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 ...

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.

Elisabeth & Alfredo Beracasa

Fun & Fundaments of Gstaad Living

Alfredo Beracasa talks about his love for Gstaad
Elisabeth & Alfredo Beracasa

Fun & Fundaments of Gstaad Living

Alfredo Beracasa talks about his love for Gstaad

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 ...

The founding members in 1998 | Photos: courtesy of GYC

25 years at the helm

A quarter of a century ago, the Gstaad Yacht Club (GYC) was founded with a unique vision: to create a global yacht club away from the waters rather than another local club by the waters. This idea captivated the ten founding members in 1998 and has since spread to over 400 members from over ...
The founding members in 1998 | Photos: courtesy of GYC

25 years at the helm

A quarter of a century ago, the Gstaad Yacht Club (GYC) was founded with a unique vision: to create a global yacht club away from the waters rather than another local club by the waters. This idea captivated the ten founding members in 1998 and has since spread to over 400 members from over ...

perfectly prepped slopes | (c)Destination Gstaad / Melanie Uhkoetter

The trail makers in the night!

It looks like muted ballet in the dark, something from a silent movie. The lights glide effortlessly, up and down the mountain, across the white mass in the all-enveloping darkness. Every night the same performance – it is the snow groomers, creators of the pristine trails we wake up to every ...
perfectly prepped slopes | (c)Destination Gstaad / Melanie Uhkoetter

The trail makers in the night!

It looks like muted ballet in the dark, something from a silent movie. The lights glide effortlessly, up and down the mountain, across the white mass in the all-enveloping darkness. Every night the same performance – it is the snow groomers, creators of the pristine trails we wake up to every ...

Gagosian Gstaad presents a Mark Grotjahn expo Feb. - April 2023 | Photos by Julien Gremaud

Gstaad "Backcountry"

Mark Grotjahn's latest paintings, inspired by his experiences of ski touring in Colorado, are on display in a new exhibition presented by Gagosian. The show will feature the artist's unique approach to abstraction and his use of different motifs and techniques to explore colour, perspective, ...
Gagosian Gstaad presents a Mark Grotjahn expo Feb. - April 2023 | Photos by Julien Gremaud

Gstaad "Backcountry"

Mark Grotjahn's latest paintings, inspired by his experiences of ski touring in Colorado, are on display in a new exhibition presented by Gagosian. The show will feature the artist's unique approach to abstraction and his use of different motifs and techniques to explore colour, perspective, ...

The Alpina Cup

TEN YEARS OF COMPETITIONS IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP

The Alpina Cup

TEN YEARS OF COMPETITIONS IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP

VOTE FOR LOCAL SAILING TALENT

Three sailors from Gstaad Yacht Club are nominated for the Swiss Sailing Awards.

VOTE FOR LOCAL SAILING TALENT

Three sailors from Gstaad Yacht Club are nominated for the Swiss Sailing Awards.

Hashtag Gstaad

Did you get the Memo? The snow is back! Go get your gear, skip work and Come Up & Slow Down!

Hashtag Gstaad

Did you get the Memo? The snow is back! Go get your gear, skip work and Come Up & Slow Down!

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 ...

Under the spell of the Zauberweg

We arrive at the base station of the Saanersloch, where we’re handed ski poles and headlamps. It’s only 5:30p.m., but it’s already completely dark. Only one more day of 2022 to go, and unfortunately, the weather has been rainy, and there is little snow. Not exactly the best conditions ...

Under the spell of the Zauberweg

We arrive at the base station of the Saanersloch, where we’re handed ski poles and headlamps. It’s only 5:30p.m., but it’s already completely dark. Only one more day of 2022 to go, and unfortunately, the weather has been rainy, and there is little snow. Not exactly the best conditions ...

In the image you see him with GYC-Member Flavio Marazzi and Nathalie Brugger, 2010 when the GYC hosted a dinner in the honour of the 50th anniversary of His both three-time Olympic participants, and Honorary president Peter Erzberger Majesty’s Olympic Gold medal in 1960.

H.M. King Constantine II of the Hellenes (1940 - 2023)

On Tuesday the 10 of January we received the sad news that our Patron HM King Constantine has made his last voyage at the age of 82.
In the image you see him with GYC-Member Flavio Marazzi and Nathalie Brugger, 2010 when the GYC hosted a dinner in the honour of the 50th anniversary of His both three-time Olympic participants, and Honorary president Peter Erzberger Majesty’s Olympic Gold medal in 1960.

H.M. King Constantine II of the Hellenes (1940 - 2023)

On Tuesday the 10 of January we received the sad news that our Patron HM King Constantine has made his last voyage at the age of 82.

A Mecca for outdoor enthusiasts

300 kilometres of trails for mountain bikers. 200 kilometres of pistes for skiers. Countless slopes for touring skiers. And perhaps the most versatile cross-country skiing area in Switzerland. The destination of Gstaad offers every kind of natural bliss. But the sport is only really fun if ...

A Mecca for outdoor enthusiasts

300 kilometres of trails for mountain bikers. 200 kilometres of pistes for skiers. Countless slopes for touring skiers. And perhaps the most versatile cross-country skiing area in Switzerland. The destination of Gstaad offers every kind of natural bliss. But the sport is only really fun if ...

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 ...

Winter wonderland at the Lovell Academy and Winter Camp

As the winter snow begins to fall and the ski slopes of the Saanenland open for the 2023 season, so do Lovell International Camps. Of course, wintertime is one of the most impressive seasons in the Saanenland, with beautiful views and great opportunities to ski. This is the perfect time of ...

Winter wonderland at the Lovell Academy and Winter Camp

As the winter snow begins to fall and the ski slopes of the Saanenland open for the 2023 season, so do Lovell International Camps. Of course, wintertime is one of the most impressive seasons in the Saanenland, with beautiful views and great opportunities to ski. This is the perfect time of ...

Spectacular sight of the balloons silently moving through the sky

43rd Balloon festival

It is one of Switzerland’s most anticipated winter events, and the festival is renowned worldwide for the beauty of the surroundings and the complexity of the flying conditions.
Spectacular sight of the balloons silently moving through the sky

43rd Balloon festival

It is one of Switzerland’s most anticipated winter events, and the festival is renowned worldwide for the beauty of the surroundings and the complexity of the flying conditions.

Photograph: Jürg Kaufmann

11th Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez is undoubtedly the meeting place for sailors and sailing enthusiasts with the most beautiful modern or classic yachts in the running. The two-week-long event allows sailors plenty of time to calmly anchor around the port and suss out the competition. And boat-loving ...
Photograph: Jürg Kaufmann

11th Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez is undoubtedly the meeting place for sailors and sailing enthusiasts with the most beautiful modern or classic yachts in the running. The two-week-long event allows sailors plenty of time to calmly anchor around the port and suss out the competition. And boat-loving ...

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