ST. MORITZ: The BEST skiing & MOST EXCLUSIVE skiing resort in SWITZERLAND - a down to earth guide
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- Join my journey to St. Moritz and the Engadin valley in Switzerland, discover the best skiing areas and slopes of the surrounding and get to know the culture and the famous architecture.
A place, reachable through high mountain passes. A valley with wide open lakes, surrounded by harsh rocks. A real winterwonderland and one of the best places in the world to visit in wintertimes: Let’s visit St. Moritz & the Engadin valley and play in the snow.
00:00 Intro to St. Moritz
01:13 How to reach St. Moritz - Julierpass
04:00 What you need to know about St. Moritz
05:55 Skiing in the Corviglia Area - starting at Suvretta/Randolins chairlift
08:30 Must do: stop for a Skiwasser at Alpina Mountain Restaurant
09:30 Best relaxed Lunch option in Corviglia - Lej de la Pesch Restaurant
09:50 Visit Val Schlattain - the Cold Valley
10:59 Deep snow offpiste skiing in St. Moritz and the best Skischool / guides
13:52 Where to stay - rent an apartment in the surrounding villages
14:19 What to eat - Cheese fondue!
14:40 Activities on St. Moritz Lake - Walking and Iceskating
15:47 Self-guided architecture walk through St. Moritz
17:25 Skiing in the Corvatsch area and visiting the highest place reachable by gondola (Corvatsch 3303)
19:01 The best slope in St. Moritz - famous Hahnensee Run to St. Moritz Bad
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Im 64 years old and have never skied. Your video makes me want to go to St. Moritz. I'm going to take my wife there.
Merry Christmas Lea! This video brought back many memories of skiing with my wife when she was alive. I was drawn to my wife before we where married because she loved to ski. Little did I know that she would be more of a skiing fanatic then me. Thanks for the memories. John in Washington state USA
Awww how nice is that! I bet you have some awesome memories then of skiing together. Merry Christmas to you! 🙏🏻
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I learnt to ski at St Moritz over 30 years ago and ‘found it again’ after skiing around Europe and USA.. Am booked for my 11th trip there in 4 weeks time - always stay at the Monopol. An absolutely beautiful skiing resort and my favourite. Just watch the credit card bills…..
I'd love to go to Switzerland. But most of the time it's cheaper to fly to the other side of the world. 😮
Unless you go somewhere like Cervinia or Avoriaz and go over the border.
I live and work in Sils and in my free time i go skiing at Corviglia and Corvatsch. The Engadine is a paradise in every season for outdoor activities
Moritz is more than just a holiday resort. It was also the birthplace of Alpine winter tourism (in 1864) and has twice hosted the Winter Olympics. Nevertheless, St. Moritz first became famous thanks to its mineral springs, which were discovered 3,000 years ago and established the town as a summer spa resort early on.
Out of the 141 resorts I have visited St Moritz and Zermatt stand out as my all time best resorts. Zermatt has trains as some of its chairlifts and that is a rarity in any skiing resort plus it is the highest and linked with Cervinia of Italy. St Moritz wins on ambience and there is no mistake it is a premium resort by any standard relative to any country. Aspen is also an expensive resort with similar ambience but its architecture is basically a typical cowboy era town. In St Moritz you know you have arrived at one the top skiing resort in the world. You don't get the same feeling in St Anton/Lech, Ischgl or any of the French or Italian resort.
For terrain I would classify St Moritz as "enjoyable" which is the correct image for this type of resorts as no rich guy would hell bend to do extreme and difficult skiing. It was three large ski areas which are not linked unless you do some seriously long offpiste and that I think is unidirectional.
One feature of St Moritz is it has several large lakes! When the St Moritz lake at the centre is frozen and white the snow-sure resort is a paradise with unbelievable beauty. Thus the world's biggest cross country skiing takes part on St Moritz lake annually.
Due to its location rather difficult to get to (by car), expensive 4 and 5 star hotels properly equipped with high class restaurants the place is for well-to-do visitors. It is therefore clean, very well kept, people are well dressed and expensive mink coats are more common than other resorts. As the video author said the place has a large number of designer shops.
St Moritz has been the venue for two early winter Olympic in 1928 and 1948. The Olympic run is quite ordinary by today standard but I did have my most memorable run in Piz Nair
I love skiing in Saint Moritz. It is one the of the very best places in the world to ski.
I agree. It’s one of my favorites!
St. Moritz was my first experience skiing in Europe… this brought back many fond memories. Bravo!
What a lovely video. Thank you. I have many wonderful memories of skiing there with my wife and my mother-in-law, having been on two occasions. Travelling from the U.K. we would fly into Zurich, then take the snow train to St Moritz. On both occasions we stayed at the hotel Schweizerhof. The hotel would send a bourse drawn carriage to collect us from the train station. This was the most amazing way to arrive. We are all very keen skiers but would explore the area after the slopes and into the evening. Having skied for fourth years I can say that St Moritz is one of the best places to ski in the world, if not the best. Thank you again for sharing this video.
