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Winter activities     
 

Davos "Magic Mountain" attracts snowboarding and skiing enthusiasts from all over the world. Its high-tech ropeways offer access to five extensive skiing areas.

Ski & Board Unlimited

  • 2 large cabin cableways, 10 cableways,
    3 gondola lifts,
  • 10 chair lifts, 29 skilifts
  • transport capacity 64,400 per hour
  • 320 km of runs
  • 99 runs - prepared and marked; 30% easy, 40% intermediate, 30% advanced
  • skiing areas: Jakobshorn, Parsenn, Pischa, Rinerhorn, Schatzalp/Strela, Gotschna, Madrisa
  • 19.3 km / 19.3 a with snow canons
  • longest run: 12 km from Weissfluhgipfel to Küblis covering 2,034 m of difference in altitude (from 2,844 to 810 m above sea-level)
  • 75 km of prepared cross country tracks including one illuminated track for cross country skiiing at night and tracks where dogs are admitted.
  • rent a sport / rent a ski
  • ski-, snowboard- & cross country schools (private lessons, courses for teenagers and for seniors, races, skiing weeks, daily excursions, telemark courses, skiing kindergardens and playgrounds)
  • Visitors who prefer cross country skiing will find 75 km of prepared tracks to choose from. Davos also sports Europe's largest natural skating rink along with two artificial ones for ice skating, ice stick shooting and curling.

    Snow & Ice Unlimited

    • 84 km of winter hiking routes

    • sledge slides between 2.5 km and 3.5 km of length covering 600 m of difference in altitude

    • snow-shoe hiking

    • largest natural skating rink of Europe (22,000 m²) and one outdoor skating rink with sun screen

    • covered skating rink

    • several curling and ice stick shooting rinks with available introductory courses

    • ice hockey, race skating and figure skating

    • REGA free-way-pass for all mountain railways and skilifts of Davos/Klosters including the Rhaetian Railway (Küblis-Davos-Glaris). Local bus of Klosters-Serneus. Local bus of Davos is only valable with Davos guest card. For the REGA no photo is required.

    Our sledge slides provide hours of fun in the snow, while paragliding or hang-gliding in the midst of our majestic mountain scenery will captivate the most adventurous spirits.

    Holiday & Fun Unlimited

    • movie theatres, casinos, bars & pubs

    • horse drawn sleigh rides to romantic side valleys

    • fitness center

    • sports centre and sports medicine

    • tennis & squash centre

    • riding school and riding hall

    • excursions with the Rhaetian Railway

    • indoor golf driving range

    • hang-gliding and paragliding

    • covered swimming pool, sauna, massage studio

    Davos has something of everything. But if you wish to escape the hustle and bustle of our lively town, you will find peace and quiet in its idyllic natural surroundings.

    Ski & Carving

    5 skiing areas with 320 km of marked runs, 99 descents of every level of difficulty, 19.3 km of which with snow canons.

    In Davos you can really start from the top - a whole 12 km from the Weissfluhgipfel (2844 m) to Küblis covering 2034 m of difference in altitude.

    This will make you go to the top in Davos

    • 2 cabin cable ways

    • 3 gondola lifts

    • 10 cable ways

    • 10 chair lifts

    Snowboard

    Davos has been a snowboarders' converging point for years. A wide selection of runs, of national and international competitions, snowboard hotels, specialty stores and schools are making snow- boarders' dreams come true.

    Cross Country

    Heaven for cross-country athletes of all kinds. You may be romantically inclined and use the night trail under a star lit sky or take your dog to run along with you. In Davos the choices are all yours.

    You will find a total of 75 km of cross-country trails of varying proficiency requirements.

    • separate trails for classic and skating

    • dog trails

    • night trail with illumination

    • cross-coutry lodge with waxing room, showers, wardrobes and drink dispenser

    Ice Sports

    All year round, you can experience "Holiday on Ice" thanks to our artificial open-air ice rink, restaurant, and sun terrace. But winters are even more exciting: between Christmas and New Year Davos turns into the European capital of ice hockey.

    Welcome to the Ice Age.

    The traditional Spengler Cup is regarded one of the most important hockey tournaments in the world and makes thousands of ice hockey enthusiasts go wild.

    In Europe's "most beautiful stadium" both the professionals of the 25 times Swiss national champion HC Davos and amateur hockey players find ideal conditions for fast action.     

    Not just for Jack Frost

    • night ice skating

    • Europe's largest natural ice rink, 18,000m²

    • ice stick shooting rinks

    • curling rinks

    • speed skating track, 400m of pure natural ice

    • ice hockey rink

    • ice stadium

    Skiing Schools

    • private and group lessons for alpine skiing and cross-country

    • special courses for seniors and teenagers

    • private lessons for children and adults

    • off-track skiing/small classes A+B: free style

    • kindergarden and playground for small children

    • special carving all day guided training

    • reduced rates for equipment rental

    • quality system SWISS SNOW LEAGUE

    • season from December to April

    Snowboard Schools

    • For beginners and advanced snowboarders, free-ride, free-style and alpine

    • backcountry and free-style

    • group and VIP private lessons

    • weekly ½ day courses (Mon - Fri)

    • quality system SWISS SNOWBOARD SCHOOL

    • quality product RIDERSYSTEM

    • quality system SWISS SNOW LEAGUE

    • season lasts from December to April

    Kindergarden Skiing School / Play Ground

    • for children of age 4 and older

    • open Mon to Fri 10:00 - 12:00 and 14:00 - 16:00, Bünda and Bolgen

    • playground with fairy-tale figures

    • playful introduction to snow and ski

    • prices: ½ day CHF 35.-, 1 day CHF 55.-

    Hang-gliding and Paragliding

    Free as a bird - take a Taxi-flight and swirl around high above the ground or glide majestically through the air. And if that is not good enough, we can teach you how to fly with your own wings.

    Fly with us - Trial courses for Hang-gliding and Paragliding, instruction from A to Z, passenger flights with a Hang- or Paraglider