The byword for discreet Alpine luxury, Gstaad spreads 200 km of mostly gentle piste across a string of sunny Saanenland villages. Glamour aside, it is relaxed, scenic and surprisingly down-to-earth on the snow.
Gstaad is a ski resort in Switzerland, in the Swiss Alps. The village sits at 1050 m and the lifts top out at 3000 m, with 200 km of pistes and 53 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 79/100, and the season usually runs Dec 14 → Apr 7.
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Run counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 1.3k reviews
A polished, high-end base for Gstaad when you want to be properly looked after after a day on the snow.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.6/5 from 1,294 reviews). A luxury option for Gstaad, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 1.1k reviews
Moments from the lifts in Gstaad, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Very good · 1.1k reviews
A polished, high-end base for Gstaad when you want to be properly looked after after a day on the snow.
Excellent · 619 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Gstaad, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 585 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Gstaad, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 523 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Gstaad, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 563 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Gstaad, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Very good · 585 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Gstaad, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 392 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Gstaad, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Very good · 459 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Gstaad.
Excellent · 105 reviews
A polished, high-end base for Gstaad when you want to be properly looked after after a day on the snow.
Excellent · 105 reviews
A polished, high-end base for Gstaad when you want to be properly looked after after a day on the snow.
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Gstaad is a chic chalet town whose skiing is spread over many separate sectors; lodging is in the village and nearby resorts, a short drive or train from each lift base.
Gstaad is famous for its chalets, its film stars and its boarding schools, but the skiing is a low-key spread of around 200 km across many sunny sectors of the Saanenland and Pays-d'Enhaut, plus the snow-sure Glacier 3000 nearby. Most of it is gentle and intermediate, beautifully maintained and rarely crowded, with the high glacier guaranteeing a few runs whatever the weather. It is a place to ski gently, lunch grandly and soak up some of the most genteel scenery in the Alps.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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Gstaad offers 200 km of pistes across 53 lifts, from 1050 m to 3000 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 14 to Apr 7, with a snow score of 79/100. Snow is usually most reliable in the heart of that window, deep in winter, while the closing weeks bring longer days and softer afternoon snow.
Gstaad is a chic chalet town whose skiing is spread over many separate sectors; lodging is in the village and nearby resorts, a short drive or train from each lift base.
Gstaad has 200 km of marked pistes served by 53 lifts, between 1050 m and 3000 m of altitude.
Gstaad counts about 112 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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