A Graubünden village at 1,200 m, sister to Davos under a single lift pass and 300 km of piste, where King Charles takes his winters and the Gotschnabahn leaves from the railway platform.
Klosters is a ski resort in Switzerland, in the Swiss Alps. The village sits at 1200 m and the lifts top out at 2860 m, with 300 km of pistes and 62 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 88/100, and the season usually runs Nov 30 → Apr 21.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 626 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Klosters, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.8/5 from 626 reviews). It sits about 300 m from the slopes. A luxury option for Klosters, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 440 reviews
A polished, high-end base for Klosters when you want to be properly looked after after a day on the snow.
Excellent · 364 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Klosters, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Very good · 477 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Klosters, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 208 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Klosters, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Very good · 225 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Klosters, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 127 reviews
A polished, high-end base for Klosters when you want to be properly looked after after a day on the snow.
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Few hotels are strictly ski-in/ski-out: most sit in the village at 1,200 m and use the Gotschnabahn cable car, which leaves from the railway station and reaches the slopes in minutes.
Klosters runs on a paradox that is its whole appeal: it skis like one of the heavyweights of the Alps and looks like a chocolate-box village. At 1,200 m in the wide Prättigau valley, it shares a single lift pass with Davos covering 300 km of piste and 62 lifts across the Parsenn, Madrisa and Gotschna sectors. The Parsenn is the heart of the domain, long, sweeping reds that drop almost 2,000 m vertical from Weissfluhjoch into Klosters Dorf or Kublis, the kind of cruising that defined Swiss skiing in the postwar decades. The Madrisa side, reached by a separate cable car from the village, is sunnier and gentler, ideal for families. The Gotschna sector is the steep one, the home of the freeride classics that have given the resort its Bond-of-the-Alps reputation. King Charles has wintered here since the Prince Charles years, which sets the tone: discretion over flash, dark wood chalets over mirrored glass, hotels grand but never loud. The 45 blues and 55 reds suit the broad middle of the market, while the 30 blacks and the off-piste keep the experts honest. The Gotschnabahn pulls straight out of the railway station, so a train from Zurich Airport puts you on the snow without a transfer. Season November 30 to April 21.
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Klosters offers 300 km of pistes across 62 lifts, from 1200 m to 2860 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Nov 30 to Apr 21, with a snow score of 88/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Few hotels are strictly ski-in/ski-out: most sit in the village at 1,200 m and use the Gotschnabahn cable car, which leaves from the railway station and reaches the slopes in minutes.
Klosters has 300 km of marked pistes served by 62 lifts, between 1200 m and 2860 m of altitude.
Klosters counts about 130 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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