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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.

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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