DAVOS SKIING & SNOWBOARDING HOLIDAYS

Luxury Ski Holidays In Davos

Davos ski resort, host of the anual World Economic Forum in January, is the highest town in Europe. Historically Davos grew with treatment clinics due to the high mountain air and is home to some of the world experts in allergy treatments. Today Davos is one of the worlds most uncrowned world class ski resorts.

Planet always spend considerable time and effort to make sure we hand pick the best accommodations in all our resorts. In Davos there is a huge range of mainly hotel style accommodation as well as a few very beautiful and exclusive chalets. Please see our Davos Hotel page for a selection of our recommended Hotels in Davos.

Snowsports In Davos

Davos has good snow reliability due to its altitude and not too many slopes face directly South. There are also several snow guns to ensure good conditions over low snow periods. The pistes are kept immaculately except perhaps fo the longer runs down to the valley.

Although there is a good and very easy blue run close to the main chair list for beginners Davos is most suited to Improvers to advanced skiing and boarding. The 320km of piste give the week long skier plenty to explore. Planet also offer the possibility of guided off-piste and heli skiing in Davos.

Planet Ski Holidays offer a superb instruction programme in Davos with highly experienced UK instructors and guides. See our Ski and Snowboard Centre pages for more on this.

Cross Country Skiing: There are around 110km of cross country skiing trails as well as 157km of walking trails which are very popular with locals.

Not to be missed is tobogganing on one of the five sledge runs between 2.5-8.6km long.

Activities & Nightlife In Davos

Davos is also one of the largest towns associated with a ski area and so offer a huge range ‘off snow’ facilities for non-ski family members or partners. There is a good range of restaurants and cafes, Spa and Wellness centres. There is a large Ice Skating ring and Ice Hockey stadium; Davos is home to Swiss Ice Hockey with regular national games. Davos has some excellent shopping for both ski / snowboarding wear and apparel as well general as boutique fashion shops.