Gstaad, Switzerland
Gstaad is part of a massive slope linked area void of the mass holiday groups. What you get here is crowd free snowboarding with miles of backcountry adventures and over 150 well prepared pistes covered by a single lift pass. Welcome to Gstaad, a place where snowboarding comes as second nature and a place that despite its appeal for attracting far too many poncy image junkies with designer eye-wear, is a place that has a good snowboard feel to it and one where you can ride hard. Despite the sad gits that flock here, the area has long allowed snowboarders freedom to roam its slopes, which are split between a number of areas with Gstaad sitting mid-way between them. The areas most favoured by snowboarders are Saanenmoser and Schonried which can be reached without any hassle from Gstaad. Further afield is Les Diablerets which is a glacier that's open in the summer months.Hotel search
Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Nov to April
Summer: May to Sept
Lifts
Total Lifts: 69
Cable cars: 3
Gondolas: 14
Chair lifts: 38
Drag lifts: 14
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 60
Total ride area: 250km
Longest run: 17km
Top lift: 3000m
Vertical drop: 2005m
First lift: 995m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 60%
Red runs: 30%
Black runs: 10%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
Half day 47
1 Day pass - 55Chf
5 Days pass - 232Chf
Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm
Snowfall
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 5%
Facilities
Night Riding: : No
Other activities
Heliboarding: :
Yes
Snowmobiles:
Not available
Further information
www.gstaad.ch/
Email:gst@gstaad.ch
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Summary
Okay but a bit poncy
ON THE SLOPES: Huge area
OFF THE SLOPES: Can be a bit snobby
Terrain & parks
HALFPIPE:
Yes - 1
TERRAIN PARK:
Yes - 1
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes
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Weather & conditions
| Weather | ||
sunny
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3°C
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| Snow cover | ||
| Total | Last 24hrs | |
| Upper | 50cm | 0cm |
| Lower | 30cm | 0cm |
| Resort | 20cm | 0cm |
| Last Snowfall: Mon 21 Dec 2009 | ||
| Runs | ||
| Runs Open: | 45KM | |
| Lifts Open: | 18 | |
| Piste Conditions: | powder | |
| Runs to resorts: | good | |
| Off Piste Conditions: | hard | |
| Comments: | ||
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Piste Map
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