The best après-ski, avant de dîner drink spots
28.02.2022
Lifestyle
There’s nothing quite like unwinding with an aperitif after a long day skiing, reminiscing on your friend’s speedy time down the Tiger Run, or having a laugh at your partner’s tumble off the T-bar.
The best après-ski, avant de dîner drink spots
28.02.2022
Lifestyle
There’s nothing quite like unwinding with an aperitif after a long day skiing, reminiscing on your friend’s speedy time down the Tiger Run, or having a laugh at your partner’s tumble off the T-bar.
Changing Lanes: When cowboys ran wild
25.02.2022
Arts & Culture
In the latest exhibition in Maddox Gallery is David Yarrow’s Changing Lanes, a homage to cinema, the Wild West, and a celebration of the rugged wilderness and the animals living in it.
Changing Lanes: When cowboys ran wild
25.02.2022
Arts & Culture
In the latest exhibition in Maddox Gallery is David Yarrow’s Changing Lanes, a homage to cinema, the Wild West, and a celebration of the rugged wilderness and the animals living in it.
Boulder threatens two residential buildings
24.02.2022
Local News
An expert report shows that two houses in Lauenen are potentially at risk from a boulder that could break loose. As a protective measure, a rock underpinning will be carried out next spring.
Boulder threatens two residential buildings
24.02.2022
Local News
An expert report shows that two houses in Lauenen are potentially at risk from a boulder that could break loose. As a protective measure, a rock underpinning will be carried out next spring.
New title sponsor for Swiss Open Gstaad
24.02.2022
Local News
The Swiss Open Gstaad, which will take place from 16 to 24 July, has gained EFG International, a leading Swiss private bank, as a new partner. From this year onwards, the tournament, which is steeped in history, will be known as the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad.
New title sponsor for Swiss Open Gstaad
24.02.2022
Local News
The Swiss Open Gstaad, which will take place from 16 to 24 July, has gained EFG International, a leading Swiss private bank, as a new partner. From this year onwards, the tournament, which is steeped in history, will be known as the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad.
Truly a musical sommet
22.02.2022
Arts & Culture
The audience of the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad experienced an unparalleled musical experience on 3 February in the church of Saanen. The great pianist Maria João Pires and the violinist Renaud Capuçon played sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven.
Truly a musical sommet
22.02.2022
Arts & Culture
The audience of the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad experienced an unparalleled musical experience on 3 February in the church of Saanen. The great pianist Maria João Pires and the violinist Renaud Capuçon played sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven.
Our playground, their habitat
21.02.2022
Sports & Leisure
Leaving your own tracks in the snow, escaping the crowds and experiencing the beauty of nature. Winter sports are changing: more and more people are enjoying winter off-piste, be it freeriding, snowshoeing or on a ski tour.
Our playground, their habitat
21.02.2022
Sports & Leisure
Leaving your own tracks in the snow, escaping the crowds and experiencing the beauty of nature. Winter sports are changing: more and more people are enjoying winter off-piste, be it freeriding, snowshoeing or on a ski tour.
Debris flow in Abländschen
21.02.2022
Local News
On 29 December 2021, at around 9pm, a significant landslide occurred in the upper Chäle in Abländschen as a result of heavy rainfall.
Debris flow in Abländschen
21.02.2022
Local News
On 29 December 2021, at around 9pm, a significant landslide occurred in the upper Chäle in Abländschen as a result of heavy rainfall.
Touring skier died in accident
18.02.2022
Local News
On Saturday, 29 January at around 12.05pm, the Bern cantonal police received a report that a person had fallen from the Oldehore in Gsteig. The rescue teams, including a member of the Swiss Alpine Rescue, were immediately alerted and dispatched by an Air-Glaciers helicopter.
Touring skier died in accident
18.02.2022
Local News
On Saturday, 29 January at around 12.05pm, the Bern cantonal police received a report that a person had fallen from the Oldehore in Gsteig. The rescue teams, including a member of the Swiss Alpine Rescue, were immediately alerted and dispatched by an Air-Glaciers helicopter.
New treasure trove
18.02.2022
Arts & Culture
The bookshop Librairie des Alpages in Saanen is the result of Vera Michalski Hoffmann’s desire to offer French and English literature as well as select volumes in art, music and photography.
New treasure trove
18.02.2022
Arts & Culture
The bookshop Librairie des Alpages in Saanen is the result of Vera Michalski Hoffmann’s desire to offer French and English literature as well as select volumes in art, music and photography.
Issue 2 | 2022 Editorial
18.02.2022
Magazine
There will be a touch of Hollywood in Gstaad soon. Or a bit more than just a touch… Roman Polanski will settle at the Gstaad Palace with his team to shoot a new movie: The Palace.
