Graubunden Ski Resorts

Graubunden/Grisons: Trendy Snowboarders And Exclusive Resorts - The canton of Grisons or Graubunden is the largest and easternmost region in Switzerland. It is characterised by extensive glaciers, dense pine forests, and quaint alpine villages. It also boasts 2200 kilometres of ski slopes and a number of world-renowned ski resorts such as Davos-Klosters,... Full Overview

Graubunden/Grisons: Trendy Snowboarders And Exclusive Resorts -

The canton of Grisons or Graubunden is the largest and easternmost region in Switzerland. It is characterised by extensive glaciers, dense pine forests, and quaint alpine villages. It also boasts 2200 kilometres of ski slopes and a number of world-renowned ski resorts such as Davos-Klosters, Engadin/St. Moritz, and Laax.

Klosters is the most famous resort in this area and is inextricably linked to the Royal Family. It has managed to maintain its traditional charm with pretty neighbourhoods and typical wooden chalets. The resort appeals to both young and old and is linked with neighbouring Davos Dorf; together they share the Rega Pass Ski Area with its 307 kilometres of pistes served by 52 lifts. Skiers can reach a height of 2844 metres altitude.

Davos is the larger of the two resorts and features a lively après ski scene with bars, clubs, restaurants, and a casino. The resort's local slopes offer long and mostly easy runs with lots of off-piste. Other winter sports in the area include snow-shoe trekking, tobogganing, winter walking, horse-drawn sleigh rides, and dog sledding.

St. Moritz is an exclusive resort in the Engadine valley. It is a world-renowned destination offering skiing for all levels and boasts 300 days of sunshine a year. The 60 modern lifts link 350 kilometres of runs ranging from 1800 to 3300 metres altitude. The ski area is dotted with panoramic restaurants, ski huts, and snow bars.

St. Moritz is one of only three cities to have hosted the Winter Olympic Games twice.

It is also the birthplace of snowkiting; skiers and snowboarders can glide over the frozen Lake Silvaplana. Other non-skiing activities here include sledging, winter hiking, snowshoe trekking, curling, ice skating, bobsleighing, and sky diving.

Laax is a young trend resort packed with well-groomed slopes stretching for 220 kilometres. It is part of the Weisse Arena Gruppe which combines the resorts of Films, Laax and Falera. The resort of Laax regularly hosts international competitions such as the FIS World Championship in skiing, the finals of the British Snowboard & Freeski Tour, and the Burton European Open in Snowboarding.

The Weisse Arena Gruppe offers ski slopes for all levels and also features the Vorab glacier - the highest point in the ski area - which reaches a height of 3018 metres. The resorts of Flims, Laax, and Falera have become a Mecca for snowboarders thanks to the professional Snowboard Freestyle Academy.

Arosa is a quiet village set on the edge of the Schanfigg valley. At 1700 metres, the resort is snow-sure and offers 60 kilometres of varied slopes (35 blue, 20 red, and five black) reaching a skiable height of 2653 metres altitude. Other ski resorts in the region of Grisons include Disentis, Samnaun, Savognin, Scuol, and Obersaxen-Mindauna-Val.

Grisons can easily reached by public transport with its integrated timetable of postbuses and the Rhaetian Railway, which is the largest narrow-gauge railway network in Switzerland. Zurich and Milan are the nearest airports to the ski areas and offer regular direct links with numerous European capitals.

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