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Iglu-Dorf Davos-Klosters
Davos, Switzerland
The Davos-Klosters igloo village is built each winter high in the Grisons above the resort town, on a snowfield reached from the ski area rather than from a road. Domes are packed from snow and linked into a small settlement, with sleeping igloos, a shared dining dome and a bar of ice.
Sleeping is done on insulated mats in expedition-grade bags; carved reliefs are cut into the interior walls each season, so the decoration is never repeated. Evenings usually run to a hot meal, a walk outside in very clear air, and an early quiet.
Come spring, the site melts and the mountain is bare again. The Davos-Klosters village is one of several Iglu-Dorf locations across the Alps, and it makes the most of an alpine setting that is already famous for winter.
- Rebuilt each winter
- Alpine, Grisons
- Carved snow interiors