St. Moritz Winter Season
St. Moritz Winter Season takes place Dec 2026 - Mar 2027 (Snow Polo World Cup Jan 22 - 24; White Turf Feb 7, 14 and 21, 2027) in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The dress code is Alpine luxury - serious ski kit on the mountain, fur and evening dress in the Badrutt's and Suvretta bars. The lake events are bitterly cold, so bring boots with grip and proper thermals. Typical cost ranges from 5000 to 20000 EUR per person.
The place that invented winter tourism, in 1864, and still the most socially concentrated season anywhere in the Alps. Three separate ski areas rise above the village, and the real calendar happens on the frozen lake itself: the Snow Polo World Cup in January, and the three White Turf racing Sundays in February when thoroughbreds run on ice against the Engadin peaks.
- When
- Dec 2026 - Mar 2027 (Snow Polo World Cup Jan 22 - 24; White Turf Feb 7, 14 and 21, 2027)
- Where
- St. Moritz, Switzerland
- Dress code
- Alpine luxury - serious ski kit on the mountain, fur and evening dress in the Badrutt's and Suvretta bars. The lake events are bitterly cold, so bring boots with grip and proper thermals.
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 5000 to 20000 EUR per person.
- Weather
- -8C to 2C, dry cold and exceptionally sunny
- When to book
- The festive fortnight, Snow Polo in January and the three White Turf Sundays in February are the peaks, and all are booked 9 - 12 months ahead. The lake events themselves are free or cheap to attend, but hotel rates for those weekends roughly double, so lock accommodation the previous spring.
- Getting there
- ZRH (Zurich), 3h to St Moritz by car or 3h 30m on the Albula and Bernina railway; Samedan airfield takes private aircraft, 10 min from the village
- Where to stay
- Badrutt's Palace Hotel, Suvretta House, Hotel Hauser St. Moritz
- Official site
- https://www.stmoritz.com
How to attend
There is no season ticket - book accommodation through stmoritz.com and buy a lift pass on arrival, around CHF 90 a day. The signature lake events are separately ticketed but inexpensive: Snow Polo World Cup general entry is free and White Turf general admission is around CHF 20, with grandstand and hospitality tents priced far higher. Accommodation is the real cost, from roughly CHF 250 a night at the Hauser to CHF 2,000 and up at Badrutt's Palace in high season.
There is no season ticket - you book accommodation, buy a lift pass locally, and the lake events are ticketed separately on their own sites.
Insider tip
White Turf and Snow Polo are both staged on the frozen lake with general admission that costs next to nothing - you can stand at the rail alongside the corporate tents and see more of the action than the people paying for hospitality.
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Booking matters here: the festive fortnight, Snow Polo in January and the three White Turf Sundays in February are the peaks, and all are booked 9 - 12 months ahead. The lake events themselves are free or cheap to attend, but hotel rates for those weekends roughly double, so lock accommodation the previous spring. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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