(Keywords: Skiing - Europe, Switzerland)
Featuring:
Davos Resort Areas
Unlike
many western resorts - where resort areas are based at one mountain - skiing
in the alps is more spread out.
The up side of skiing the alps is that you can ski from one mountain to the next, have lunch at the base of one, dinner at the base of another, and then take the train back home.
However, in some areas near Davos, the ski lifts are few and far between. Many lifts are merely t-bars. Sometimes, to get to the top of the next hill, you'll need get up speed because there is no lift at all. Large open groomed bowls are not typical terrain. More often you'll travel on trails narrow and crowded, especially during the weekends.
Click on the binoculars to see a demonstration of Fugawi displaying Davos and surrounding points of interest. davos_fugawi.jpg (Approx. 108 KB) opens in a new window.
GPS Maps
- Download the free GPS Map in GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format, which can be read and transferred to your GPS using free software. (The .gpx file will appear in a new window where you can File > Save as... on your computer)
GPS Map Details
File Name: davos.gpx ( 14 KB), swiss.zip (4 KB)
Revised: 22 April 2003
Waypoints: Twenty-nine (29) Lifts, trailhead, towns, etc.
Data Classification Denoted
below as Class (A) and Class (B)
Routes:
- Cross country route over FLESSPASS (B)
- Cross country route over STRELAPASS (B)
- Ski Lift: JAKOBSHORNBAHN (A)
- Ski Lift: PISCHABAHN (A)
- Ski Lift: SCHIFERBAHN (A)
- Ski Lift: RAPID (A)
Tracks:
-
Sleigh Ride from downtown Davos (A)
Base
Map
Adventure Travel Tips
If you plan to carry a hydration pack, make sure it is designed for winter use. Otherwise your water supply might freeze. I recommend Camelbak SnoBowl
Also consider an International cell phone you purchase once and then only pay for minutes if and when use use it. Keep the phone, and your international phone number, as long as you want. Have a look here at Mobal.
Adventures
in Print
Rough Guide to Switzerland * by Matthew Teller
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