About the area
Jakobshorn above Davos is mostly gentle: of 37 km of pistes, 22 km are green or blue, which is about 60% of the area, and there are 21 short easy runs right next to a lift base — good ground for learning and for repeating turns without long traverses. Only 6 km are red and 2 km black, so strong skiers will run out of steep terrain quickly; the 9 km of black and freeride together make up 24%, and the biggest single descent is 873 m of vertical. Families should note the mix of lift types.
The skiing runs between 1,531 m and 2,561 m, with a longest run of 3,674 m. Thirteen lifts serve the mountain: 3 cable cars, 6 chairlifts and 4 T-bars — the cable cars help with small children, who do not have to load a moving chair. There are 6 km of marked freeride terrain for off-piste days.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 37 km
- Lifts
- 13
- Altitude
- 1531–2561 m
- Vertical
- 1030 m
- Runs
- 59
- Longest run
- 3.7 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 873 m
- Night skiing
- 0.1 km
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 3
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 4
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 21
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Blue22.3 km
- Red5.8 km
- Black2.5 km
- Freeride6.6 km
Lifts by type
- 6Chairlift
- 4T-bar
- 3Cable car
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
yes
- · 60% of pistes are green/blue (22 km)
- · 24% are black/expert/freeride
- · 21 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
yes
- · 3 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base within walking distance of the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 9 km black/expert/freeride (24%)
- · longest vertical on one run 873 m
- · 7 km marked freeride
Best forbeginnersintermediatesfreeride
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.