For freeriders chasing deep powder and large horizons, Davos Klosters has lengthy been a benchmark. This winter, the Swiss Alpine heavyweight isn’t simply resting on its laurels – it’s pushing boundaries, once more.
The 2025/26 season ushers in recent adventures throughout its legendary six-mountain playground: Jakobshorn, Parsenn, Madrisa, Rinerhorn, Pischa and Schatzalp. Add in revamped occasions, extra various tour choices, and an ever-expanding freeride group and Davos Klosters proves as soon as once more that it’s not nearly vertical – it’s about imaginative and prescient.
BACKCOUNTRY WEEKS 2026: NOW EVEN DEEPER
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Mark your calendars: Backcountry Week Davos returns 29 January – 1 February 2026, celebrating a decade of powdery pilgrimage. This yr, it’s not simply larger – it’s smarter.
Count on refined logistics, upgraded village areas, new freeride companions and a broader mixture of workshops, excursions and kit assessments. Contemporary night talks and movie screenings add inspiration after darkish, whereas sustainable journey choices and group occasions spotlight Davos’s long-term dedication to the mountains.
The pageant continues to champion security and talent development with licensed mountain guides main small-group excursions throughout Davos’s extra distant zones. And sure, splitboarders – you’re formally within the combine, with tailor-made periods only for you.
Extra at backcountry-weeks.ch
THE CLASSIC LINES STILL DELIVER
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Regardless of the headlines, it’s nonetheless in regards to the mountains. Every of Davos Klosters’ six freeride faces presents its personal character:
Jakobshorn: Nonetheless the freeride flagship. Lengthy thought to be the beating coronary heart of the native scene, it presents the whole lot from cruisy bowls to technical couloirs – with gorgeous views over Davos besides.
Parsenn: Huge, traditional, dependable. Assume lengthy runs to Küblis and Serneus, or tight couloirs close to the Weissfluh summit. A freeride feast with one thing for all appetites.
Madrisa: Quietly good. Usually skipped, at all times rewarding. Bordering Austria, it brings wide-open traces and Alpine tranquillity.
Rinerhorn: Steeper, deeper, quieter. A locals’ favorite with forested chutes and hidden stashes.
Pischa: No pistes, no drawback. A pure freeride mountain with countless line selection – uncompromising and superbly wild.
Schatzalp: Previous-school allure with open meadows and mild powder fields. Excellent for relieving in – or winding down.
Throw in big-name excursions just like the Funi Line Excessive-Altitude Tour and the three Bahnentour, linking Davos Klosters with Arosa and Lenzerheide, and there’s critical terrain on faucet.
STILL SNOW-SURE, STILL EASY TO ACCESS
Davos sits excessive at 1,560m, backed by dependable snowfall and glorious carry infrastructure. Many freeride zones begin proper from the highest station, making it some of the accessible off-piste playgrounds within the Alps.
No helicopters, no enormous hikes – simply cable automobiles, confidence and good decision-making.
WHERE TO STAY: MOUNTAIN COMFORT MEETS SLOPE ACCESS
When the day’s traces are drawn and legs begin to really feel it, the Mountain Plaza Lodge in Davos presents a well-earned retreat only a few turns from the motion.
Sitting inside simple attain of Jakobshorn and Bolgen, it’s ideally positioned for first lifts and final runs — no lengthy transfers or shuttle chaos right here.
Inside, it ticks the containers freeriders really care about: an in-house ski store (with 15% off gear rent), a free shuttle to the lifts, and a 1,000m² spa that’s virtually made for post-powder restoration — assume saunas, therapeutic massage remedies and a pool you received’t simply stroll previous.
Rooms vary from neat and tidy Classics to bigger Superiors with balconies, and whereas Davos has no scarcity of eating spots, you’ll discover fondue evenings and Alpine consolation meals served on-site within the Fondue Stübli and Plaza Restaurant. There’s even a bar for the courageous few nonetheless standing after a giant day on the hill.
Mattress & breakfast from CHF 200 p/room.Use code GBDKM25 for an additional 10% offInfo & bookings: mountainplaza.ch
Extra data: davos.ch/freeride
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