Silvaplana, Switzerland

Silvaplana ski holidays

Established in ? the Swiss ski resort Silvaplana lies at 1870 metres altitude in the Graubünden region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 3303m the area is snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers 5km of trails, which equates to around 18 of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Silvaplana is Zürich at a distance of 197km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Their season runs from November to May.

SNO-man says

With its pretty lake-side setting, Silvaplana has been popular since Roman times. In addition to huge downhill possibilities there is extensive cross country skiing and a 1.5 KM toboggan run.

Alpine Downhill Runs

Beginner Trails  0 runs ?km	0%	Intermediate Trails  1 runs ?km	5%
Advanced Trails  10 runs ?km	90%	Expert Trails  1 runs ?km	5%

12 pistes and trails means approximately 40km of runs. 7 Silvaplana lifts have capacity to transport 5000 per hour. The longest run in the Swiss ski resort is over 8km. Visit summer or winter as there is glacier skiing in Silvaplana.

Of the 7 ski lifts, 3 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives an indication of how modern the lift system is and how good Silvaplana is for snowboarding - especially for beginners learning to board. Facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 100 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.

20 apres ski bars 20 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 2 solariums 3 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 120 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Cultural Events, Curling, Folklore Evenings, Ice Hockey.

Main Ski School in Silvaplana

Silvaplana ski school - snowboarding course & skiing lessons

The official ski/board school is called Schweizer Ski und Snowboardschule Corvatsch and has ? teachers teaching in English, French, German, Italian and taking students from a minimum age of 4.? www.silvaplana.ch/schneesportschule 8288684

Silvaplana for beginners         gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Silvaplana for intermediates  gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Silvaplana for expert skiers   gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Silvaplana for snowboarding  gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Mountain & Snow Sports in Silvaplana

Silvaplana snow sports - off slope winter mountain sports

Cross Country Skiing (langlaufen) in Silvaplana: 36km X C ski trails, Lessons available? Y

Easy XC Ski Trails: 36km     Intermediate XC Trails: 0km   Difficult XC Trails: 0km

Telemark Tuittion: N     Telemark Rental 0      Paragliding schools: 1

Snow mobile Rental: 0     Toboggan Run Length: 1.5km

Non Skiing Winter & Snow Activities in Silvaplana

Silvaplana snow fun - off slope winter activities

Outdoor Ice Rink: 1 Indoor Ice Rink: 0 Balloon Flights: 0

Prepared Winter Walks: 120 Snowshoeing: 1 Hang Gliding : 0

Snow mobile Rental: 0 Toboggan Run Length: 1.5km Paragliding schools: 1

Silvaplana non skiing facilities also include Cultural Events, Curling, Folklore Evenings, Ice Hockey.