- Supermarkets Davos Platz
There are 4 main supermarkets which I found, namely Coop, Migros, Spar, Aldi and Denner, They are all found along the Promenade and in close proximity to each other, and that is also the order of their prices in descending order (and quality). For those who love their vices, Migros doesn't sell cigarettes and alcohol. Also Spar ("save" in German) is not your typical Spar found in other parts of Europe and it's ironically pretty darn expensive.
I frequent Coop the most as although it's technically the priciest, it as a good collection of wine and also have sneaky corner for 50% off near expiry (3-4days) meat and fish, which is awesome. (They usually hide them in a discrete corner of the meat section). - Eau-la-la at the Congress centre
For those of you weary souls who would like a break from skiing/WEF/freezing you butt off, I highly recommend this place. The congress centre, aside from being the stage for WEF and AO courses, has an AMAZING swimming pool next/in it called Eau-la-la. It is clean and well kept, and if you go at the right time, it isn't too crowded. It's indoor pool is commendable, but the outdoor pool is phenomenal. Here's a photo from their website, http://www.eau-la-la.ch/de/english/welcome/. Eau-la-la indeed.
A card for an 10 entries cost about 75 CHF, which is imo, totally worth the experience.
- Ski Equipment
On a random weekend morning in November a few weeks prior to ski season, my flatmate who's been here for a couple of years and who's an avid snowboarder brought me to this random shop. To be honest, it was more like somebody's house and basement, the sort that you'd expect to see in horror films, but it was amazing. It was a second-hand store selling ski and snowboarding, equipment and clothes. From goggles to beanies, it had everything you needed for ski season and more. If you're not impressed by the quality, you will be impressed by the prices. Ski's going for 50 CHF, Mont Cler jackets going for 60 CHF, this is THE place to get your stuff. It was very well stocked and organized, people were friendly and quality was very good. Some jackets even looked brand new.
The shop is off the beaten track, and is only open a few weeks before ski season and shuts the weekend before ski season. Apologies for the lack of photos, but here's a rough map. It's a brown wooden building and if its open you'll see racks of clothes on the ground level. (FYI it shuts at 6pm).
Definitely worth a visit if you're planning to renew your skiing equipment, or even get a few nice good jackets for the winter! It's also actually cheaper then renting your own sports
equipment.
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