Hahnensee
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Hahnensee is a lake
above St. Moritz
in the Grisons, Switzerland
at 2153 m above sealevel.
Next to the lake there is a restaurant of the same namee. In the summer time, the area can be reached by several hiking trails. In the Winter skiers coming from the Piz Corvatsch
can take the Giand'Alva skilift and ski down the almost 9km long ski run, also called Hahnensee, into St. Mortitz-Bad. Though the run can only be opened after significant snowfall has accumulated.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
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 the Grisons, 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....
at 2153 m above sealevel.
Next to the lake there is a restaurant of the same namee. In the summer time, the area can be reached by several hiking trails. In the Winter skiers coming from the Piz Corvatsch
Piz Corvatsch
Piz Corvatsch is a mountain in the Bernina Range in Switzerland. A minor summit, Piz Murtel , lies just above the cable car station .-Weather:- References :...
can take the Giand'Alva skilift and ski down the almost 9km long ski run, also called Hahnensee, into St. Mortitz-Bad. Though the run can only be opened after significant snowfall has accumulated.