St Moritz / Beginner

Though not the first choice for beginners, it's is far from impossible to learn to ski or board in St. Moritz. Don’t worry about visiting the outlying areas, but stick to the Corviglia slopes, where there are beginner runs and drag lifts as well as excellent terrain to progress onto. The disadvantage is that the nursery slopes are dotted about, with no easy link between them, or, in some cases, even a simple means of access  from the village.

Best of all is to reach Corviglia by funicular, below which is a short drag, a longer one and also a blue run down to the Marguns-Corviglia chair, which returns you to familiar territory. From here you can also traverse westwards to the lower blue runs once you have found your legs; followed by a chair to one of the higher, easier reds, this provides the necessary access to greater challenges and inspirational surroundings for a keen beginner without having to negotiate intimidating terrain.

Salastrains, with two mini-drags, is used for teaching kids, and can be reached from the St. Moritz Bad cable car followed by a very gentle blue traverse; there are also isolated nursery areas beyond St. Moritz but if you’re staying in town, you should avoid queuing for buses and concentrate on time on snow.