Fair warning before entering the tunnel - once you

The Black Wall - Close your eyes and go!

Last week, my esteemed colleague Jocelyne Page at the "Anzeiger von Saanen" took on the daunting challenge of the Black Wall.
Her first-hand report on the newly opened downhill slope of Glacier 3000, appropriately named “The Black Wall”, which at 46 degrees is one of the steepest in ...
Fair warning before entering the tunnel - once you

The Black Wall - Close your eyes and go!

Last week, my esteemed colleague Jocelyne Page at the "Anzeiger von Saanen" took on the daunting challenge of the Black Wall.
Her first-hand report on the newly opened downhill slope of Glacier 3000, appropriately named “The Black Wall”, which at 46 degrees is one of the steepest in ...

So did you hear the latest news about....

Rumours are circulating in Saanenland regarding the Park Gstaad, including the hotel's potential sale, extended closure for renovations, and even a complete shutdown.

So did you hear the latest news about....

Rumours are circulating in Saanenland regarding the Park Gstaad, including the hotel's potential sale, extended closure for renovations, and even a complete shutdown.

Who will be the next GP at the Madora Practice Centre? The Medaxo Group is looking for successors. PHOTO: JOCELYNE PAGE

Healthcare Providers in Saanenland are struggling

The Madora practice centre in Gstaad will soon be losing two of its family doctors, Dr Mirela Mondescu and Dr Nikolaus Hoyer. Medaxo Services AG operates the centre and is having difficulty finding a successor. The authorities are concerned as Dr Beat Michel, the third GP at the practice centre, ...
Who will be the next GP at the Madora Practice Centre? The Medaxo Group is looking for successors. PHOTO: JOCELYNE PAGE

Healthcare Providers in Saanenland are struggling

The Madora practice centre in Gstaad will soon be losing two of its family doctors, Dr Mirela Mondescu and Dr Nikolaus Hoyer. Medaxo Services AG operates the centre and is having difficulty finding a successor. The authorities are concerned as Dr Beat Michel, the third GP at the practice centre, ...

Jack Spencer (centre) twice on the podium top: here as the winner of the Super-G race in the Swiss Championships next to Sandro Manser (left) and Giuliano Fux.

Successful March for local skiers

Jack Spencer, a talented skier from the Ski Club (SC) Gstaad, claimed two Swiss championship titles in the speed disciplines of the U18 category. Sue Piller and Celine Reichenbach also secured podium finishes in the national comparison.
Jack Spencer (centre) twice on the podium top: here as the winner of the Super-G race in the Swiss Championships next to Sandro Manser (left) and Giuliano Fux.

Successful March for local skiers

Jack Spencer, a talented skier from the Ski Club (SC) Gstaad, claimed two Swiss championship titles in the speed disciplines of the U18 category. Sue Piller and Celine Reichenbach also secured podium finishes in the national comparison.

Star studded wonderwall at GreenGO

Jasmine Wheatcroft, a Gstaad-based artist, is giving the graffiti wall a new coat of paint with a hyper-realistic painted collage. Instead of street art, the wall is now adorned with stars and starlets that have been partying at GreenGo nightclub over the years.

Star studded wonderwall at GreenGO

Jasmine Wheatcroft, a Gstaad-based artist, is giving the graffiti wall a new coat of paint with a hyper-realistic painted collage. Instead of street art, the wall is now adorned with stars and starlets that have been partying at GreenGo nightclub over the years.

hertzkissen.ch – the new focus project

Join the club - Soroptimists in Saanenland

Whether local or part-time resident in Saanenland, there are many clubs you can join; one such is celebrating their 10th anniversary – the local branch of the women’s club – the Soroptimists.
hertzkissen.ch – the new focus project

Join the club - Soroptimists in Saanenland

Whether local or part-time resident in Saanenland, there are many clubs you can join; one such is celebrating their 10th anniversary – the local branch of the women’s club – the Soroptimists.