Amazing video. Truly public service for Sank Moritz tourism
Beautiful ❤️ the scenery is just breathtaking, awesome job capturing the beauty of this high ski resort! 👍🏽 Happy holidays to you and your family 🙏🏽
Thank you so much! Merry Christmas to you too!
Good story-telling and cinematically filmed! Love it :)
This video refreshed my memories of St. Moritz from 2017 😀. Awesome content 👍
What A fantastic storyteller YOU are ... AND Switzerland is A fantastic place ...brin all UR monnies 🙂
I have been to St. Moritz twice - once as a kid and the second time staying at the Palace. Thanks for bringing back some memories. And the drone footage is beautiful!
Thank you for this wonderful video! I can't wait to visit this season. Cheers!
Wow beautiful ! One of the best ski videos I have seen !
Beautiful scenes, thank you.
Something to aim for in the future.
I need to get back into skiing.
What an amazing video! You are really making me start drawing plans to visit there.
Ahhh thank you Lea, love love love this beautiful video. Wishing you a happy healthy love filled new year. 😇🥰💞
Thanks for this Lea and for all your other videos this year. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and all the followers of the channel. I hope you can keep taking us to these breathtaking places.👍👍👍👏👏🇬🇧
Thank you so much! I hope you travel as well with me in 2022 and that we can visit many more awesome places!
Hello Lea! Thanks to share your trip to this beautiful gorgeous place! One day I will take my wife to ski in Switzerland one day. Happy New year! Hope to see more videos from Switzerland, thank you!!!
Very nice video, Lena. 🌹Amazing shots by your drone!
🛩能到这拥有如此壮阔雄丽高山雪景的圣莫里茨滑雪场，感受自由飞驰的乐趣真的是非常惊险刺激！🥀🎸🙏👍👍👍
How beautiful! I have never been to Switzerland, but this really makes me want to go! Merry Christmas, Lea 🎄🎄
It’s an awesome place to be, no matter if in winter or summer. Merry Christmas to you too!
Super beautiful place for snow sports, great food, wine, scenery....
So beautiful!!! Thank you!
Stunning - Love Switzerland!
Me too. It’s so pretty!
thank you,what a lovely and informative video
Loved your video!!!! I will be visiting in January and thanks to you now I feel more confident with my choice of travelling there😍
Your videos are breathtaking and so well made! I watched the zermatt video and can’t wait to see all of your others!
Great that you liked them!
Amazing video. Thanks for this experience
Great video. looks awesome! I am planning a trip to Europe to ski next year, I could not decide where to go until I saw your video's of the Engadin Valley. Thanks!
Beautiful !!! THX for sharing !
Merry Christmas and happy new year to you both. Thanks for showing us around the beautiful St Moritz area and all of the other places your journeys have taken you this year. Cheers 🥂🍷🍷
Thank you so much! I hope you will as well join the journey next year!!!
Hanensee slope is beautiful. I’m driving to St Moritz tomorrow. Engadin is one of the most beautiful places in the world
Wonderful , Bravo !
Snow falls... Slowly and stretching, he falls asleep by the window's chest.
In the small and cozy cabin... On tiptoe, an anxious pair of eyes roam the white mantle of the mountain, happy in search of a sleigh with reindeer. The eyelids are already heavy and with so much waiting... The dream. Tiny bells tinkle... A figure, dressed in red, beckons and leaves a beautiful gift. Slowly and slowly.... A light shines and descends from the top of the mountain.
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A Christmas and winter poem. Antonio, merry Christmas to you and to your loved ones - and to my favorite 📖😍
Besinnliche Feiertage, Gesundheit und für dich nur das Beste 🤗 Und für uns alle wieder Normalität im Leben 👍 LG Leopold
Vielen lieben Dank! Auch für dich und deine liebsten alles gute und frohe Weihnachten!
Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches und gesundes neues Jahr. Vielen Dank für die wundervollen Videos über deine Erkundung unserer Welt.
Dir auch lieber Ed! Danke für das folgen und alles liebe!
Omg omg omg... how beautiful is yr video!! I am frm Bengaluru, India. Loved watching the beautiful slopes, skiing and yr sweet smiling face.🙏 Thanks tons n tons for St. Moritz...all new to me
Senza parole stupendo complimenti video meraviglioso ciao
Lea, St. Moritz is a dream for most of us .....enjoy you time there and ...Marry Christmas !!!
It’s absolutely stunning!
Thanks for this video! Best Regards
Awesome video! I knew it was a famous ski area, but not how amazing it really looks! Absolutely going!
