by: GstaadLife 

The Prix de Gessenay (named after the French term for Saanen) named three winners in each category. For Business/Agriculture/Tourism, Ferdinand Eschler took top mention for “Night-Emergency Doctor-Ambulance Air-Glaciers Gstaad-Saanenland”. Fredy Wälti’s “E-Bike Rental” and Jacqueline Wegink’s “Hamilton Lodge Zweisimmen-Gstaad” came in second and third place, respectively. 

In Sports/Society/Culture, Simon Bolton’s successful “Gstaad Winter Games”, inaugurated last season, came out on top. This was followed by “Ride on Music” by Xquisit Events Gstaad and “Gstaad Literary Autumn” by Beat Michel.

While only completed projects were considered for any of the 3,000 CHF, 1,500 CHF and 1,000 CHF prizes, a special “Excellent Innovative Idea” prize was given to Ursula and Jürg Kappeler for their ‘Kids for Kids Tour Guide’ project, which is still in the implementation phase. 

Sponsors for the prize included main partner Saanen Bank, as well as Chaletbau Matti and Chopard, while the awards ceremony and luncheon were hosted by donor Gstaad Palace.