Pugs Perfection

The new golden tokens from Seaman Schepps portray, amongst others, a skiing pug! Surely influenced by, and perhaps as an ode to, the cheeky pug at Huus called Charly.

Pugs Perfection

The new golden tokens from Seaman Schepps portray, amongst others, a skiing pug! Surely influenced by, and perhaps as an ode to, the cheeky pug at Huus called Charly.

Last summer, Caroline and Carina

Supporting children in need

The Cura Children’s Foundation is devoted to supporting and caring for children and families facing difficulties. Despite the prosperity of Swiss society, there are still children who are victims of abuse, children with disabilities, and homeless children who are in need of help. Three ...
Last summer, Caroline and Carina

Supporting children in need

The Cura Children’s Foundation is devoted to supporting and caring for children and families facing difficulties. Despite the prosperity of Swiss society, there are still children who are victims of abuse, children with disabilities, and homeless children who are in need of help. Three ...

Oh Josh!

Victoria Martin has launched a sweatshirt collection that showcases individuals with disabilities in a vibrant manner. Her brother is a key figure in this endeavor. “People with disabilities don’t always just walk around in sweatpants. They should feel beautiful,” says Victoria Martin, ...

Oh Josh!

Victoria Martin has launched a sweatshirt collection that showcases individuals with disabilities in a vibrant manner. Her brother is a key figure in this endeavor. “People with disabilities don’t always just walk around in sweatpants. They should feel beautiful,” says Victoria Martin, ...

The Alpina Cup

TEN YEARS OF COMPETITIONS IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP

The Alpina Cup

TEN YEARS OF COMPETITIONS IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP

Dangerously up and close!

In Chalet Naegeli in Gstaad you will see bull elephants making threatening gestures and roaring lions looking you straight in the eye – it’s not for the faint-hearted. A new photo exhibition of wild animals takes its cue from the work of Gstaad photography icon Jacques Naegeli.

Dangerously up and close!

In Chalet Naegeli in Gstaad you will see bull elephants making threatening gestures and roaring lions looking you straight in the eye – it’s not for the faint-hearted. A new photo exhibition of wild animals takes its cue from the work of Gstaad photography icon Jacques Naegeli.

Franchesca Beau Atelier Beaux Arts

Gallery Guide

In this final instalment of our mini tour of art galleries, we travel further along the valley to the Pays d’Enhaut. From Saanen we head towards Rougemont and turn right off the main road just before the Rougemont bypass. Following the back road down the hill, we wend our way towards the ...
Franchesca Beau Atelier Beaux Arts

Gallery Guide

In this final instalment of our mini tour of art galleries, we travel further along the valley to the Pays d’Enhaut. From Saanen we head towards Rougemont and turn right off the main road just before the Rougemont bypass. Following the back road down the hill, we wend our way towards the ...

Photograph: Avs

Circumnavigating 7.5 times

In 2022, the rescue service of Spital STS AG was called out more than 7400 times and drove the equivalent of what is more than seven and a half times around the world.
Photograph: Avs

Circumnavigating 7.5 times

In 2022, the rescue service of Spital STS AG was called out more than 7400 times and drove the equivalent of what is more than seven and a half times around the world.

Photograph: Rasmus Wolff | Photo from early January confirms what was obvious for all - there was more green, than the usual white.

A (snow)storm in a teacup

The first week of January, this year, must have been an exceptionally slow news week since the joint media squad jumped on the heliwaggon! Besides local Swiss newspapers covering the helicopter snow-dumping that happened on 27 December, the international press also picked up on the story that ...
Photograph: Rasmus Wolff | Photo from early January confirms what was obvious for all - there was more green, than the usual white.

A (snow)storm in a teacup

The first week of January, this year, must have been an exceptionally slow news week since the joint media squad jumped on the heliwaggon! Besides local Swiss newspapers covering the helicopter snow-dumping that happened on 27 December, the international press also picked up on the story that ...

