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Discover and book your next ski trip in Switzerland. Skiing is undoubtedly a popular sport in Switzerland, with almost one in three Swiss people skiing. Swiss ski resorts are in the top ten internationally. In total, there are about 7000 km of ski slopes in Switzerland. Some higher ski resorts are located on a glacier. Thanks to them, depending on the region, it is even possible to ski in summer
We have created a Beginner's Guide Skiing and a Guide Skiing Kids for you. There you will find the most important answers to beginner questions
The ski equipment includes:
With classic alpine skis, you can choose between pure carving skis and all-mountain skis. Carving skis are best for well-prepared slopes. All-mountain skis also allow you to make excursions into deep snow. A current trend is to use rocker technology. It simplifies cornering. There are also freeride skis, touring skis and cross-country skis.
The International Ski Federation FIS has published Safety Rules:
If you have only had a few days of skiing, it is not recommended that you buy your own skis. Especially in the first days or weeks of skiing you usually make great progress. So you will soon have "outgrown" your beginner's skis. You will soon no longer need the short all-round carver that you need at the beginning to forgive mistakes. So it makes sense to rent the beginner skis
Overall, the trend is more towards renting skis every time anyway. There are several reasons for this. First, skis are expensive and you often only need them for a few days or weeks a year when you actually have time to ski. On the other hand, new models are added every year and it would be very expensive to keep up with the trend.
Please also see our guide Ski resorts in Switzerland on this topic. The regions with the largest ski resorts include Vaud and Valais, Bernese Oberland, Central Switzerland, Grisons and Eastern Switzerland. Ski resorts with more than 200 kilometers of slopes are: