Davos, Switzerland
Davos is not just a major snowboard resort, it's also a massive town that offers just about all you need to have a cool time. This very happening place offers the lot; tons of deep powder, loads of trees, big natural hits, half-pipes, fun parks, a boardercross circuit and night riding. All this on 200 miles (320km) of fantastic snowboard terrain, on slopes that hold the snow well.
5 different mountains make up the area and you'll need to use the bus or train service to navigate around them, however each one of the areas has enough going on to make it hold your attention for at least a full day. Jakobshorn and Parsenn are the largest and most popular areas with connecting lifts on either side of Davos. The Jakobshorn is home to the 2 halfpipes and the main terrain park, all of which is kept in top notch shape; the halfpipe at the base is used for the O'Neil Evolution 6*TTR event at the turn of each year. Parsenn is the backbone of Davos, linking Davos Dorf to Klosters and has plenty of good long pistes and freeride options. From Klosters you can access the Madrisa area, which is a little quieter as is Pischa which offers some decent freeriding. Rinerhorn is the final area and is tucked onto the end of the valley. Its location and abundance of t-bars luckily keeps most people away, giving you first option to stick first lines into the open and wooded areas.
Terrain park and halfpipe at Jatz Junior on the Jakobshorn
Photo: Steve, WSG
The World Economic Forum is held here at the end of January, bathing the place in 2-faced World leaders and Matrix Mr Smith lookalikes. Its almost impossible to find a place to stay, but makes a perfect time to shred to the slopes, with everyone else in town trying to pretend to the media that they care.
The resort is one of the first to open in the Graubunden area at the end of November, and the snow cover is usually very good right up until the closing date in mid April.
The town has a population of 10,000 and with it all the services you will need. It's not party central, but few places in Switzerland are, however there are lots of good bars and the town swells at the weekend with Zurich locals looking for a good time. Getting to and around Davos couldn't be easier. There are train services direct to Davos Dorf, Platz and Klosters and a train from Zurich airport will take around 2 1/2hours. Bus services link to the Graubunden hub town of Chur via the excellent Lenzerheide resort in 90minutes and there is a good regular free ski-bus services that links all the mountain areas.
Hotel search
New for season
06/07: the Pischa ski region will be turned into more of a freeride area. 3 pistes will be unpisted
Top holiday offers
05/Jan/13 , Gatwick
Conveniently located in the centre of Davos Platz, the Central Sport is a comfortable hotel which has a reputation for excellence in cuisine and service.
| Property | Date | From | Basis | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos Hotel Waldhuus | 02/Mar/13 | Gatwick | HB | £1,055 |
|
| Hotel Meierhof | 29/Dec | Gatwick | HB | £2,499 |
|
| Hotel Central Sport | 05/Jan/13 | Gatwick | HB | £ 914 |
|
| Hotel Central Sport | 23/Feb/13 | Gatwick | HB | £ 980 |
|
| Hotel Meierhof | 12/Jan/13 | Gatwick | HB | £1,014 |
|
| Hotel Meierhof | 29/Dec | Gatwick | HB | £1,620 |
|
| Hotel Meierhof | 23/Feb/13 | Gatwick | HB | £1,060 |
|
| Davos Hotel Waldhuus | 16/Mar/13 | Gatwick | HB | £1,029 |
|
| Hotel Central Sport | 23/Mar/13 | Gatwick | HB | £ 994 |
|
| Davos Hotel Waldhuus | 29/Dec | Gatwick | HB | £2,584 |
|
| Hotel Seehof | 29/Dec | Gatwick | HB | £1,585 |
|
| Hotel Meierhof | 02/Mar/13 | Gatwick | HB | £1,020 |
|
| Hotel Central Sport | 02/Feb/13 | Gatwick | HB | £1,913 |
|
| Hotel Seehof | 23/Mar/13 | Gatwick | HB | £1,039 |
|
| Davos Hotel Waldhuus | 23/Feb/13 | Gatwick | HB | £1,069 |
|
Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Nov to April
Summer: None
Lifts
Total Lifts: 58
Cable cars: 11
Gondolas: 3
Chair lifts: 9
Drag lifts: 27
Max people per hour: 64,400
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 110
Total ride area: 310km
Longest run: 12km
Top lift: 2844m
Vertical drop: 2034m
First lift: 810m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 37%
Red runs: 43%
Black runs: 20%
Lift Passes
| Low Season | High Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHF | GBP | Average | CHF | GBP | Average | |
| Day Pass | 55.00 | 34.23 |
-1% |
67.00 | 41.70 |
9% |
| 6-Day Pass | 255.00 | 158.72 |
0% |
300.00 | 186.73 |
1% |
| 6-Day Linked area Pass | 231.00 | 143.78 |
-15% |
295.00 | 183.62 |
-8% |
| CHF | GBP | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season Pass: | 1,110.00 | 690.91 |
29% |
Lift Passes:
Half day 48CHF
1 Day pass - 65 Chf
5 Day pass - 248 Chf
Season pass (inc Laax) 897-1050CHF
Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm
Snowfall
Average annual snowfall: 5.5metres
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 10%
Facilities
Snowboard Schools:
3 x 2.5hrs 260Chf
Top Secret & Schweizer Schneesportschule run sbowboarding lessons inc backcountry & freestyle
Snowboard Hire:
Loads of hire shops in town board and boots 55Chf
Night Riding: :
Halfpipe illuminated fridays form 19.00
Other activities
Heliboarding: :
Not available
Snowmobiles:
Not available
Further information
www.davos.ch/
Email:davos@davos.ch
The best overall resort in Switzerland offering something for everyone. Huge pisted area and excellent freeriding spread across 5 mountains, and not to mention the terrain park and 2 halpipes. Direct train services and good local services complete the package, but go mid-week to avoid the masses.
Please install Flash and turn on Javascript.
ON THE SLOPES: Superb and excellent
OFF THE SLOPES: Very good
MONEY WISE: Accomodation is expensive but other services pretty standard
HALFPIPE:
Yes - 2
TERRAIN PARK:
Yes - 3
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes
Please install Flash and turn on Javascript.
Add a WSG resort summary to your website with our free widget.
Join us on Facebook
Related pages
- Live webcast - Evolution 2011 from Davos
- Davos/Klosters 2010/11 Wipeout Map
- Davos/Klosters 2011/12 Wipeout Map
Image Gallery
Snow forecast
Weather for Fri 18th:| Morning | Afternoon | Night |
 clear |
 clear |
clear |
| Total Snowfall | |
|---|---|
| top | 21cm |
| mid | 5cm |
| bottom | 0cm |
| Powered by Snow-forecast.com |
Webcams
Resort News
O'NEILL EVOLUTION RESULTS 2012 8Jan12
>> more news on Davos ...Weather & conditions
| Weather | ||
snowing
|
||
3°C
|
||
| Snow cover | ||
| Total | Last 24hrs | |
| Upper | 249cm | 6cm |
| Lower | cm | 6cm |
| Resort | 43cm | 1cm |
| Last Snowfall: 30- Sun 22 Apr 2012 | ||
| Runs | ||
| Runs Open: | 27.16KM | |
| Lifts Open: | 6 | |
| Piste Conditions: | powder | |
| Runs to resorts: | closed | |
| Off Piste Conditions: | hard | |
| Comments: | ||
| Source | ||
 |
||
Piste Map
Click to expand
Partner links
