Ski highlights & snow parks

The Destination Gstaad offers snow sports enthusiasts a wide range of piste activities. Whether following in the footsteps of world champion Mike von Grünigen, practising freestyle tricks in one of the snow parks or discovering the ski area on the Rinderberg Ronda, there is certainly no chance of boredom with this variety of offers.

Highlight Slopes

La Videmanette – The longest slopes for you to enjoy

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The longest slope in the Destination Gstaad, which stretches for 7.5 kilometres, starts on Mt. La Videmanette. Winter sports enthusiasts complete an enjoyable decent of 1,160 m down to the valley. The Buvette de Rubloz and the bar in the valley station are the perfect places to enjoy some refreshments or a meal and recharge your batteries on the way. The trail leads through varied terrain and offers nice transitional points. Thanks to the sections marked in red and blue, even less experienced athletes can face up to this challenge.

Mike-von-Grünigen Run – the Slope of the World Champion

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On this 3,100 m long slope on Horneggli in Schönried, snow sports enthusiasts will find everything which helped Mike von Grünigen repeatedly cross the finish line in perfect time thanks to his brilliant giant slalom technique.Transitions into steep escarpments, compressions, jumps and waves make for perfect snow carving conditions. Good skiers can perform their full repertoire on a descent of 555 metres.

 

Rinderberg Ronda ski safari: experience circular tour around three mountains and valleys

Skiers explore three mountains and valleys on the Rinderberg Ronda ski safari without having to use the same run or lift twice. Winter sports enthusiasts will need around two hours for the tour (with red background on the map) – providing the tour is not enlarged by stop-offs at one or more of the many mountain restaurants and ski bars on the route. The starting point for the tour is in Zweisimmen.

 

UYN-Skimovie race course

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Show off your skiing skills on the UYN-Skimovie race course and get your video moment.
On the UYN Skimovie (Saanerslochgrat) you will be filmed automatically and can then call up your ride via the Skiline app or via www.skiline.cc and share it with friends straight away.
A greeting from Didier Cuche, including his legendary ski flip, is included in your personal video. "For UYNNERS only!

  • Location: Saanerslochgrat,Saanenmöser

Opening times

  • During official lift operating times

Red Run: One of Europe’s longest slopes

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The Red Run slope of the Glacier 3000 ski area delights many winter sports enthusiasts. The starting point is at the Scex Rouge mountain top station beneath the Oldenhorn, from where the slope continues until below the Cabane middle station and then branches off into the existing Martisberg slope. With its 8 kilometers, Red Run is one of Europe’s longest slopes. The altitude difference that must be overcome is also quite remarkable: from 3’000 down to 1’300 meters above sea level.

 

Tiger Run – the steepest Slope

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The Wasserngrat near Gstaad provides the fastest superlative in the ski area of Gstaad: the 2.5 km long black section of the Tiger Run is considered the steepest ski slope in the Destination.