Issue 2 | 2022 Editorial
18.02.2022
Magazine
There will be a touch of Hollywood in Gstaad soon. Or a bit more than just a touch… Roman Polanski will settle at the Gstaad Palace with his team to shoot a new movie: The Palace.
Expat adventures
17.02.2022
Magazine
Gstaad bids visitors to ‘Come up, Slow down’. A host of enticing activities awaits: spa days at fancy hotels, tranquil walks along meandering trails or exhilarating sessions of winter sports, but quite by chance we found another way to slow down.
Expat adventures
17.02.2022
Magazine
Gstaad bids visitors to ‘Come up, Slow down’. A host of enticing activities awaits: spa days at fancy hotels, tranquil walks along meandering trails or exhilarating sessions of winter sports, but quite by chance we found another way to slow down.
What the ell?
15.02.2022
Arts & Culture
A chance discovery in Bern leads to taking the measure of an historical Saanenland artifact
What the ell?
15.02.2022
Arts & Culture
A chance discovery in Bern leads to taking the measure of an historical Saanenland artifact
Johann Jakob Hauswirth (1809 -1871): A tribute
14.02.2022
Arts & Culture
While the tribute to Johann Jakob Hauswirth in the Anzeiger von Saanen was still in time for the 150th anniversary of his death, we are running a little late at GstaadLife.
Johann Jakob Hauswirth (1809 -1871): A tribute
14.02.2022
Arts & Culture
While the tribute to Johann Jakob Hauswirth in the Anzeiger von Saanen was still in time for the 150th anniversary of his death, we are running a little late at GstaadLife.
The picture
11.02.2022
Magazine
Ruedi Perreten from Feutersoey came within ten metres of an ermine near his barn. The farmer is happy about the presence of the small predator: “Where there are ermines, there are no mice.”
The picture
11.02.2022
Magazine
Ruedi Perreten from Feutersoey came within ten metres of an ermine near his barn. The farmer is happy about the presence of the small predator: “Where there are ermines, there are no mice.”
Modern adventurer
10.02.2022
Profile
Garrett Fisher has set himself a lofty goal: to photograph every non-polar glacier across the globe.
Modern adventurer
10.02.2022
Profile
Garrett Fisher has set himself a lofty goal: to photograph every non-polar glacier across the globe.
Portfolio Garett Fisher
10.02.2022
Profile
Garrett Fisher is on a mission. He recently finished documenting every glacier in the Alps. With Fisher’s ambition, however, there is no time for a break. The ultimate goal: document as many non-polar glaciers as possible.
Portfolio Garett Fisher
10.02.2022
Profile
Garrett Fisher is on a mission. He recently finished documenting every glacier in the Alps. With Fisher’s ambition, however, there is no time for a break. The ultimate goal: document as many non-polar glaciers as possible.
To Despina
09.02.2022
Obituary
Mexico City, 29 December 2021
My mother often speaks of how my grandmother Despina was unable to paint a monkey blue. Despina would say monkeys are brown so why would I paint them blue?!
To Despina
09.02.2022
Obituary
Mexico City, 29 December 2021
My mother often speaks of how my grandmother Despina was unable to paint a monkey blue. Despina would say monkeys are brown so why would I paint them blue?!
Desert racing
08.02.2022
Sports & Leisure
Jérôme de Sadeleer, who spent his childhood in Saanenland and has a passion for motorsport, took part in this year’s Dakar Rally. The legendary race took the international teams through Saudi Arabia.
Desert racing
08.02.2022
Sports & Leisure
Jérôme de Sadeleer, who spent his childhood in Saanenland and has a passion for motorsport, took part in this year’s Dakar Rally. The legendary race took the international teams through Saudi Arabia.
Omicron heavily reduced staff
07.02.2022
Local News
Saanenland has not been spared from Omicron. Many employees have been in quarantine or isolation and have been dearly missed at work.
Omicron heavily reduced staff
07.02.2022
Local News
Saanenland has not been spared from Omicron. Many employees have been in quarantine or isolation and have been dearly missed at work.
Vaccination truck is a success
07.02.2022
Local News
At the beginning of January, the vaccination truck stopped again in Saanen. Already half an hour before it opened, a queue formed on Monday morning. Around lunchtime, the queue stretched all the way to the railway crossing. The waiting time stretched to a maximum of three hours.
Vaccination truck is a success
07.02.2022
Local News
At the beginning of January, the vaccination truck stopped again in Saanen. Already half an hour before it opened, a queue formed on Monday morning. Around lunchtime, the queue stretched all the way to the railway crossing. The waiting time stretched to a maximum of three hours.