St.
Moritz, Switzerland
Luxury living - on and off the
flatteringly easy slopes.
On Site In
St.Moritz, Switzerland by Krista Dana
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St
Moritz is Switzerland's most famous 'exclusive' winter
resort: glitzy, pricey, fashionable and, above all, the
place to be seen - it's the place for an all-round winter
holiday with an unrivalled array of different diversions,
including such wacky pursuits as polo, golf and cricket on
snow and gourmet and music festivals. The slopes on the
two main mountains are almost uniformly easy intermediate
- we don't rate it highly for complete beginners, and
experts must be prepared to venture off-slope. But for
langlaufers, it is superb.
The
town of St Moritz itself is surprisingly unattractive. It
is far removed from the chocolate-box image of the Swiss
mountain resort, all wooden huts and cows with bells round
their necks. Here, many of the buildings resemble council
flats (extremely neat and clean ones - this is
Switzerland, after all).
St
Moritz itself may be unattractive to look at, but its
setting is spectacular - beside the lowest in a long chain
of lakes at the foot of the 4000m Piz Bernina. This is one
of those areas where our progress on the mountain is
regularly interrupted by the need to stand and gaze. It
may not have quite the drama of the Jungfrau massif, or
the Matterhorn, or the Dolomites, but its wide and
glorious mountain landscapes are equally special. And the
langlauf, walking and other activities on the frozen lake
give it a real 'winter wonderland' feel.
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What's
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What's
Not-So-Great
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Beautiful panoramic scenery
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Off-slope activities second to none - including the
Cresta Run, horse- racing and lots of varied
festivals
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Extensive, largely intermediate slopes]
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Fairly snow sure, thanks to altitude and extensive
snowmaking
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Good après-ski, for all tastes
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Good mountain restaurants, some with magnificent
views
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Painless rail access via Zurich
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Some hideous block buildings
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A sizeable
town, with little traditional Alpine character
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No proper
nursery slopes at resort level - except at Celerina
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Several unlinked mountains, with a bus, train or car
needed to most
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Runs on two main mountains all fairly easy and much
the same
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Difficult
road access and long overland airport transfers
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Expensive
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