Gstaad ski holidays
Established in 1906 the Swiss ski resort Gstaad lies at 1050 metres altitude in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 3000m the area is snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers ?km of trails, which equates to around ? of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Gstaad is Geneva / Genève at a distance of 160km or approximately 120 minutes driving time. Their season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
One of the world's top resorts incorporating an excellent sports centre with free access to lift ticket holders. Gstaad offer a world class selection of on and off slope facilities and accomodation standards that have become living legends. The resort centre was pedestrianised in 1997. Gstaad is the key part of a series of French and German speaking resorts linked by scenic mountain railway all included in the lift pass price.
Alpine Downhill Runs
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 50 runs 110km |
50% |
Advanced Trails
 35 runs 101km |
35% |
Expert Trails
 11 runs 11km |
11% |
Resort and Holiday Stats
| Beginners |  |
| Intermediate | |
| Advanced/Expert | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family/child Friendly | |
| Snow-Sure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Lift Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | CHF321 - CHF321 |
Traditional Village / Purpose Built Resort |
| Resort Opens | Dec 2013 |
| Resort Closes | Apr 2014 |
| (snow conditions often influence opening/closing) |
Mountain and Slopes
| Downhill Runs | 250km |
| total length of Gstaad trails |
| Longest Lift-Served Run | 10km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by lift |
| Slope Orientation | N S E W |
| direction Gstaad area faces |
| Top Altitude | 3000m |
| top station of highest lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1050m |
| bottom of lowest run |
| Resort Altitude | 1050m |
| centre of Gstaad ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1950m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1950m |
| can include extra hike up above top lift |
Skiing in Gstaad
100 pistes and trails means approximately 250km of runs. 62 Gstaad lifts have capacity to transport 40380 per hour. The longest run in the Swiss ski resort is over 10km. Visit summer or winter as there is glacier skiing in Gstaad.
The mountain has 0% beginner runs or nursery slopes, 50% intermediate, 35% advanced slopes and 11% for experts - the most difficult piste is the ?km Tiger Run run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Gstaad after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Rating for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Gstaad Apres Ski
Off-Slope activities include:
23 apres ski bars 100 restaurants 1 bowling 6 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 4 indoor swimming 2 outdoor heated pools 10 saunas 2 hot tubs 10 solariums 14 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 4 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 4 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 9 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 160 prepare winter walks 6 climbing 1 golf 1 fishing 3 museum 3 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Badminton, Bridge, Bungee (120m), Curling (3 Rinks), Fitness Centre, Ice Climbing, Mountain Biking, Table Tennis.
SNO-man says
Gstaad has a great indoor pool complex to which skiers receive half price admission, with their lift pass, up to 6pm. It's great to get off the slopes and into the big pool before the evening's activities get started. This is one of many indoor sporting facilities in the resort. You will also find three indoor tennis courts, a badminton court and three squash courts, table tennis, fitness centres, and there's an indoor ice rink where you can play curling, and riding stables with an indoor arena. Bowling and billiards are also available, and bridge is played in the hotels.
Outdoor activities include hot air ballooning, paragliding, ice climbing, sleigh rides, snow shoeing and two toboggan runs.
Rating for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
"Gstaad" by any other name
The Swiss resort is also known as Gstaad and has common misspellings:
The direction which the various Gstaad slopes face can make or break your ski holiday. To guarantee good snow conditions, choose a resort with piste which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February pick a resort with sunny south facing slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a resort with cool and shady north facing trails will ensure you're not riding on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best destinations have areas which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating conditions whatever the weather. Gstaad has slopes facing N S E W.
Rating for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Gstaad reviews, 4 star rating and information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.