Davos switzerland
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Davos Switzerland.
Davos Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1883 the Swiss ski resort Davos lies at 2844 metres altitude in the Graubünden region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Davos ski area is snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Davos snow making covers 15km of ski trails, which equates to around 5 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Davos (Switzerland) is Zürich at a distance of 161km or approximately 150 minutes driving time. Davos ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
The centre of one of Switzerland's largest, oldest and best known ski areas. A large town, split in to two (Davos Dorf and Davos Platz), year round tourism/conference centre, world class facilities. Davos has for centuries been a major health centre and today has a hospital and three clinics, four of them specifically for children.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Davos Switzerland
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 29 runs 59.3km |
27% |
Advanced Trails
 46 runs 129.8km |
43% |
Expert Trails
 34 runs 34km |
32% |
Davos Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | CHF300 - CHF300 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Davos Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 306.8km |
| total length of Davos trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 12km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N W SW |
| direction Davos ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2844m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1560m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1560m |
| centre of Davos ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1284m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1284m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Davos
Skiing Davos you'll enjoy 106 pistes and trails and that means approximately 306.8km of ski runs. Davos lifts number 54 with the capacity to uplift 59160 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swiss ski resort of Davos is over 12km long.
Davos Ski Area
Davos ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 27% intermediate, 43% advanced ski slopes and 32% for expert skiers - the most difficult Davos piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Davos after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Davos for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Davos Apres Ski
The apres ski Davos scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
23 apres ski bars 100 restaurants 0 bowling 4 night club 1 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 10 saunas 5 hot tubs 10 solariums 10 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 3 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 4 indoor tennis 2 squash racquetball 3 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 84 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 6 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Badminton (4 Courts), Casino (Largest in Graubunden), Curling, Cross Country Ski Track ( Illuminated - 2.5km/1.5 miles ), .
SNO-man says
Davos has Europe's largest natural ice rink and two artificial rinks where traditional and Bavarian curling may be practised along with ice sports such as skating, speed skating and hockey. A new multi-purpose sports centre next to the ice stadium has been built to high architectural and sporting standards in order to provide facilities for professionals as well as recreational visitors. It is one of the largest of its type in Europe and is used by international athletes for altitude training.
Unique attractions in Davos include the Kirchner Museum, the largest collection of work by eminent expressionist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Other artists' work, including visiting exhibitions, are displayed at other galleries in the town. There are winter sport, medicine, toy and mining museums as well as the Milch Arena dairy farm. The brewery BierVision Monstein, dubbed 'the last stop before heaven' is another attraction.
Horse riding, tennis and squash are all available as is swimming at the public pool or one of five hotel pools open to non-residents. Back on the slopes options include the toboggan runs and paragliding or hang gliding. There are 84km (52 miles) of winter hiking paths.
Davos for apres ski gets 5 stars out of 5 overall
More Davos Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Davos resort - ski Davos by any other name
The Swiss ski resort of Davos ski resort is also known as Davos Jakobshorn, Parsenn, Pischa, Rinerhorn, Madrisa, Schatzalp, Weissfluh, Gotschna and has the following common misspellings:
Davos ski area has ski slopes which face N W SW
The direction which the various Davos ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Davos ski resort has ski slopes facing N W SW.
Davos for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall