Christmas Chalets in Davos

Switzerland · Christmas week 19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026

We list 8 Christmas chalets in Davos, Switzerland, sleeping from 4 to 19 guests. Where we have checked a chalet for Christmas week (19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026), its card says whether it was available and what the week cost. Further down is the snow measured in Davos on Christmas morning since 1996.

2 chalets available for Christmas week when we checked on 12 October 2026, from £4,225 for the week.

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A high, snow-sure town with the Parsenn above it, the Spengler Cup over Christmas and a character all of its own.

Quick answers about Christmas in Davos

Is there usually snow in Davos at Christmas?
In most years, yes. At the Weissfluhjoch weather station on the slopes (2,536 m, 3.9 km from Davos), there was at least 30cm of snow on the ground on Christmas morning in 30 of the 30 years measured since 1996; the thinnest was 39cm in 2016. At village height, at Davos Flüelastr. (1,560 m, 1.6 km from Davos), snow was lying on 27 of 30 Christmas mornings. Davos scores 68 out of 100 on our Christmas Snow Score. That is how often there has been snow, not a forecast: conditions vary from season to season and nobody can promise them.
What is Christmas actually like in Davos?
Lively and urban. The Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament runs from 26 to 31 December (in the 2026 season) and brings crowds and atmosphere to the town between Christmas and New Year. It is a busy, sporty Christmas rather than a quiet, candlelit one.
When is Christmas week in Davos this season?
For Christmas 2026, Christmas Day is a Friday, so the Christmas week runs from Saturday 19 to Saturday 26 December. Most chalets in Davos are let by the week, so that is the week to search for.
Winter in Davos
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Sat 19 Dec – Sat 26 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · 8 guests

Chalets in Davos you can book now

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Getting to Davos for Christmas week

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Chalets in Davos

On 12 October 2026 we checked 8 chalets here for Christmas week (19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026): 2 were still available on Booking.com, from £4,225 for the week.

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Sat 19 Dec – Sat 26 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · 8 guests

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Davos is a town, not a village: it grew in the nineteenth century as a health resort for tuberculosis patients, and the long main streets and big hotels still show it. Thomas Mann set The Magic Mountain here and the painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner lived and worked in the valley. Between Christmas and New Year the town is taken over by the Spengler Cup, an international club ice hockey tournament.

The skiing is spread over several separate mountains, the largest being the Parsenn, which links over to Klosters and has a long run down to Küblis in the Prättigau. The others, including the Jakobshorn, Rinerhorn and Pischa, are reached by bus or train. The case for Davos at Christmas is height: the town sits high in its valley and the Parsenn climbs well above it, so snow is dependable. The trade-off is that it does not feel like a mountain village, and moving between ski areas takes time.

Christmas in Davos

Lively and urban. The Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament runs from 26 to 31 December (in the 2026 season) and brings crowds and atmosphere to the town between Christmas and New Year. It is a busy, sporty Christmas rather than a quiet, candlelit one.

Our Christmas atmosphere rating: 3 out of 5

If you are not skiing

Good. The Spengler Cup, the town's shops, the Kirchner connection and the Schatzalp above the town give plenty to do, though Davos is spread out and more town than village.

Christmas Snow Score

68/ 100

1,560m2,844m

Usually reliable

68 out of 100 — normally open at Christmas, with more of the lower runs depending on the year. The strongest factor here is the measured Christmas snow record. At least 30cm of snow on the ground on 30 of the last 30 Christmas mornings at the Weissfluhjoch station (2536 m). Snow in the Alps varies from one December to the next, and no resort can promise cover on a given week.

What went into it

Measured Christmas snowAt least 30cm of snow on the ground on 30 of the last 30 Christmas mornings at the Weissfluhjoch station (2536 m)
45% weight100
Village altitudeThe village sits at 1560 m and loses its snow first
20% weight51
Top of the ski areaThe skiing reaches 2844 m, and high ground holds cover in a thin December
15% weight44
Snowmaking coverageSnowmaking covers 49% of pistes and opens the season when snowfall is late
12% weight49
Glacier accessNo glacier
8% weight0

The Christmas Snow Score compares resorts on how often there has been snow on the ground on Christmas morning, measured at weather stations over the last thirty years, with altitude, snowmaking and glacier access. It describes how reliable a resort tends to be, not what the snow will do this year — Alpine conditions vary from season to season and nobody can promise them. How the Snow Score works and how the resorts compare

Resort figures from the source we checked on 22 September 2026.

Snow on Christmas morning in Davos

How much snow was on the ground on 25 December, each year since 1996, measured at the nearest weather stations. This is what the resort’s Christmas Snow Score is built on.

On the slopes: Weissfluhjoch, 2,536 m

3.9 km from Davos. At least 30cm on the ground on 30 of 30 Christmas mornings measured since 1996. Typical depth 112cm; least 39cm in 2016; most 188cm in 2023.

