Davos - Sports

Sports

Davos is known in the whole Switzerland for its famous Ice hockey team, which is the HC Davos, who play in the Swiss National League A. Their home arena is the Vaillant Arena.

Besides being famous for cross country skiing, offering some 60 miles (97 km) of pistes and the largest natural ice skating field, there are six main ski areas in winter, adding to a total of 200 miles (320 km) of slopes:

  • Parsenn / Gotschna which connects to the partner town of Klosters from Davos Dorf
  • Jakobshorn which can be reached from Davos Platz directly
  • Pischahorn which can be reached by frequently running buses into Flüela valley
  • Rinerhorn to start from Davos Glaris
  • Madrisahorn located in neighbouring Klosters
  • Schatzalp is privately owned by the Schatzalp Hotel and a speciality as a "decelerated" skiing area

All areas offer summer transport as well on to the main peaks from mid May until end of October. The remote side valleys heading towards the Engadin area are worth long hikes towards the passes of Sertig or Scalettapass, to for example reach Piz Kesch, an Ultra prominent peak. To the north there is no valleys but a direct ascent to continue across a pass into the "Schanfigg" valley towards the rival resort of Arosa (to be reached in one day) or even continuing to Lenzerheide in a two day hike.

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