The world's cross-country skiing elite competes every year at the Davos Nordic. The Bünda area in Davos Dorf becomes a cross-country skiing stadium. The competitions are contested by around 250 athletes from over 30 nations - and watched by 18,000 spectators on site.
The beginnings of Davos Nordic go back to 1972. At that time, the Flüela trail was created as part of the expansion of the trail network, tailored to the needs of racing. Those responsible at the Swiss Cross-Country Skiing Association soon recognized the qualities of the trails and held a training week for the Swiss national team in Davos the following year. Over the years, this developed into an international invitational race, which was given the status of an official World Cup race for the first time in 1980.
Davos Nordic has now established itself as an internationally renowned top event and is an integral part of Davos' events calendar. The fantastic television images, the exciting competitions, the media coverage and the crowds of spectators bring a lot to the cross-country skiing region. And the guests of Davos Klosters also benefit from this: the region's extensive and perfectly groomed network of cross-country trails, which includes over 100 km of classic trails and 46 km of skating trails, is evidence of this.