Gstaad - winter sports

Together with Schönried, Saanenmöser and Château-d'Oex, Gstaad has one of the most scenic skiing areas in the Bernese Oberland, the "Weisse Hochland" with 250 prepared runs and 69 cableways and ski-lifts. There are skiing areas in three directions: the Eggli with its southern slopes, the Wispile with its eastern slopes and the Wasserngrat to the northeast. A 25km/15mi long-distance course runs from Gsteig via Gstaad, Saanen, Rougemont to Château-d'Oex.

On the Eggli and in Turbach there is tobogganing, curling and ice-skating (ice stadium).

When you think of Gstaad, you think of the jet set ski crowd drawn by the famous Palace Hotel, the shingle-roofed wooden chalets and by the skiing on 180 miles of trails served by 69 lifts