Five unbeatable tips for your holidays in St. Moritz

The pic­ture-per­fect hol­i­day vil­lage of St. Moritz is known, for exam­ple, for its mag­nif­i­cent moun­tains, the Olympic bob­sleigh run and the icon­ic White Turf horse race on frozen Lake St. Moritz. But adven­tur­ers, ani­mal lovers and action freaks will also get their money’s worth in the birth­place of win­ter sports. We’ve put togeth­er our favourite expe­ri­ences for you: 

1. Skijoring

Do you love ski­ing and horse­back rid­ing? Per­fect, then you should def­i­nite­ly try ski­jor­ing. Enjoy as the majes­tic ani­mals pull you through snow-cov­ered win­ter land­scapes at light­ning speed. If con­di­tions per­mit, you can even cross the frozen lake. You don’t need any spe­cial skills for the activ­i­ty; you just need to be able to brake safe­ly on your skis. A breath­tak­ing expe­ri­ence!

2. Madulain ice trail

Call­ing all ice princes and princess­es: The Madu­lain ice trail takes you from Madu­lain to the neigh­bour­ing vil­lage of Zuoz. A per­fect­ly groomed three-kilo­me­tre walk on blades awaits you along the part­ly frozen Inn and through snow-cov­ered forests. Bring your own skates or hire them from a local sports shop. You will find a cash desk at the start­ing point just after the works yard in Madu­lain. It costs five francs for adults and is free for chil­dren.

3. Arrival by Rhaetian Railway

Trav­el­ling by train is rarely so beau­ti­ful! On the way from Chur to St. Moritz, you take the Albu­la Line. It is part of the UNESCO World Her­itage Site of the Rhaet­ian Rail­way. Along the way, you pass through numer­ous tun­nels and viaducts, accom­pa­nied by mag­nif­i­cent views of the moun­tain land­scape, deep gorges and bar­ren cliffs. It is there­fore high­ly rec­om­mend­ed to trav­el to St. Moritz by train. Thanks to the spec­tac­u­lar scenery, the jour­ney is very enter­tain­ing and you hard­ly want to dis­em­bark at your des­ti­na­tion.

4. Cross-country skiing in a new dimension

240 kilo­me­tres of cross-coun­try trails in the Upper Enga­dine – it’s sim­ply unbe­liev­able. Whether begin­ner or advanced, clas­sic or skat­ing, there real­ly is the per­fect route for every­one. On nar­row skis, you can explore numer­ous side val­leys, land­scapes and the four frozen lakes – Lake Sils, Lake Sil­va­plana, Lake Champfèr and Lake St. Moritz – and soak up the sun. There are also spe­cial dog trails where you can take your beloved four-legged friend with you.

The prices for this effec­tive out­door work­out are also attrac­tive: A day pass costs 10 francs, while the sea­son pass is avail­able for 80 francs (70 francs in advance sales) and a week­ly pass costs 30 francs. A course is rec­om­mend­ed for impor­tant tips on get­ting start­ed or as a refresh­er after the sum­mer break. Sim­ply book these group or pri­vate lessons at the cross-coun­try ski­ing cen­tre. Our tip: Book a 4‑day cross-coun­try ski­ing and yoga camp with us. This high­light is even more fun with like-mind­ed peo­ple.

5. Amusements on the Lake

«Amuse­ments on the Lake» will once again take place next year on frozen Lake St. Moritz. Numer­ous win­ter sports activ­i­ties await you from around mid-Jan­u­ary to the end of Feb­ru­ary: Skat­ing on a pre­pared path or nat­ur­al ice rink, speed skat­ing, ski­jor­ing, win­ter hik­ing, a cross-coun­try trail and crick­et fields. And once you’re done being active, local part­ners offer gas­tro­nom­ic delights and culi­nary diver­si­ty with their stands. Let’s go!

Have we whet­ted your appetite? As it isn’t pos­si­ble to accom­plish all of these great expe­ri­ences in a sin­gle day, we also have an overnight tip for you: Our mod­ern St. Moritz Youth Hos­tel is the per­fect base for the activ­i­ties, with a bus stop right on its doorstep.

Do you have any oth­er tips for a stay in St. Moritz? Let us know in the com­ments!

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