| rdfs:comment | - Located in the Engadin Valley to the southeast of Zurich on the borders of Italy and Austria, this is one of Europe’s most chic summer and winter resorts. Other nearby resorts include Davos and Klosters; Cellerina, only 15 minutes away, is known as Milano Due because of the many Italians who come up from the city for the weekend. St. Moritz is blessed with some of the best weather among all of the ski resorts, with an average of 322 days of sunshine each year. The town lies along the shore of a large lake, and is nestled at the base of Piz Nair, where the main ski slopes are located. Its sunny location has spared St. Moritz from many of the avalanche problems that confronted surrounding regions in recent years. Popular pastimes include skiing and hiking, nearby there is also the world famo
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| abstract | - Located in the Engadin Valley to the southeast of Zurich on the borders of Italy and Austria, this is one of Europe’s most chic summer and winter resorts. Other nearby resorts include Davos and Klosters; Cellerina, only 15 minutes away, is known as Milano Due because of the many Italians who come up from the city for the weekend. St. Moritz is blessed with some of the best weather among all of the ski resorts, with an average of 322 days of sunshine each year. The town lies along the shore of a large lake, and is nestled at the base of Piz Nair, where the main ski slopes are located. Its sunny location has spared St. Moritz from many of the avalanche problems that confronted surrounding regions in recent years. Popular pastimes include skiing and hiking, nearby there is also the world famous Cresta Run toboggan course. The year round population is 5,600 with some 3,000 seasonal employees. This population supports hotels and rental units with a total of 13,000 beds. St. Moritz has been the host city for the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics. It was also the one-time host of the 1940 Winter Olympics before a squabble between the Swiss organizing group and the IOC. It also hosted the 1934, 1974 and 2003 Alpine Skiing World Championships. It is one of three cities, the others being Innsbruck, Austria and Lake Placid, New York in the United States, that have hosted the Winter Olympic Games twice.
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