Travel to St Moritz with ski insurance from Essential Travel

St Moritz is one of the world’s finest ski resorts, with an international reputation for its strikingly beautiful setting in Switzerland’s Engadine Valley, superb ski slopes and off-piste options, sensational après-ski scene, and enticing shopping opportunities. The resort has been host to two Winter Olympics and an FIS World Ski Championship.

St Moritz is a glamorous resort town offering far more than just excellent ski slopes. Its stylish shops and boutiques, cultural venues and performances, exquisite views, gourmet cuisine and ritzy nightlife combine to create an exclusive allure that is utterly appealing to the rich and famous.

St Moritz boasts 88 superb runs, distributed over 80kms, and has access to an additional 350kms of downhill runs. The longest piste in the ski resort is eight kilometres, and the slopes are divided between beginners (35 per cent), intermediates (25 per cent) and advanced (40 per cent).

The region’s slopes are linked by a system of 56 lifts with the ability to transport 65,000 skiers per hour. In addition to the downhill runs, there are 180kms of cross-country trails, and some superb off-piste options for skiers and snowboarders. The ski season at St Moritz is between mid-November and the end of April, with optimal snow conditions over the Christmas period. The most convenient means of transportation to the resort is to fly to Zürich and hire a car to complete the journey.

Skiing in St Moritz

St Moritz offers 80kms of piste length for all levels of skiing and snowboarding expertise. Unlike many resorts, St Moritz caters fabulously for advanced/expert skiers, with 40 per cent of the 88 slopes allocated to the upper levels. The remaining 60 per cent is divided between beginners (35 per cent) and intermediates (25 per cent). The resort’s longest slope is eight kilometres.

Being linked to two other ski areas in the region, St Moritz has access to an additional 270kms of slope area outside the resort boundaries, allowing skiers an enormous amount of choice. The combined slopes are connected by 56 lifts, with an astounding uplift capacity of 65,000 skiers per hour. The downhill slopes are complemented by excellent off-piste options, 180kms of cross-country routes and a snowboard park.

Visitors to St Moritz are in for far more entertainment than skiing alone. As one would expect from a top end resort, St Moritz presents a wealth of non-ski leisure activities and an exuberant après-ski scene. Visitors can engage in scenic sleigh rides or natural ice-skating on a frozen lake, or tackle mountaineering, paragliding, bob-sledding, horse races and snow cricket.

On the après-ski front, St Moritz provides something for everyone, from art and folklore museums, to fabulous restaurants serving cuisine of an international standard, to glamorous casinos, bars and nightclubs. The resort also hosts regular concert performances.

Apres-ski in St Moritz

Winter alternatives to the ski slopes abound at St Moritz, with mountaineering, paragliding, bob-sledding, horse races and snow cricket on offer. The resort’s large lake freezes over in winter, providing the perfect environment for scenic ice-skating and horse-drawn sleigh rides.

St Moritz is famous for its glitzy après-ski scene, which features gourmet restaurants, casinos, bars and nightclubs, as well as concert venues. The ski resort glitters with stylish shops and boutiques, while art and folklore museums provide entertainment for culture buffs. Lodging is ample, with 8,500 beds on offer, mostly in plush hotels, apartments and traditional wooden chalets.

The town is permeated with quality shops and chic boutiques, and offers commendable ski schools and childcare facilities. Accommodation is for the less budget-conscious, with 8,500 beds in upmarket hotels, apartments and authentic wood cabins.

St Moritz offers skiing from mid-November to the end of April, with best slope conditions over the Christmas period. The resort can be accessed by road or rail, or via air transportation in tandem with one of the former options.

Transportation to St Moritz

Self-drive from the UK is a more affordable option than flying, and having your own vehicle allows greater freedom of movement at your convenience. To access the European continent, you will need to utilise either a car ferry or the Chunnel train service. St Moritz is 972kms away from Calais through France and Switzerland - a journey that takes over ten hours.

Train transportation from Europe is also a viable option, particularly as St Moritz has its own train station. The Eurostar leaves for Paris daily from London’s Waterloo station. From Paris, take an overnight train to Chur in Switzerland, and connect with a local train to St Moritz. The entire journey takes only 12 hours, and passes through some of Europe’s most breathtaking landscape.

Zürich, lying 206kms away, has the closest airport to St Moritz and receives regular flights from the UK and the rest of the world. From the airport, visitors have the option of hiring a car, or taking a train to Chur and then a connecting train to St Moritz. For those without financial constraints, there is even the option of hiring a private jet to the resort!

For more information on visting St Moritz, including details on accommodation, ski passes and much more please visit St Moritz

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