Fantastic Lea - Merry Christmas to you both and I hope this damn curse we have at the moment does not mess up your plans for next year. Thanks for keeping us entertained this year and your very personal approach is so nice. Stay safe and thanks for this “Winter Special”! 😊
I hope so too - I would really like to go on a bigger journey again.
Merry Christmas to you too!
So So much prettier in its winter scene for sure. I rode through St Moritz in the summer and it was nice but you are so right its beauty blossoms in the winter. Wow! It reminds me of how some of our National Parks and their living nature outshines with winter blankets. Absolutely stunning Great Video!!
Since I visitied St moritz in wintertime as well the summer in the engadin Valley grew on me massively - like you I always thought it’s “nice” but nothing special. Meanwhile I love it, no matter which season!
Merry Christmas Lea! Thanks so much for this and all of your other wonderful videos!
Thank you for always joining! Merry Christmas!
Wonderful, a real treat, thank you. Happy Christmas x
Merry Xmas to you too! ⛷
Great break from the motorvloging almost like a "travel channel" now.. Interesting and good quality as always, inspiration is always welcome👍🏻
Merry Christmas, Lea, and thank you for all your films. I enjoy following you on your adventures on bike, and nice you also have a christmas episode 😊
Thank you so much! I hope you will as well travel with me in 2022 to more nice places around the world!
Völlig unerwartet an Green Christmas (nicht wirklich überraschend 😫) eine klasse und sehr charmante St. Moritz Doku UND Lustmacher Tiefschneeperspektiven. 👏 Happy Christmas 🙋♂️
Da möchte ich ja nicht zu viel verraten, bei mir gab es diesmal weiße Weihnachten! Aber das seht ihr dann nächstes Jahr! 😅🤗
Thank you for another great episode. We love skiing in Switzerland and normally base ourselves in Zermatt.
Merry Xmas and best wishes for a wonderful and exciting 2022.
Zermatt is one of my favorites too. Good choice!!!
You should definitely visit the Oberengadin. Most stunning place in Switzerland.
Obrigado pelo seu video! Amei!
Beautiful video!
Stunning video quality!
All I can say is STUNNING!
Thank you ☺️
Very nice video :) thanks so much
I really enjoyed your upload!
I'm looking forward to another awesome video!
Take care and stay in touch! 🎄🎄🎄🎄
Thank you so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Wonderful episode Lea ! Dir und deiner Familie auch ein schönes Weihnachtsfest. 😃😃
Vielen lieben Dank! ⛷⛷⛷
Your video brought back some fond memories. I did a day trip from Milan to St. Moritz in 2020.
Yes, yes, St. Moritz is kinda nice... bla... Cut, last few scenes with music and those STUNNING pictures of the lake = me in tears!
Your footage was amazing! Thank you. Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year to you and yours!
Merry Christmas to you too!
Thank you for coming to us ;)
Good video thanks for sharing Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you too!
thanks for great videos
thanks for taking us on your travels... Wishing you and your's a very Merry Christmas and Happy holiday season... stay safe... stay blessed...
Thank you so much! I wish you the same! 🙏🏻
watched this morning, all i can say is WOW i used to ski long time ago but omg, that looks so great, tnx for the view
Maybe you start again at one point! ☺️
Wow Switzerland lovely place, Drone Shorts are Amazing Nice Video, Merry Christmas...
Thank you for traveling with me always and merry Christmas to you too!
Hey Lea. Greetings from Oz where it's plus 30 not minus 15 ! What magnificent scenery and magic Swiss architecture. Thank you for taking us along.
Thank you very much Lea for the St. Moritz video. It is a spectacular, beautiful video. The landscapes are impressive. Have a very Merry Christmas
and a very good vacation. Greetings from Argentina.
Thank you so much, and merry Christmas to Argentina!
What a beautiful area. If I had that in my back yard I might enjoy skiing. But alas my destiny is to shovel snow from my driveway while dreaming about warmer weather. Merry Christmas.
😂😂😂 I am happy that I don’t share your destiny - living close to a lake I very rarely have snow in my driveway due to humidity.
Merry Christmas to you too!
Beautiful
Such a wonderful tour of a place I dream of visiting one day. Of course I'd rather just move there for good! Thx.
Merry Christmas .
Real Winter wonderland
its amazing !
Go on , be safe ..
Thank you! 🤗
Great vid. Nice to see it up close. Safe travels. Merry Christmas. See you in USA.
Thank you so much! Hope to be back in the USA at one point!
Great video nice music and you explain everything perfect 👏👏👏💪💪
Beautiful work! You are such talented movie maker👍👏👏👏
I was confused by the timeline at first also, but you kept this simply for later. And now is the time and it is beautiful.
I have been skiing also at the Porte du soleil. Not at your level though. The scenery is stunning and the filming accordingly. Thanks for letting us go with you.
