Category: Skiing & Winter

At around 1,560 m, Davos is the highest town in Europe and a tradition-rich health and winter-sports resort. The Parsenn and Jakobshorn ski areas, a long reputation as a high-altitude climatic resort and the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) shape the town. In summer, wide high-altitude hikes beckon. Highlights Highest…

First, at 2,168 m above Grindelwald, is an adventure mountain before the backdrop of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. The First Cliff Walk, a walkway suspended from the rock face, and attractions such as the First Flyer and Trottibike complement classic high trails. A popular destination is the mountain lake…

Val d'Isère and Tignes together form the high-alpine ski area Espace Killy, named after the ski star Jean-Claude Killy. Thanks to the altitude and the glacier on the Grande Motte, skiing is possible here even in summer. Val d'Isère has hosted Olympic races and is regarded as one of the…

Chamonix lies at the foot of Mont Blanc, at 4,805 m the highest mountain in the Alps, and is regarded as the cradle and world capital of alpinism. The first Olympic Winter Games were held here in 1924. From the town several mountain railways open up the high-mountain world, above…

The Nebelhorn above Oberstdorf, at 2,224 m, is one of the best-known viewpoint mountains of the Allgäu; from the summit the view reaches over more than 400 peaks. The Nebelhorn cable car leads up comfortably, from where the exposed Nordwandsteig and high trails start. In winter the Nebelhorn is a…

Les Trois Vallées link the resorts of Courchevel, Méribel, Val Thorens and others into one of the largest connected ski areas in the world. At around 2,300 m, Val Thorens is one of the highest ski resorts in Europe and accordingly snow-sure. In summer the region becomes a vast hiking…