
Ski pass
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Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.
The adult day pass has a higher cost per published slope kilometre; location, infrastructure and convenience may be more important than terrain scale alone.
Higher terrain costTicket Price Price/km Daycard adult 35 SWISS FRANC 11.67 SWISS FRANC/km Daycard child 22 SWISS FRANC 7.33 SWISS FRANC/km
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Address
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AddressMaloja Tourist Information Strada cantonale 367 7516 Maloja SwitzerlandPlaceMaloja Engadin Switzerland
Contact
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Websiteestm.ch
What makes this resort different
Technical-terrain specialist
Mountain character
Aela Maloja is best understood as a technical-terrain specialist: black pistes and steeper mapped terrain form an unusually strong part of the area profile.
33% black pistes
Snow keeper
The trade-off
Strong skiers looking for a materially steeper and more technical terrain mix.
The defining strength is technical terrain; it is not automatically the strongest progression or easy-cruising choice.
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