Davos
Davos
Davos (town) – located about 2 ½ hours southeast of Zürich, this Alpine town is known for being a popular winter sports resort, as well as being the annual site of the World Economic Forum (which brings together major business movers & shakers, international political leaders, intellectuals, and journalists to discuss the most pressing issues facing the world).
At altitudes between 1,124 and 2,844 meters, visitors will find 58 ski lifts, 300 km of slopes, 75 km of cross-country ski tracks, two artificial ice-skating rinks and Europe’s largest natural ice rink for people to skate or play curling on. And no fewer than three sledging runs to have fun on! The seven Davos-Klosters skiing areas of Parsenn, Gotschna, Jakobshorn, Pischa, Madrisa, Rinerhorn and Schatzalp/Strela have been brought together into one vast winter sports arena. For skiing fanatics, the mecca is the Parsenn and Weissfluhjoch area which connects up with the neighboring resort of Klosters. There’s also the Jakobshorn, a place for snowboarders, with its half-pipe and monster pipe.