3D Archery

• Duration: half day - 20-minute introduction, then around 90 minutes per course
• Season: summer
• Fitness: any level - accuracy beats strength
• Group size: flexible; larger groups rotate across the two courses
• Where: Bogenpark Hochwang, Schanfigg valley, near Arosa

The experience

Few activities combine focus, competition, and mountain scenery quite like 3D archery. At Bogenpark Hochwang, two purpose-built courses wind through forest and alpine terrain with life-sized 3D animal targets placed at varying distances and angles. Your job is to hit a foam bear at thirty metres. It sounds simple. It is not.

Learning from a Swiss champion

The experience begins with a mandatory introductory course led by Bobi Götte, a certified mountain guide, master archer, and 2019 Swiss champion who was born in Arosa and built these parks from scratch. He teaches stance, draw, release, and aiming technique in about twenty minutes. By the time the group reaches the first target, everyone has the basics and most have already developed a personal theory about why they are going to be brilliant at this.

Two courses, 28 targets each

• Forest course (Wald): winds through the shaded Fatschelerwald, where 28 animal targets hide between the trees.
• Alpine course: sits above the treeline between the Bergrestaurant Triemel and the Hochwanghütte, with the same number of targets set against open mountain panoramas.

Both courses take around 90 minutes to complete.

Why it works for teams

The competitive element is what makes this work so well for groups. Archery rewards patience and concentration, not strength or fitness. The playing field is genuinely level. The accountant who has never held a bow might outscore the weekend warrior. Scores are kept target by target, and by the halfway mark, most groups have developed their own commentary, nicknames, and grudge matches.

After the course, the park's BBQ and grill areas offer a natural space to compare scores, rehash the shot that somehow hit a tree instead of the foam stag, and wind down with food and drink in the mountain air.

Back at the hotel

The half day pairs naturally with a slower afternoon at Hotel Altein. The 950-square-metre spa takes care of drawing-arm shoulders, and the evening at Zus Brasserie or the Alchemilla Parlour Bar is where the scorecards get contested one last time.

Plan it into your retreat

Our events team co-ordinates the day end to end: the introduction with Bobi, the course rotation for larger groups, the BBQ, and the transfers between the hotel and Hochwang. Send us your retreat dates and group size, and we will build 3D archery into your programme.