No reading since 11 October 2026; this station reports in the snow season.

0cm100cm200cmChristmas 1996: 141cmChristmas 1997: 112cmChristmas 1998: 115cmChristmas 1999: 88cmChristmas 2000: 77cmChristmas 2001: 85cmChristmas 2002: 169cmChristmas 2003: 129cmChristmas 2004: 58cmChristmas 2005: 81cmChristmas 2006: 63cmChristmas 2007: 125cmChristmas 2008: 139cmChristmas 2009: 116cmChristmas 2010: 112cmChristmas 2011: 172cmChristmas 2012: 116cmChristmas 2013: 59cmChristmas 2014: 79cmChristmas 2015: 47cmChristmas 2016: 39cmChristmas 2017: 131cmChristmas 2018: 168cmChristmas 2019: 136cmChristmas 2020: 120cmChristmas 2021: 84cmChristmas 2022: 79cmChristmas 2023: 188cmChristmas 2024: 94cmChristmas 2025: 64cm30cm1996200020052010201520202025
Christmas morning snow depth at Weissfluhjoch, year by year
ChristmasSnow on the ground
202564cm
202494cm
2023188cm
202279cm
202184cm
2020120cm
2019136cm
2018168cm
2017131cm
201639cm
201547cm
201479cm
201359cm
2012116cm
2011172cm
2010112cm
2009116cm
2008139cm
2007125cm
200663cm
200581cm
200458cm
2003129cm
2002169cm
200185cm
200077cm
199988cm
1998115cm
1997112cm
1996141cm

Measured on the morning of 25 December by WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF (CC BY 4.0).

In the village: Davos Flüelastr., 1,560 m

1.6 km from Davos. At least 30cm on the ground on 17 of 30 Christmas mornings measured since 1996. Typical depth 33cm; least 0cm in 2014; most 88cm in 2011.

No reading since 31 May 2026; this station reports in the snow season.

0cm50cm100cmChristmas 1996: 52cmChristmas 1997: 29cmChristmas 1998: 34cmChristmas 1999: 33cmChristmas 2000: 10cmChristmas 2001: 30cmChristmas 2002: 18cmChristmas 2003: 18cmChristmas 2004: 24cmChristmas 2005: 64cmChristmas 2006: 14cmChristmas 2007: 55cmChristmas 2008: 65cmChristmas 2009: 23cmChristmas 2010: 33cmChristmas 2011: 88cmChristmas 2012: 59cmChristmas 2013: 19cmChristmas 2014: 0cmChristmas 2015: 0cmChristmas 2016: 3cmChristmas 2017: 40cmChristmas 2018: 41cmChristmas 2019: 61cmChristmas 2020: 39cmChristmas 2021: 38cmChristmas 2022: 12cmChristmas 2023: 60cmChristmas 2024: 40cmChristmas 2025: 18cm30cm1996200020052010201520202025
Christmas morning snow depth at Davos Flüelastr., year by year
ChristmasSnow on the ground
202518cm
202440cm
202360cm
202212cm
202138cm
202039cm
201961cm
201841cm
201740cm
20163cm
20150cm
20140cm
201319cm
201259cm
201188cm
201033cm
200923cm
200865cm
200755cm
200614cm
200564cm
200424cm
200318cm
200218cm
200130cm
200010cm
199933cm
199834cm
199729cm
199652cm

Measured on the morning of 25 December by WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF (CC BY 4.0).

How Davos compares with the other resorts we measure: the Christmas Snow Report.

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Common questions about Christmas in Davos

How high is Davos?

The village sits at 1,560m, and the lift-served ski area reaches 2,844m. Top figure is the Weissfluh summit on the Parsenn, which links Davos and Klosters. Piste kilometres cover the five Davos Klosters Mountains areas, which are not all linked by piste. Altitude matters at Christmas because high ground holds snow in a thin December; the measured Christmas record on this page shows how that has played out year by year. Figures checked on 22 September 2026 against the source listed on this page.

Is Davos good for families at Christmas?

Davos works for families, with some compromises. This is our editorial judgement rather than a measurement, and the resort page explains the reasoning.

Can a beginner learn to ski in Davos at Christmas?

Davos is workable for beginners without being a standout. One thing to weigh at Christmas specifically: nursery slopes are usually the lowest terrain in a resort and so the first to be thin in December. Here, that is worth taking seriously in a poor December.

Which airport do you fly into for Davos?

The usual arrival airports are Zurich (ZRH). Transfer times swing widely with traffic and road conditions on a Saturday in Christmas week, so treat any published drive time as a minimum and ask your transfer company for a figure they will stand behind.

Can I book a chalet in Davos through this site?

We list 8 chalets in Davos, but we do not take bookings ourselves: we are not a travel agent and we take no bookings or payments. We link to partners who do, and the links on this page go to their live Christmas availability. If you book through one we may earn a commission, which does not change your price.

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