Long Weekend Of Lunar Activities In The Engadin
Grand Hotel Kronenhof, Pontresina (www.kronenhof.com) is throwing itself into the Engadin’s celebrations of the Full Moon in March 2012. The Kronenhof Spa will stay open until midnight on Saturday 10 March, so that both hotel and external guests can relax before slipping off to sleep: swim a few leisurely lengths of the impressive swimming pool and then enjoy the delights of the hydrotherapy pool, the saunas including various steam baths, the saltwater grotto, the stone grotto steam room and the walk-in flotation area.
The Engadin’s Full Moon activities start on Wednesday 7 March with late night, moonlit skiing from 7:30pm to 11:15pm on the ski area of Diavolezza. A traditional tummy-warming fondue in the mountain restaurant at the top of Diavolezza is followed by a peaceful descent of the slopes, which take on dramatic monochromatic shapes under the light of the moon. We would say it’s amazing, but the locals, speaking in Romansh, say it’s simply “fabulus”, which means like a fable or fairy tale – which is a far more evocative way to describe the incredible experience.
Thursday 8 March is the day of the Full Moon and there is a guided snow-shoe tour of the Muottas Muragl mountain, from 7:30pm to 10:30pm. Muottas Muragl is said to have the most beautiful views in the Engadin, so it makes sense that a slow, gentle walk has been planned that will allow participants to really savour the mystical beauty of the Alpine vistas. The walk lasts for about 90 minutes, followed by well-deserved cakes and mugs of mulled wine in the panoramic restaurant, before the oldest funicular in the Engadin takes the group back down to the valley.
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