More Info Possibly the world's most famous ski resort, St. Moritz can legitimately claim to be the birth place of winter sports holidays. In 1864, the owner of the Kulm hotel offered two English tourists a "free stay" if they dared to spend the winter there. The rest, as they say, is history.>
St. Moritz's many claims to fame include hosting the Winter Olympics of 1928 and 1948. It is the site of the famous Cresta Run and the town has a long association with the jet set who have access to unrivaled facilities at the best hotels.
Some imagine St. Mortiz to be a quaint alpine village which it isn't, but the lakeside setting in the Engadin Valley is stunning. Winter activities on the frozen lake include golf, horse racing and a mass cross country race. Perhaps surprisingly, St. Moritz is Switzerland's sunniest spot with 322 days of sun each year,.
It is not widely reported that, although a genuine traditional settlement, St. Moritz is a high altitude resort with a modern infrastructure. While many other famous names in skiing have been content to rest on their reputations, St. Moritz has invested heavily in state-of-the-art lifts and is now served by a host of high speed detachable triples and quads.
The Engadin ski pass, which includes St. Moritz's ski areas and several others, covers 350 KM of terrain, with 80 km of "local" St Moritz terrain and the three ski areas of Corviglia, Corvatsch and the Diavolezza Glacier area.