Corviglia, Alpine ski area in Engadin, Switzerland.
Corviglia is a ski area in the Engadin valley with slopes spanning different elevations and difficulty levels for various skill levels. The terrain ranges from gentle runs to steeper descents, all accessible through a network of cable cars and lifts.
Corviglia's development began in 1913 with the Chantarella cable car. The 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz established skiing there, and the Corvigliabahn opened the same year as the first cable car built purely for skiing. The Suvretta–Randolins ski lift followed in 1935, and the Piz Nair cable car and the 1972 Signal-Bahn completed the main access routes.
The ski area's name Corviglia comes from the Romansh-speaking Engadin, and the lifts are run by Engadin St. Moritz Mountains AG, whose largest single shareholder is the municipality of St. Moritz with 21 percent. The neighbouring village of Celerina covers a large part of the slopes and shares with St. Moritz the world's first bobsleigh run. Since the 2017/2018 season the mountain railways accept payment in Bitcoins.
Corviglia is reached from three valley stations: St. Moritz Dorf via the Chantarella cable car at 1856 m, St. Moritz-Bad via the Signal lift at 1773 m, and Suvretta at 2050 m. The Corviglia middle station sits at 2456 m, and the Piz Nair cable car continues to 3025 m. Celerina reaches the slopes by gondola through Val Saluver.
The 1928 Corvigliabahn was the first cable car built purely for skiing, and the 1935 Suvretta–Randolins lift began the ski-lift era in the Engadin. Since the 2017/18 season, lift tickets here can be paid for in Bitcoin, and dynamic pricing has applied since September 2018.
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