Ski holidays in Klosters, Switzerland

Klosters is Davos' more discreet and elegant neighbouring town, sitting at 1,191 metres above sea level in the Prättigau valley in Graubünden. The resort is known as a favourite of the British royal family, particularly King Charles III (formerly Prince Charles), who has visited Klosters almost every winter season since the 1970s. A ski holiday in Klosters offers an exclusive yet relaxed atmosphere, combined with access to one of Switzerland's largest ski areas.

Klosters shares the vast Parsenn area with Davos, giving access to 300km of pistes and 57 lifts via the Gotschnabahn gondola from Klosters Dorf. The famous descent from Weissfluhgipfel (2,844m) down to Klosters is one of the longest in the Alps, with a height difference of 2,000 metres over a distance of 12km.

The village is small and charming, with a handful of excellent hotels, restaurants and shops. Hotel Walserhof is the resort's legendary address, known for the bar where King Charles has regularly enjoyed a drink after skiing. The atmosphere is calm, exclusive and family-friendly, without the party scene found in larger resorts.

For those looking for quieter terrain, the Madrisa area on the other side of Klosters offers a calmer, family-friendly alternative, with the option to ski across into Garfun in Austria. Klosters is the sophisticated choice for anyone who wants Davos' ski area without the town's size and conference-town feel.

5 tips about Klosters

1. Families should head for Madrisa The area on the other side of the valley from Klosters has quieter, wider pistes that suit children and beginners better than the vast Parsenn system.
2. Take the Gotschnabahn early The gondola from Klosters Dorf gives you quick access to the whole Parsenn area, so set off early in the morning to avoid the queues up to Weissfluhgipfel.
3. The long descent From Weissfluhgipfel at 2,844 metres all the way down to the village runs one of the best-known descents in the Alps, a must for experienced skiers who want to tackle the entire vertical in one go.
4. Travel outside the school holidays Book the weeks immediately before or after the half-term and Christmas holidays for considerably cheaper accommodation, and quieter pistes into the bargain.
5. Take shelter below the tree line When it turns hazy on the higher peaks, the wooded sections down towards Klosters offer better visibility and often nicer snow than the open high-alpine fields.

Pistes and lifts in Klosters

From Klosters, you have access to the whole Davos-Klosters system, with 300km of pistes. Gotschnagrat-Parsenn is the main area, home to the epic 12km descent to Klosters Dorf. Madrisa is a separate, quieter area on the other side of the valley, with family-friendly runs and the chance to ski across the border into Austria. The pistes range from wide cruising runs to challenging black runs from Weissfluhgipfel. The off-piste areas around Gotschnawang are popular with freeriders.

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Snow reliability in Klosters

Klosters sits at an altitude of 1,191 metres but has access to pistes rising all the way to 2,844 metres at Weissfluhgipfel, giving the ski area a substantial vertical range. That high top station means snow cover on the upper parts of the system stays reliable well into the spring, even though the village itself lies lower down.

With 150 km of pistes spread across several altitudes, there is every chance of finding good conditions whatever the weather, and the area is considered snow-sure thanks to the large proportion of runs at high altitude.

Best time to travel to Klosters

January and February offer the most reliable snow. March brings longer days and sunny skiing on Parsenn. Madrisa is especially pleasant in March, when the sun warms the south-facing slopes. Avoid the week of the World Economic Forum in Davos (late January), as accommodation can be hard to come by in Klosters too.

Will there be lift queues in Klosters?

The Parsenn (Davos Klosters) sector at Klosters carries 26,893 people an hour across 18 lifts. 14 of the 18 lifts are gondolas, cable cars or high-speed chairlifts, the kind that clear a queue quickly. The fastest lifts carry up to 2,600 people an hour, for example Höhenweg-Weissfluhjoch (Parsenn Rapid). Per kilometre of piste there is less lift capacity than at an average resort on this site, so a busy week is felt more clearly here. The queue you actually notice is almost always down in the valley between eight and half past nine. If you are on the lift before eight you avoid it.

When is Klosters busiest?

How busy the slopes get is not decided by the English half term but by when the local families and the neighbouring countries are on holiday. These are the weeks that fill Klosters in the 2026/2027 season.

• Switzerland: The Swiss Sportferien vary from canton to canton, and sometimes between municipalities in the same canton. They are spread from late January to early March, which makes the pressure more even than in the neighbouring countries.
• Germany: Germans are the largest foreign group in the Alps and their winter holidays are spread across early February.
  1 to 6 February: Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia
  8 to 12 February: Bavaria and Saarland
  8 to 19 February: Saxony and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
• England: The English February half term is 15 to 19 February 2027 for most councils, with a few areas breaking up a week earlier. The Easter holidays run from 26 March to 9 April.
  8 to 12 February: half term in a few council areas, for example Hull
  15 to 19 February: half term in most of England, including London, the Midlands and the North
  26 March to 9 April: Easter holidays for most English schools
• Easter holidays: Easter 2027 is early, on 28 March. Austria and Germany take their holidays around the weekend, while the French holidays fall after Easter, in April.
  20 to 29 March: the whole of Austria, all states at the same time
  22 March to 3 April: most German states, including Bavaria, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia
  3 April to 3 May: the French zones, which fall after Easter 2027 and only affect the highest resorts
• Long weekends: Long weekends fill the slopes with day visitors from the nearest cities, even when no schools are on holiday.
  26 December to 3 January: Christmas and New Year, the most expensive period of the year
  6 January: Epiphany, a public holiday in Austria, Italy and parts of Switzerland
  27 to 29 March: the Easter weekend. Easter Monday is a public holiday across the Alps, but Good Friday is a working day in Austria, Italy and France
  1 to 2 May: May Day, a public holiday across the Alps

Because the cantons spread their holidays out, the pressure is more even here than in the neighbouring countries. Mid-January and March are still the quietest weeks.

Snow right now. There is no snow cover in the valley or at the top right now. The figures are modelled by Open-Meteo, not measured by the lift company, and were fetched 16 October 2026 at 20:24.

The lift pass included. The stay comes with the Davos Klosters Mountains lift pass, which covers 215 km of piste. The pass is worth around €433.

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