Gstaad was fortunate enough to sit at the junction of four mountain slopes, on the border between the Bernese and Vaudois Alps. Due to this the resort became famous as a place of interesting, comfortable and pleasant skiing. Officially, these are the six regions united by a single ski-pass, including the Glacier Glacier (3000 m), the only glacier in the Bernese Oberland, which guarantees excellent skiing even in the most snowless winters.
A respectable public of creative professions prefers to rest here. This resort can not be called popular - rather, it is an elite place, externally and remains a mountain village with chalet houses built at the beginning of the century. This image is significantly promoted by the lack of vehicles, which is prohibited at the resort. And local five-star hotels are by right considered one of the best in the world.
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How to get to Gstaad
Flight to Geneva or Zurich, then by train to the station Gstaad. The time of transfer from Geneva is about 2, 5 hours, from Zurich - about 3, 5 hours
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Transportation
The center of Gstaad is a zone free from motor transport. Transportation on cars in the resort is prohibited, all parking lots are outside of it.
Climate
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Hotels in Gstaad
Local five-star hotels are considered one of the best in the world, and even Erki "offer an exceptionally high level of service. Many hotels have spas and fitness clubs, indoor and, less often, open heated pools. As elsewhere in the Alps, in Gstaad you can stay in cozy chalets, in terms of comfort, not inferior to hotels. These include, for example, Gstaaderhof Swiss Quality Hotel - quality "chalet four."
Book popular Gstaad hotels at the best prices
| Le Grand Bellevue from 25 632 rubles Gstaad Hauptstrasse | Grand Hotel Park from 25 825 rubles Gstaad Wispilestrasse | The Alpina Gstaad from 54 878 rubles Gstaad Alpinastrasse 23 |
| Gstaaderhof Swiss Quality Hotel from 9 362 rub Gstaad Gstaad | Hotel Olden from 30 990 rubles Gstaad Promenade | Arc En Ciel from 9 039 rubles Gstaad Egglistrasse |
| Hotel Bellerive Gstaad from 5 101 rubles Gstaad Bellerivestrasse | Sporthotel Victoria from 7 425 rubles Gstaad Promenade | Hotel Alphorn from 7 102 rubles Gstaad Gsteigstrasse |
Tracks Gstaad
In Gstaad six different, but invariably comfortable and well odgotovlennyh ski areas, linked by constantly running buses and trains. The large area covered by the ski lifts partly compensates for the absence of complex trails with a large gradient
- Roll down the fluffy snowy slopes of Glacier Glacier
- Splash in an open heated pool surrounded by snowy peaks
- To test extreme carving skis on local routes
- Write out turns on steep rocks in Palmer X Park
Hornflou Massif
Between the villages of Schönried (1231 m), Saanenmöser, 1268 m), Zweisimmen (Zmeisimmen, 948 m) and St. Stefan (St . Stephan, 1 000 m) is the Hornfluh massif (1949 m), to the very top of which one of 62 lifts is suitable . All the lifts in this zone form a unique "ski carousel" .In any of the cities, except for St. Stefan, you can go down the blue track (here they are the majority), which is why the area is especially attractive for not the most experienced athletes and families with children . Also, it's no coincidence that locals gave this sector the name "Snowy Paradise »: There are slopes for everyone - depending on their characteristics, they are specially divided into areas for beginners, carving, freestyle or freeride . There is also a Salomon station on the mountain, where under the experienced leadership you can experience various sports equipment : from snowboarding to extreme carving skis .
Wasserngrath, Wispyle and Eggli
Wasserngrat (1940 m) and Wispile (1911 m) - very small riding areas ideal for beginners. Much more interesting is the spacious sector of Eggli, from where you can reach the Videmanetta (La Videmanette, 2151 m) through the Chalberhoni valley (1334 m) and descend to the village of Rougemont (992 m) with a 500-meter chronometer. In Gstaad from there you can return by train.
Château-d'E
Fourth zone - Château-d'Oex , 958 m) with 22 km of tracks, more than half of which are simple "red", a suitable place for skiers with little experience in skiing.
Glacier Glacier
The longest route (14 km, elevation 1700 m) is in the fifth zone - on Glacier Glacier (Glacier, 3000 m). From the very top to Reusch (1343 m) descends the "red" track for experienced skiers. Interesting trails are also on the Col du Pillon (1545 m)
Schönrida - Rellerly
The last zone, which is convenient to get from Schönried - Rellerli, 1833 m), combines several nice red trails. The rest of the tracks declared black are in fact not up to this "rank."
Everything for snowboarding
Fan parks are located on the slopes of Eggley, in Hornflu near the slopes of Hornberg (1795 m) and Rinderberg , 2011 m). On Eggley, snowboarders will find a quarter-pipe, big-tail-jump and a route for a border cross, Hornberg has a half-pipe, and Rinderberg has freeride, cliff-jumping and racing. On the Dyabler glacier, a fan park with halfpipes is open all year round
Crazy air acrobats and lovers of bends on steep cliffs are sporting in the park "Palmer X" near Saanerslochgrat, 1937 m
Sleigh trails
At many top stations there is a sled for lovers of toboggans. Great entertainment - by the evening go to Eggley, have a snack there, and then go down the six-kilometer toboggan run down to Gstaad. The second toboggan run stretches from Wispile to Gstaigu (6,39 m)
Entertainment, sightseeing and sights of Gstaad
Being in Gstaad, you should visit the art galleries of Atelier Steiner and Beatrice Straubhaar, the museum of local lore and history , free zoo for children, St. Maurice. Another - to play golf in the snow at an altitude of 1900 m in Wiespil or take a trip on panoramic trains. The route "Golden Way" connects Gstaad, Lucerne and Montreux, the Lake of Four Cantons and Lake Geneva.
The pedestrian center of the resort is a host of hotels, shops, bars and casinos. There are more than 50 restaurants open, offering a variety of international cuisine. In the famous GreenGo nightclub in the Palace Hotel you can relax "to the fullest." In Gstaad, you can even arrange extreme entertainment - spending the night in a real needle.
For lovers of a healthy lifestyle, the resort has seven indoor pools, a sauna, a sauna, a solarium, a massage parlor, a fitness center, tennis, two squash courts , indoor riding arena, four skating rinks, curling, a climbing wall, a bowling alley, a paragliding school. We offer flights in tandem and snowshoe hiking, there are 50 km of hiking trails
Events in Gstaad
The World Festival of Ballooning in Chateau-d'E, in which about a hundred balloons from 15 countries participate, is held in Gstaad in the second half of January. And at the end of February in Rinderberg begins an exciting ski-cross Snowgames / SAAB Salomon Crossmax.
The resort also hosts several interesting snowboarding competitions: Swiss Snowboard Trophy at the end of January, Snowboard Swiss Series - national and international competitions in the borderrock in early February, High Fly - competitions for "boarders" in the middle of February. Photo of Gstaad (70 )