Ski and snowboard Gstaad-Saanenland, Super Ski Region Switzerland

Gstaad-Saanenland, Mountain Rides in Switzerland

People associate Gstaad more with the jet set than with good skiing, and that’s a mistake, because it has outstanding slopes for beginners and intermediates.

This Alpine village tucked into a scenic valley just east of Lac Leman (Lake Geneva), two hours from Geneva and 90 minutes from Interlaken, is part of a thriving ski circuit called Gstaad Mountain Rides. When you buy a lift ticket in Gstaad, or at one of the ten smaller resorts in the area, you can use any of 62 lifts opening up about 250 km. of prepared trails. The other villages lie stretched along the railway line (from east to west): St. Stephan, Zweisimmen, Saanenmöser, Schönried, Gstaad, Saanen, Rougemont, Chateau d’Oex, Les Moulins, Lauenen, Gsteig and Reusch accessible by bus up the valleys fanning from Gstaad. If you’re taking the train from Geneva, treat yourself to the special Golden Panoramic train that operates from Montreux to Gstaad and beyond. It doesn’t take much longer, but the observation cars have huge windows to take in the views of Lake Geneva, the vineyards and the Alps.

Gstaad-Saanenland Tourist Information:

Gstaad Saanenland Tourist Association, CH-3780 Gstaad, Switzerland
Country code: 0041
Telephone prefix: 033
Telephone: (033) 7488181
Fax: (033) 7488183
For information on the Ski Gstaad Region.
Email: gst@gstaad.ch
Internet: www.gstaad.ch

Tourist Office Chateau d’Oex
CH-1660 Chateau-d'Oex, Switzerland
Country code: 0041
Telephone prefix: 026
Telephone: (026) 9242525
Fax: (026) 9242526
Email: info@chateau-doex.ch
Internet: www.chateau-doex.ch

Office du Tourisme Rougemont
CH-1659 Rougemont, Switzerland
Telephone prefix: 026
Telephone: 026-925-1166
Fax: 026-925-1167
Internet: www.rougemont.ch E-mail: info@rougemont.ch

Office du Tourisme Villars
CH-1884, Villars, Switzerland
Telephone prefix: 024
Telephone: 024-495-3232
Fax: 024-495-2794
Internet: www.villars.ch
E-mail: information@villars.ch

Note: All prices are in Euros unless otherwise noted.

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