Snowshoe hikers on the snowshoe trail on Rellerli. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Yannick Romagnoli / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Beautiful, snowy winter landscape on Rellerli.

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Sustainable winter holidays

Going on holiday without overburdening the environment? Experience the traditions of the region up close? Or discover nature up close and learn something about it in the process? We offer you various ways to spend your holidays more sustainably and we have a few tips for you!

We thank you for your commitment to making Gstaad more sustainable.

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From the coachman's point of view, you can see two horses pulling a sledge. The landscape is snow-covered and at the back you can see a rocky mountain. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Melanie Uhkoetter / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Carriage ride in winter in Lauenen

Two people hiking through the snowy forest  ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Melanie Uhkoetter / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Winter hiking in forest

Three cheese biscuits lie on the table. There are also more cheese biscuits in a white cardboard box decorated with black silhouettes. The labelling is written in an old script. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Pia Ulrich / Stiftung Alpenruhe

Regional products from the holiday region Gstaad

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Our tips!

Together we can achieve more. Support us in our mission, for example by:

  • Staying longer with us - There are many reasons!
  • Travel to us as sustainably as possible. Why not travel by train for once?
  • Come Up - Slow Down - Take a break and discover our enjoyable places, coffees, restaurants and resting benches!
  • Shop locally. You'll get the best memories right here! From cheese to honey and meat, but also traditional silhouettes and more can be found in many local businesses! You will also learn a lot about how they are made.
  • Reduce, reuse and recycle - for less waste in our region! Thank you for your help.
  • Snow sports with respect - please respect the wildlife rest areas and wildlife reserves and stay on the paths in the forest. The wild animals will thank you for it.
  • Do you want to actively help us with our various events? We organise annual Trailkeeper Days and Clean-ups - get information via our newsletter.

«Slow traffic» to slow down

From one overnight stay in the holiday region Gstaad, you are entitled to the Gstaad Card. With this guest card, public transport in the holiday region is included. A highlight is certainly the train ride with the GoldenPass Express, the panorama or nostalgic train. In addition, almost all offers in the region are easily and uncomplicatedly accessible by public transport. Or why not simply walking!

Arrival & public transport
Winter Hiking
View into a train compartment with an antique interior. Seat cushions are turquoise, ceiling is dark brown wood and there is a dark carpet on the floor. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Yannick Romagnoli / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Belle Epoque Train Gstaad

A dark blue/white train composition leaves a village and travels through a snowy landscape. The train consists of five cars. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / MOB

Train in winter

The Belle Époque train passing in front of a snowy mountain landscape. ©  (c) unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

The Saanenland and Simmental now offer unrestricted mobility in winter, too

Couple hiking through the snowy mountain landscape on a winter hiking trail, past two snow-covered huts.  ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Yannick Romagnoli / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Go on an unforgettable winter hike through the most spectacular winter landscape.

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On the left in the foreground of the picture you can see the Hotel Palace - a white castle building. Around it you can see many green trees, wooded hills and at the back of the picture mountains with some snow on them. A green sticker is positioned on the top right-hand side. It says Swisstainable III - Leading and a small Swiss cross.

Swisstainable Level III - Leading

©  (c) unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus, Gstaad Palace

All hotels in the Swiss sustainability programme Swisstainable

These accommodations are part of Swisstainable, the sustainability programme of «my Switzerland» and consciously address sustainability in their operations. The various hotels are labelled Level I (committed), Level II (engaged) or Level III (leading). They are constantly improving in the three areas of ecology, economy and society - all in the spirit of «a more sustainable Gstaad».