Corviglia
Encyclopedia
Corviglia is a minor summit
situated above St. Moritz
in Switzerland
. It is accessible by funicular railway from the village, from there an aerial tramway
goes to the Piz Nair
(3,057 m).
Corviglia is also the name of the ski area directly above the town of St. Moritz. This area, together with the fully integrated Marguns area which is centered above the neighboring town of Celerina, is the largest skiing area in the Engadine. It has been the scene of several large tournaments, including the Olympic games twice, and the FIS alpine ski world championships several times.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
situated above St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It is accessible by funicular railway from the village, from there an aerial tramway
Aerial tramway
An aerial tramway , cable car , ropeway or aerial tram is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion...
goes to the Piz Nair
Piz Nair
Piz Nair is a mountain above St. Moritz in the Albula Range in Switzerland. The summit is easily accessible from the village with a funicular and an aerial tramway. The mountain hosted the alpine skiing events for the 1948 Winter Olympics in neighboring St. Moritz.-External links:*...
(3,057 m).
Corviglia is also the name of the ski area directly above the town of St. Moritz. This area, together with the fully integrated Marguns area which is centered above the neighboring town of Celerina, is the largest skiing area in the Engadine. It has been the scene of several large tournaments, including the Olympic games twice, and the FIS alpine ski world championships several times.