Poster: A snowHead
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Hi, am booked to go to Klosters 15th Jan for a week. We have never been and I just wondered if any Snowheads can recommend any particular runs/areas?
I am a blue/red skier, so where should I head and where should I avoid?!
Also, does anyone have any experience of the ski schools (looking to book a private lesson or two).
Thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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This is not a great insight, but the run from the Weissfluhjoch above Davos to Kublis (the other side of Klosters from Davos) is very long and very pleasant. It's a red, plenty of cafes en route and a train ride back at the end.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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On the Klosters/Davos side, all except the very top of Wiesfluh - which is pretty steep black & icy pm should be ok. Some runs into the valley are steep/narrow and thus justifiably black, though that into Davos Dorf is ok for any reasonably competant skier. The famed 12km Weisfluh-kublis should be ok save the top black bit metioned earlier, though near-all past Schifer is a track. Still worth doing though.
One of either Sernius or Saas (poss both) end up in the middle of nowhere and couldn't see any easy option back from the train windows. Can't comment on either run into Wolfgang.
On sunny side, Madrissa is great - fantastic views, great long black run back to hamlet, though is only black due to part being on narrow zig-zag track, most is fairly gently and very pretty along narrow valley. Run comes off a red on side of mountain on piste map. Beware - queues for cabin up.
Not so keen on Reinerhorn, sunny ice bowl in my opinion, found possibly the most expensive restaurant ever there !(though one near base of piste on mountain is better).
Good run is : from the top of the main lift up from klosters, turn right as you hit the main slopes (signed & you'll see it). Long wide mountainside track (great views) then a bounce through the trees to Schifer. Can then play on the lifts from Schifer to the top - the long cabin lift takes ca. 15-20mins i think, really can't remember.
The old restaurant at Schifer is v good, not toooo expensive, the adjacent large cafe is fine. Big cafe at Parsenhutte area good. Going from top toward Schifer, piste splits just past a small stone tower/upslope. Going right involves poling , going left is imo prettier, and no poling unless you misjudge one of the v short up-bits. 2 neat cafes 1/2-way down ths side, too, top-shif via this route one of my favourites ever.
Lift pass option we had gave free travel everywhere round the main slope areas except for the first part of the train route back from kublis, though when ticket-checked, simply showed the pass and were left alone.
On the main slopes, most of the steeper bits have good 'escape' areas - so you can ski like a loon and be fairly certain of avoiding rocks should you lose it
Kept me happy for a week - would happily spend 2 and will go back. Nightlife in Davos crap, don't know about Klosters.
You'll love it.
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Wow, what a detailed report! Will print this off and take with me. Thanks!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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