Thank you so much! Yes, it’s sometimes hard with the timing - posting this video last year in March or April would have just felt weird. And working as a journalist for magazines and newspapers I as well am used to making the Christmas stories a year in advanace - it’s very rare to get good snowy pictures before Christmas in December anymore. So I hope you guys can live with the confusion - and join me for another snowy espidode next week before we return to the motorcycle journey! 🤗
Merry Christmas to you!
Merry Christmas & Happy new Year, thanks for the awesome videos 🎅👍
Thank you so much for watching! Merry Christmas!
this was very helpful!!!
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Beautiful!!!
It is 😍
I like that your videos are not just motorcycles (although that is my big interest). You do a great job at sharing adventures to places I may not get to visit. Thanks again.
Thank you for writing that - and I am very happy that you appreciate it! Knowing that most people are here on the channel for the motorcycling (and therefore the motorcycle videos mostly click better/ have more views/ bigger ad revenues) I sometimes get a bit discouraged by posting other videos - but then I really think these places are too awesome to not share them, only because they don’t have a motorcycle involved. And: it’s awesome that it’s my own channel and not a motorcycle channel I am working for - because I can trick all you motorcycle people into watching the one or other thing unrelated to bikes as well if I hide it nicely 😂😂😂
great video!
Merry Christmas warmest wishes for your wonderful travels 🌠☃️
Thank you!!! ⛷
Actually I was little late to see this video l enjoyed every minute ❤
top level editing and videography! also content!! congrats!
St Moritz , surlej , sils maria , engadin valley, this is outstanding. And such a good skier!!
Reminds of the movie “ clouds of Sils Maria”. Just as good as this episode.
Switzerland and the alp’s truly a four season place.
That’s an awesome movie and I will actually mention it in the next episode! St moritz is really something else!
Perfect, wonderful video Lea, congratulations
Thank you so much
You're Welcome
hey, thanks for the video. merry christmas to you too
Thank you, I wish you happy holidays too!
Stunningly beautifully shot and narrated.
Thanks for taking us on the ride.
Adrian and Wendy in hot Oz 🥵
At least you guys can still ride bikes now! 😍😍😍
Stunning drone shots and cool mountains.. Merry Xmas and Happy New year Lea 🎅🎄⛄
Thank you! Merry x mad to you too!!! ⛷
Please...more amazing videos!
Once again a spectacular video, beautifully shot. Skiing is definitely not for me but I'm happy to see the beauty of the area on my pc screen. Merry Christmas and thank you for sharing.
You never know, one day you might wake up and want to ski! ☺️
Merry Christmas to you too and thanks for joining the journey - even without motorcycle.
Belas imagens de drone.Muito frio e branco!:
Thank you for this gift, Lea, it was choice. If there's one thing I love more than Alpine skiing it's cross-country skiing, so next week I will be watching and grinning. Merry Christmas to you and yours. (No snow here yet, so I am still blasting around on the ancient Honda in frigid temperatures and loving it.)
Omg, you will probably laugh about my cross country skiing skills. They are basically non existent 😂😂😂😂 I hoped nobody would realize because nobody would know how to do it either. 😅😂
Nice video Lea. Like you say snow makes everything look prettier. When I lived in Canada my favorite time of the year to visit Niagara Falls was the winter in the peak of the snow, was not only beautiful the snow scared away all the summer tourists. Merry Christmas.
That sounds awesome! I actually drove by the Niagara Falls on my worldtrip but didn’t visit them in the end because it was already so busy getting to them that I just turned around 😂
So seems like that is a very good strategy!
Beautiful video..........Merry Christmas
Thank you! Merry Xmas to you too!
Great cinematography and narration as usual! Love'd this video as it reminded me of my skiing trips there many years ago now. Great town but too upscale for me --- almost prefer Zermatt town and nearby Davos is my favorite for skiing. From my apartment in Geneva, I could be on the slopes within an hour at Flaine, France ( Le Grand Massif)--- great ski area visited mostly by the locals. Thanks again for the great videos on moto and skiis!
I have never visited that one - maybe I have to try that out at one point too! If skiing in st moritz I definitely don’t want to really stay there in town - for me it’s the small villages that don’t have so many hotels (and therefore more locals). But I have to admit that the engadin valley grew on me massively. In the beginning I didn’t like it at all (as well didn’t like it too much on a bike in summer), but meanwhile I am in love. It’s one of my favorite places…
Happy New Year. Wow those mountain views are amazing. How cold was it up there? -12°? Not too bad for the drone? That snake road looks dangerously fun. I love skiing. The base town looks gorgeous. Might be too expensive for me. But man it looks worth it. The mountain views are fantastic. Skiwasser, sounds refreshing. Gotta get up for the fresh pow pow. Awesome video.