Crap Sogn Gion
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Crap Sogn Gion is a mountain
in the Glarus
Alps
, located near Flims
in the canton of Graubünden
, Switzerland
. Regarding the definition used in the Alps by the Swiss Alpine Club
it cannot be called a mountain (nor even a peak with a stict definition) but only a location at the end of a ridge.
As the location has no distinctive peak nor sudden drops in its gentle sides, it is absolutely not an impressive mountain but even more a very appropriate place to run a skiing resort. Comparing to other skiing resorts in Switzerland the missing neighbouring mountains to the south - which is the location of the giant prehistoric Flims Rockslide
– make it even more exposed to the sun even at the sun's lowest orbit in deep winter.
A very small hut of the Ski Club Flims was the first building on Crap Sogn Gion, still standing there although hardly noticed. From 1962 the area was accessible by platter lift
, followed 1967 by the then biggest aerial cable car
with cabins to hold as much as 125 passengers, which is still in use today along with several modernised chairlifts.
A more recent aerial cable car was built to Crap Masegn, from where another gondola lift
leads to the glacier at Vorab
, which made the ski resort a safe one in regards of snow even in winters of poor snowfall.
For a walk in summer you may find Crap Sogn Gion on Swisstopo Map 1194, Flims, in the 1:25'000 scale. National Maps of Switzerland
are a set of official map series designed, edited and distributed by Swisstopo, the Swiss Federal Office of Topography.
Mountain
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in the Glarus
Glarus Alps
The Glarus Alps are a mountain range in central Switzerland. They extend from the Oberalp Pass to the Klausen Pass, and are bordered by the Urner Alps to the west, the Lepontine Alps to the south and the Appenzell Alps to the northeast...
Alps
Swiss Alps
The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....
, located near Flims
Flims
Flims is a municipality in the district of Imboden in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The town of Flims is dominated by the Flimserstein which you can see from almost anywhere in the area....
in the canton of Graubünden
Graubünden
Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...
, 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....
. Regarding the definition used in the Alps by the Swiss Alpine Club
Swiss Alpine Club
The Swiss Alpine Club is the largest mountaineering club in Switzerland. It was founded in 1863 in Olten and it is now composed of 111 sections with 110,000 members...
it cannot be called a mountain (nor even a peak with a stict definition) but only a location at the end of a ridge.
As the location has no distinctive peak nor sudden drops in its gentle sides, it is absolutely not an impressive mountain but even more a very appropriate place to run a skiing resort. Comparing to other skiing resorts in Switzerland the missing neighbouring mountains to the south - which is the location of the giant prehistoric Flims Rockslide
Flims Rockslide
Flims Rockslide occurred some 10000 years ago. It is known as the biggest Landslide incident in the Alps and the biggest worldwide whose effects are still visible, moving some of rock, about 300 times that of the historic Swiss Goldau landslide. The town of Flims can be found at the line where...
– make it even more exposed to the sun even at the sun's lowest orbit in deep winter.
A very small hut of the Ski Club Flims was the first building on Crap Sogn Gion, still standing there although hardly noticed. From 1962 the area was accessible by platter lift
Platter lift
A platter lift , platter pull or button lift is a surface lift, a mechanized system for pulling skiers and snowboarders uphill, along the surface of the slope. In Europe they are also known as Poma lifts...
, followed 1967 by the then biggest aerial cable car
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...
with cabins to hold as much as 125 passengers, which is still in use today along with several modernised chairlifts.
A more recent aerial cable car was built to Crap Masegn, from where another gondola lift
Gondola lift
A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, normally called a cable car, which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel cable that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers. The cable is driven by a bullwheel in a terminal,...
leads to the glacier at Vorab
Vorab
The Vorab is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Glarus and Graubünden. The summit is also named Bündner Vorab to distinguish it from a lower summit named Glarner Vorab...
, which made the ski resort a safe one in regards of snow even in winters of poor snowfall.
For a walk in summer you may find Crap Sogn Gion on Swisstopo Map 1194, Flims, in the 1:25'000 scale. National Maps of Switzerland
National Maps of Switzerland
The National Maps of Switzerland are a set of official map series designed, edited and distributed by Swisstopo, the Swiss Federal Office of Topography. Each map series is based on an oblique, conformal, cylindrical projection , with a Swiss Coordinate system...
are a set of official map series designed, edited and distributed by Swisstopo, the Swiss Federal Office of Topography.