Alpine tourism was born here in 1864, and the place has never let you forget it. Two Olympics, the Cresta Run, polo and horse racing on a frozen lake: St. Moritz wraps serious skiing in old-money theatre.
St. Moritz is a ski resort in Switzerland, in the Swiss Alps. The village sits at 1822 m and the lifts top out at 3303 m, with 350 km of pistes and 56 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 93/100, and the season usually runs Nov 29 → 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 · 1.3k reviews
Moments from the lifts in St. Moritz, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.7/5 from 1,334 reviews). It sits about 350 m from the slopes. A luxury option for St. Moritz, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 1.1k reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in St. Moritz, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 876 reviews
Moments from the lifts in St. Moritz, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
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Most palace hotels sit in the village proper, with ski access via the Corviglia funicular. True ski-in/ski-out is limited to a few addresses higher up.
The skiing is genuinely good, sunny and uncrowded, but half the point is the scene: the frozen lake hosts polo and horse racing, and the hotels invented luxury alpine holidays. Come for the social calendar as much as the slopes, and budget accordingly.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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St. Moritz offers 350 km of pistes across 56 lifts, from 1822 m to 3303 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 29 to Apr 21, with a snow score of 93/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Most palace hotels sit in the village proper, with ski access via the Corviglia funicular. True ski-in/ski-out is limited to a few addresses higher up.
St. Moritz has 350 km of marked pistes served by 56 lifts, between 1822 m and 3303 m of altitude.
St. Moritz counts about 84 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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