Vorab, Mountain summit in the Glarus Alps, Switzerland

The Vorab is a double-summit mountain in the Glarus Alps, with the Bündner Vorab at 3,028 m and the Glarner Vorab at 3,018 m, both on the border of Glarus and Grisons. Its northwestern face drops steeply toward Elm, while the southeastern to southwestern flanks and ridges descend very gently. The Vorab Glacier lies in the eastern hollow.

In 1978/79 a double platter lift anchored in the ice opened the Vorab Glacier to alpine skiers. Summer operation was abandoned around 1991, but the area still allows the Flims-Laax-Falera ski resort to open its season in November before artificial snowmaking. Helicopters land on the Glarner Vorab, and a sessel lift once ran to the saddle between Bündner Vorab and Vorab Pign until it was demolished before 1995.

The name Vorab comes from the Glarus perspective: the mountain lies directly "in front of" (vor) the cantonal border and slopes gently away to the south ("abe" in dialect). The border between Bündner Vorab and Glarner Vorab runs as a straight line rather than along the watershed, probably because the glacier once covered part of it.

A modern gondola system transports visitors to the mountain terrain, providing access to winter sports and summer mountain activities. Be prepared for changing alpine weather and bring appropriate gear for whatever season you visit.

The border between the Bündner and Glarner Vorab does not follow the watershed but runs in a straight line, likely because the glacier once covered part of it. The same straight line crosses the eastward-moving Vorabfirn. A platter lift reached the saddle between Bündner Vorab and Vorab Pign for some years but was dismantled before 1995.