Snowrow Arosa 2026: where winter begins

From 18 to 20 December 2026, elrow Snowrow arrives in Arosa for its first Swiss edition, a three-day festival where skiing, music and mountain atmosphere merge into one continuous experience and open the winter season.

The festival

Snowrow does not follow a rigid schedule, it flows across the day and the mountain. Your morning starts on the slopes, where the energy builds as skiers gather and music begins to carry across the peaks. By late morning the Hörnli stage comes alive, set directly in the ski area, so you move naturally between runs and rhythm, carving a few lines then stopping for a drink while a DJ plays above the snow. As the afternoon unfolds the mood shifts down at the Sit Hütte, where groups meet and the relaxed energy of apres-ski takes over. Then night falls and everything moves indoors to the Ice Hall, the centre of the festival, where the full elrow experience of visuals, performers and a packed crowd carries on from early evening until 4am. A few hours later, it all begins again. elrow is one of the best known names in electronic dance music, and Snowrow brings that production to the Alps at 1,800 metres, where the village, the slopes and the venues all sit within easy reach.

Highlights

Three settings carry the three days. The Hörnli stage puts live music in the middle of the ski area, mid-mountain and open to the snow. The Sit Hütte is the afternoon gathering point, more social and playful, the natural home of apres-ski. The Ice Hall hosts the full evening show indoors, with the lights, performers and sound that elrow is known for, running late into the night.

Practical information

When: 18 to 20 December 2026, with music on the mountain from late morning and the indoor programme running until 4am.
Where: across Arosa, with the Hörnli stage in the ski area, the Sit Hütte for apres-ski and the Ice Hall in the village.
Tickets: day tickets from around CHF 80 and full weekend passes from around CHF 180, depending on availability and release phase; book early. Tickets are on the official festival website.
Getting there: a scenic train ride through the Alps to Arosa, then a short walk to the hotel; the lifts are a few minutes away on foot.

Plan your stay

Altein, a Faern Collection Resort, sits in the centre of Arosa with the lifts a short walk away, placing you straight into the Arosa Lenzerheide ski area and its 225 kilometres of slopes. After hours on the mountain and long nights at the festival, the return matters just as much: unwind in the 950 square metre spa, with its indoor pool, sauna and steam bath, then have dinner and a drink in the restaurants and bars before heading back out, or not. Come and start the season where it really begins, in Arosa.