Photograph: Avs

Glacier 3000 opens the highest carnotzet in the world

A temporary restaurant solution was built only three months after the fire at the Botta restaurant on Glacier 3000. A Carnotzet with space for 70 indoor, and just as many out on the terrace.
Photograph: Avs

Glacier 3000 opens the highest carnotzet in the world

A temporary restaurant solution was built only three months after the fire at the Botta restaurant on Glacier 3000. A Carnotzet with space for 70 indoor, and just as many out on the terrace.

Photograph: Jenny Sterchi

Clean it up!

A new awareness campaign initiated by Gstaad Saanenland Tourism, the municipality of Saanen and the Saanenland Agricultural Association aims to get people involved and engaged in reducing litter in the Saanenland region. Lots of people – lots of litter The problem becomes abundantly clear ...
Photograph: Jenny Sterchi

Clean it up!

A new awareness campaign initiated by Gstaad Saanenland Tourism, the municipality of Saanen and the Saanenland Agricultural Association aims to get people involved and engaged in reducing litter in the Saanenland region. Lots of people – lots of litter The problem becomes abundantly clear ...

Why Knot Aprés-Ski Bar

What's cooking?

GstaadLife takes a look at what is new since last time. So if you need new inspiration for going out, look no further, have a glance at our selection and try something new!
Why Knot Aprés-Ski Bar

What's cooking?

GstaadLife takes a look at what is new since last time. So if you need new inspiration for going out, look no further, have a glance at our selection and try something new!

My idea was to photograph him in an unusual situation and Hans Zingre, a local farmer and ski instructor, helped and provided the location. The cow, Meieli, also did her part and looked into the camera. The photo appeared in "Schweizer Illustrierte" No. 25, 1981.

Trough the lens - Gstaad Glam, pre Assouline

Siegfried Kuhn was a Swiss press photographer who worked for various magazines and newspapers from 1959 to 1995. Every winter, he went “celebrity hunting” in Gstaad. Now his book about his work has been published. It is a photographer’s autobiography and a source of photo-historical information ...
My idea was to photograph him in an unusual situation and Hans Zingre, a local farmer and ski instructor, helped and provided the location. The cow, Meieli, also did her part and looked into the camera. The photo appeared in "Schweizer Illustrierte" No. 25, 1981.

Trough the lens - Gstaad Glam, pre Assouline

Siegfried Kuhn was a Swiss press photographer who worked for various magazines and newspapers from 1959 to 1995. Every winter, he went “celebrity hunting” in Gstaad. Now his book about his work has been published. It is a photographer’s autobiography and a source of photo-historical information ...

This is what the mountain station on the Rellerli will look like. Visualisation: Mountain View AG

The world's "quietest orbit" takes shape

Things are becoming more and more concrete: The board of the Friends of the Rellerli Association has worked diligently over the past year with the help of experts to ensure that a new mountain railway will become a reality. “We have made good progress and maintained a good relationship with ...
This is what the mountain station on the Rellerli will look like. Visualisation: Mountain View AG

The world's "quietest orbit" takes shape

Things are becoming more and more concrete: The board of the Friends of the Rellerli Association has worked diligently over the past year with the help of experts to ensure that a new mountain railway will become a reality. “We have made good progress and maintained a good relationship with ...

Princess Caroline Murat

Dear lovers of music

Here we are again reunited for the 17th edition of the Gstaad New Year Music Festival! It is already a tremendous success. Our program is mostly dedicated to high female and male voices – from soprano coloratura to high counter tenors – without forgetting those of children.
Princess Caroline Murat

Dear lovers of music

Here we are again reunited for the 17th edition of the Gstaad New Year Music Festival! It is already a tremendous success. Our program is mostly dedicated to high female and male voices – from soprano coloratura to high counter tenors – without forgetting those of children.

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