Davos, Switzerland
Resort life
If you're the sort of individual that wants to be housed, fed and watered in a charming sweet little village with cow bells hanging from rickety old sheds, don't bother with this place. Although better looking than it was, it is still a massive drab mountain town. It does have choice however and although generally expensive you can find some cheaper options and a solid slice of snowboard lifestyle. It attracts international conferences particularly at the end of January, but with this comes some excellent sports centres, lots of shops, and even a Casino!!
Eating
Two words that don’t go together in Davos, cheap and eating out (okay 3 words..) but if you have the cash then the options for dining high on the hog are excellent. There is a good choice of restaurants offering every type of cuisine, ranging from local dishes to Chinese (above casino £20-30). You will also find a few fast food joints: Try the Kebab (and Burger) place next to the main Coop. Great pizzas at Padrino and some Indian and Thai (Davos Dorf)
Nightlife
Night life in Davos rocks despite the wallet demolition. There is a good choice of bars and late night clubs, with live bands and artists playing seven nights a week. Most places pump out modern music but a few play sickening euro pop to please the apres skiing nerds. The Bolgenschanze Hotel is one of the best hangouts, providing the full snowboard lifestyle package and gets packed out with loads of chicks gagging for it. Check out www.davosbynight.ch for all the big nights.Accomodation
Accommodation in Davos is second to none. On top of there being loads of expensive hotels, Davos also has an affordable snowboarders hostel come hotel called the "The Bolgenschanze" which offers a number of "ride and stay" packages at reasonable prices (++41 81 43 70 01). The town also boast a host of bed and breakfast joints. You could also try Extreme holidays.Hotel search
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 | 50.00 | 31.12 | 67.00 | 41.70 |
| 6-Day Pass | 231.00 | 143.78 | 295.00 | 183.62 |
| 6-Day Linked area Pass | 231.00 | 143.78 | 295.00 | 183.62 |
| CHF | GBP | |
|---|---|---|
| Season Pass: | 1,080.00 | 672.23 |
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
A big snowboarders resort offering something for everyone. Great carving and excellent freeriding areas. Lots of local services but very busy.
ON THE SLOPES: Superb and excellent
OFF THE SLOPES: Very good
MONEY WISE: EXPENSIVE but some cheaper options
Terrain & parks
HALFPIPE:
Yes - 2
TERRAIN PARK:
Yes - 3
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes
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Weather & conditions
| Weather | ||
sunny
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7°C
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| Snow cover | ||
| Total | Last 24hrs | |
| Upper | 161cm | 0cm |
| Lower | 153cm | 0cm |
| Resort | 55cm | 0cm |
| Last Snowfall: 3 days ago - Tue 16 Mar 2010 | ||
| Runs | ||
| Runs Open: | 297KM | |
| Lifts Open: | 54 | |
| Piste Conditions: | powder | |
| Runs to resorts: | good | |
| Off Piste Conditions: | hard | |
| Comments: | ||
| Heute Nachtskifahren auf Parsenn! Von 19:00 Uhr bis 23:00 Uhr. Detaillierte Angaben über die Pisten und Anlagen finden Sie unter: http://www.davos.ch/winter/bergbahnen/anlagen-pisten/uebersicht-pisten.html | ||
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