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St Mortiz / Ski area
If the skiing in the St. Moritz region was all linked by lift and piste, it would be truly impressive. It’s not bad as it is, with 158km of piste in the main area directly above St. Moritz and excellent snow conditions thanks to the 2000m-plus altitude of most of the slopes. A good bus system links the three biggest areas which are sufficiently far apart to mean they are best skied individually on separate days.Corviglia
Most extensive is Corviglia, the south facing domain directly above town, accessed by a cable car from St. Moritz Bad, a funicular from the centre of St. Moritz Dorf and via gondola from the neighbouring village of Celerina. The highest point, 3057m Piz Nair, takes skiers into the back bowls or off piste down a broad chute back to the lower slopes. Here, below Munt da San Murezzan and Corviglia, are wide open blue and red runs made to flatter skiers and boarders, but also a lot of fun to carve at speed. Tougher terrain drops to both sides of the Fuorcla Grischa and Las Trais Fluors, at the eastern extremity of the area. On a sunny day – there’s an average 322 per year – this is classic skiing surrounded by huge mountain vistas.
Corvatsch
The second biggest area in St. Moritz, Corvatsch, is reached by cable car from Surlej or Furtschellas at either end of Lake Silvaplana. The 3,303m top station, just 150m below the summit of Piz Corvatsch, is the starting point for big glacier descents back to the area’s lower skiing. There’s also an epic off-piste route that descends the initially precipitous, then merely huge north west face of Corvatsch, to emerge conveniently into the piste system near Curtinella.
At the western end of the area, the Furtschellas chairlift reaches just 2800m which still leaves over 1000 vertical metres back to the valley floor, with a couple of black runs mixed in with blues and reds. The central pistes are reasonably long, varied but not especially challenging reds; strong skiers staying in St. Moritz Bad have an excellent last run from the eastern extremity of the area at 2643m Giand’Alva down a long black into forested lower slopes to return direct to town instead of bussing back from either of the base stations.
Diavolezza
At a glance St. Moritz's third area barely qualifies in terms of quantity of lifts – just three, plus a beginner drag – and is furthest from town. But this is where most of the serious skiing is to be found. From the Bernina-Diavolezza base station at 2095m a cable car rises to 2978m. The high east-facing slopes always hold good snow – early or late season you can lap the high chairlift that accesses one red run in a north facing bowl.
Heading down to base, the choice is between red or black, with a marked and controlled freeride route running parallel for half the distance. The region’s ultimate marked freeride route traverses from the very top across the Pers glacier and then down the Morteratsch glacier and valley for a 10km run back to the train station at Morteratsch.
Bernina-Lagalp
On the opposite side of the valley and linked with the Bernina-Diavolezza base by free shuttle bus is the base station of Bernina-Lagalp from where a cable car ascends to 2,893m. Red and black runs descend the north-west facing slopes while to the south is an off piste route to La Rösa, 1000 vertical metres below and with a shuttle service back to base.
St Moritz
| Base | 6,089 ft (1,856 m) |
| Summit | 10,836 ft (3,303 m) |
| Elevation | 4,747 ft (1,447 m) |
| Snowmaking | |
| Ski area | |
| Beginner | 20 % |
| Intermediate | 70 % |
| Advanced | 10 % |
| Number of trails | 88 |
| Longest trail | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Snowfall | 0 inch (0 cm) |
| Season start | late Nov |
| Season end | early Apr |
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