Switzerland Vacation Day 7 Alp Sanaspans and Piz Scalottas
Sept 9
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After riding North and East it was time to ride West and South. To the South is Sanaspans, a nice valley bordered by majestic peaks including the 2900m Lenzerhorn. West of us is the opposite side of the Lenzerheide valley where even more lift access riding and hiking occurs – up the Tgantieni and Piz Scalotta lifts. We only managed one ride on this side of Lenzerheide.
We again ride from the Kurhaus to head up the Rothorn Gondola before starting our first 1400m descent of the day.
More Rothorn rocky descending
Bryce is ready to go
We start down the valley towards Alp Sanaspans
The riding in the Swiss Alpine here is pretty technical!
Interspersed with some buffness and majestic views
We head down the well marked trail Alp Sanaspans
Bryce
Sharon
Sharon with Rothorn in the distance
Along the valley we go
We come across this hunter who bagged himself a goat.
At 2050m we’re at another Chalet! The Alp Sanaspans.
Ah, much need beverage!
Our elevation descent for the morning.
In the afternoon we head up the Tgantieni and Piz Scalottas chairs for another descent. These chairs have a more manual bike carry system.
At the top of the Piz Scalottas you can see Flims and the cool geology of that area.
Then we go down. Lee and Bryce.
Sharon.
Oh another swiss farmhouse at 1886m in the middle of a cow field
Our room at the Kurhaus. Very nice.
