The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Davos Klosters
Explore Backcountry Skiing RoutesThe Davos and Klosters regions consists of over 200 miles of skiing and is made up of Parsenn, Jakobshorn, Rinerhorn, Pischa, Gotschna and Madrisa.
Davos Klosters
Top 37 backcountry skiing routes in Davos Klosters
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Clavandeler
It is a mellow gentle wide slope in an alpine environment without vegetation and not to many rocks. Great for freeriding beginners because of its steepness, like a blue run, and orientation....
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Seetäli freeride area
From the top of Seetäli ride down slope nº30 till it turns to the right and goes to the flat area from there traverse to the right and cross the T-bar line....
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Furka area
Easy freeride area with easy access on the right site of Furka T-bar. Good spot to get started on deep snow and off piste riding on a safe environment. You just have to go around the T-bars at the top and drop in, traversing to the left side between a rolling area....
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Jatz West
This is another of the popular and safe freeride areas on Jakobshorn. A really wide area on the left side of Jatz Quattro chairlift from the top. It has stunning views to Sertig valley....
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South Totalphorn ridge (2532m) to Wolfgang (1631m)
Riding down slope nº15 to Parsennhütte there is a little Bar on your right after Meierhoftälli chairlift, just go through and go around the left side of the artificial lake. From there walk up the west ridge of Totalphorn (2553m)....
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Weissfluhgipfel SE face
From the top of Weissfluhgipfel face down to the Hauptertälli T-bar bottom station. Traverse right from the first slope from the top. From there a few lines open up between wide couloirs and rocky sections....
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Nullisch - Leidbachalp - Rinerhorn Talstation
Follow Nüllisch Grat ridge form slope nº9 till the slope corner, you are almost the the ridge level from there go to the top of the ridge and enjoy the views from Leidbach valley and Leidbachhorn standing on the left....
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Huble East
From the top of Huble T-bar locate north (on your left) from there you can drop in to the east on th west face, which is just straight ahead from the T-bar....
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Juonli to Sertig valley
From the top of Juonli T-bar go to the other side of the mountain from the pistes. There is a big wide rocky creek a long way down below. From your entry point ride down through this rolling terrain, watching out for the first steep section an then keep riding down starting a traverse to the right leaving the wide rocky creek to your left....
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Jschalp pillow line
From the last left hairpin below Jschalp on the blue piste ski straight on into the forest. It is a very technical ride down through a clear zone through the forest with lots of logs and trees....
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Unmarked connection from 9 to 10
From the top corner of slope nº9 turn left and stay on the ridge all the way down till you start getting into the forest. From there traverse to the right to get back run nº10....
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Pischa - Hüreli - Laret
From the top of Pischa we are gonna go to hike the SE ridge of Hüerli (2444m). It is a flat hike following the ridge covered aproximately between 20 or 40 minutes depending on the equipment used....
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Pischa - Hüreli - Wolfgang / Davoser See
From the top of Pischa we are gonna go to hike the SE ridge of Hüerli (2444m). It is a flat hike following the ridge covered aproximately between 20 or 40 minutes depending on the equipment used....
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Seetäli to Obersäss
From the top of Seetälli Tbar turn right and go straight to the first mountain pass on your left. Usually there is a out of boundaries sign there and you will start a little traverse around 50 meters, after that just hike up the wide ridge about 10 minutes....
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SE Höhenweg to Davos
From slope nº4 at Parsenn (one below Parsenn Rapid) turn right and start a long traverse where slope nº5 starts or the BMW slalom. The traverse will keep you on the right side of the creek through a rolling terrain, where you should be really aware of stopping zones....
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SE Höhenweg area
From slope nº4 at Parsenn (one below Parsenn Rapid) turn right and start a long traverse where slope nº5 starts or the BMW slalom. The traverse will keep you on the right side of the creek through rolling terrain, where you should be really aware of stopping zones, until you can ride down through a wide couloir on your left which will lead you to the big creek (an artificial lake will be visible on your right, higher up) and will finish where the black ski out nº7 just cross the cable railway....
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East Dorfbach
From Höhenweg traverse to the far left. You should be able to see some avalanche fences installed on the west face of the mountain. Always keep these on the left side and just ride down till the forest line where you have a creek forest option on your right and and open wide slope just below the avalanche fences line....
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Totalphorn (2532m) N face to Gruobenalp
Riding down slope nº15 to Parsennhütte there is a little Bar on your right after Meierhoftälli chairlift, just go through and go around the left side of the artificial lake. From there walk up the west ridge of Totalphorn (2553m)....
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South face of Gotschnagrat east ridge
Hike or ride down Gotschnagrat east ridge, originally a trail runs on the ridge but watch out for rocky sections. From the ridge you can drop in to the right wherever you want, choosing the line matching your riding level....
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Fuxägufer off piste
It is a mellow slope which follows Fuxägufer chairlift down to Carjöl. Very popular and fun ride with a reasonably wide slope. Very good to get started on off piste in a safe environment....
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