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Thu 26 July 2007 Whilthro
Absolutely amazing resort. Late March and the powder was around for three days off piste... I was following my own tracks all weekend as everyone seemed to feel content on the pistes but me?

Deep powder with amazing steeps and prolific views.

Be ready or beware the Teufi run at Jakobshorn... STAY to the RIGHT! Massive cliffs are not to be messed with as the trees are too thick to drop into... It was the highlight of my 35+ day season but it was also the most dangerous.

Davos was supposed to be expensive but I got away on the relatively cheap as compared to Vail or Copper Mountain.

Lovin It !!!!

Sun 17 September 2006 Darkside

Davos was our first time on the piste and a better place to start couldnt have been picked. The board school was awesome and the slopes at the bottom were ideal for beginners. The nightlife was varied and lively with a real mix of bars and clubs for every taste. The only drawback really was the cost of drinks which could turn any night into an expensive one.

The hotel and food was great, the resort facilities were superb and the Ooh La La Spa and Wellness is amazing with outdoor thermal pools to while away those aches and pains after a days boarding. There was only one small problem....... You have to go naked!! Hey, it was a laugh and a great way to loosen up!

Overall, well recommended for anyone looking for a great boarding and partying venue with a chilled out and trully snowboard orientated attitude.

Scrotum

Wed 12 November 2003 Scrotum
Wicked boarding area with loads of great off piste runs. Just watch out for the avalanches they are not fun!! Quite expensive as resorts go but it worth it and is a working town not just a satelite town turned into a ski village. They even have summit meetings here, a MacDonalds and Burger King!!

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	CHF	GBP
Day Pass	55.00	34.23	67.00	41.70
6-Day Pass	255.00	158.72	300.00	186.73
6-Day Linked area Pass	231.00	143.78	295.00	183.62

	CHF	GBP
Season Pass:	1,110.00	690.91

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

	CHF	GBP
Days Rental of Board & Boots:	-	-
4hr Group Lesson (full day):	-	-
4hr Private Lesson (full day):	-	-

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

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Summary

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.

ON THE SLOPES: Superb and excellent
OFF THE SLOPES: Very good
MONEY WISE: Accomodation is expensive but other services pretty standard

Terrain & parks

HALFPIPE: Yes - 2
TERRAIN PARK: Yes - 3
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes