St Moritz, Switzerland

St Moritz (1800metres) has two classic distinctions; on the one hand this is one of the finest natural backcountry freeride places in Switzerland.  On the other hand, St Moritz caters for very exclusive clientele, including films stars and royalty, particularly at the start of the winter and prices reflect that.   They come to enjoy the beautiful peaks and villages, top end designer shops and generally be seen.  In fact, many of these fur clad brigade don’t actually go up the mountain at all! 

Situated in the Engadin Valley towards the border of Italy, St Moritz is a high altitude resort that along with the areas of Pontresina and Diavolezza, form the Upper Engadine region. Diavolezza is a glacier mountain that opens from November to May, and is far enough away to make sure only hard-core riders go there. St Moritz, which gives access to the slopes on the Corviglia and Marguns, is an area that is largely made up of intermediate pisted runs which get stupidly busy on most days and unfortunately there are not too many expert pisted trails to escape the hordes of learning skiers. However, there is heaps of adventurous off piste terrain to check out, but only do so with the advice and services of a local guide. Corvatsch makes up the final area, and is a short bus ride away from St.Moritz but you can snowboard all the way back into town. This is area is the pick of the bunch, offering freeriders and freestylers looking for natural hits an incredible landscape.

Those on a budget might want to try and get some accomodation away from St.Moritz itself, and there's a good ski-bus service connecting all the areas and neighbouring villages. If you look off the main streets, you can find some good places to eat which won't break the bank.

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Property	Date	From	Basis	Price
Hotel Monopol	09/Feb/13	Gatwick	HB	£1,465
Hotel Monopol	02/Mar/13	Gatwick	HB	£1,953
Hotel Kulm	23/Feb/13	Gatwick	HB	£1,874
Hotel Monopol	23/Feb/13	Gatwick	HB	£2,223
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Hotel Monopol	22/Dec	Gatwick	HB	£2,843
Hotel Kulm	02/Feb/13	Gatwick	HB	£4,359
Hotel Kulm	16/Mar/13	Gatwick	HB	£1,700
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Hotel Monopol	19/Jan/13	Gatwick	HB	£1,020
Hotel Kulm	02/Mar/13	Gatwick	HB	£1,724

Resort Statistics

Resort Type:  Alpine
Winter: Nov to April
Summer: Only Glacial Touring

Lifts

Total Lifts: 56
Cable cars: 3
Gondolas: 1
Chair lifts: 18
Drag lifts: 27
Other lifts: 7 Funicular railways
Max people per hour: 65,000
Board Leashes required: Yes

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 88
Total ride area: 350km
Longest run: 8km

Top lift: 3303m
Vertical drop: 1503m
First lift: 1750m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 20%
Red runs: 70%
Black runs: 10%

Lift Passes

	Low Season			High Season
	CHF	GBP	Average	CHF	GBP	Average
Day Pass	-	-		-	-

	CHF	GBP	Average
Season Pass:	-	-

Lift Passes: 
Half-day 59CHF
1 Day Pass 70Chf
6 Day Pass 339Chf
Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 3.5metres
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 15%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: group 1/2 day lesson from 45CHF
6 half-day lessons from 230CHF
Private lesson half-day 180CHF
Night Riding: :  Floodlit Pistes on Corvatsch on Friday nights during the main season

Other activities

Heliboarding: :  Variety of local descents.
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Snowmobiles: Not available

Further information

www.stmoritz.ch/
Email:information@stmoritz.ch