Nostromino at stormy Bol d’Or Mirabaud 2019
Mission accomplished for Nostromino, the brand-new Wally Nano MK11 007. There could be no better way to test its qualities than the 2019 edition of the Bol d’Or Mirabaud, which will probably remain in...
View ArticleIt’s that time of the month again
Thinking of booking an appointment for the hairdresser, or planning on trimming your nails? Have you recently decided to dig a well? If you live in the Saanenland, and don’t want to leave things to...
View ArticleExpat adventures
Not long after moving to Saanenland I decided that jigsaw puzzles and the local Scherenschnitt art were a match made in heaven.Kategorie: Magazine
View ArticleIssue 5 | 2019 Editorial
Innovation is a key characteristic of humankind. I guess we’d still be sitting in caves without it. This issue is packed with innovation, both on a local and international level.Kategorie: Magazine
View ArticleMeet the artist
GstaadLife’s new contributing cartoonist, Isabelle Fregevu, has illustrated feature stories in the last two issues of the magazine. But who is the artist behind the cartoons?Category: Magazine
View ArticleHotel Alpenland: Traditional elements meet bold, modern features
A surprise was in store, thanks to the hosts of this year's Züpfezmorge. In a completely redesigned dining room, the two hotel owners Dr. h.c Willy Michel and former federal councillor Johann...
View ArticleNew Managing Director for the Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy AG
The board of directors of the Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy AG has set up a new organisational structure, following a more detailed analysis of the existing structures and collaborating with...
View ArticleBombardier presentation in Saanen
Bombardier has developed a business jet capable of an incredible performance. The aircraft manufacturer showed off the Global 7500 to potential customers at Gstaad Airport.Category: Local News
View ArticleThe airfield is in the black
The Flugplatzgenossenschaft Gstaad-Saanenland (FGGS) is in the black, despite new construction work.Kategorie: Local News
View ArticleGST has a new managing director
Flurin Riedi has taken on the post of head of Gstaad Saanenland Tourism (GST). In selecting him, GST has chosen a new managing director who has already proved his merits for mountain tourist...
View ArticleA label for products from horned cows
In November 2018, Swiss voters rejected the Horned Cow initiative with 54.7 % of votes. However, the supporters won’t give up: The association hornkuh.ch has launched a label for horned cow...
View Article1,000 solutions
Bertrand Piccard grew up in a family of explorers and carries on their tradition of pushing the boundaries of what we think is possible. In 1999 he took off with Brian Jones from Château-d’Oex for the...
View ArticleButterfly nuptials
These two Common Blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) are enjoying their honeymoon.Kategorie: Gstaad Living
View ArticleNo new building without investors
Construction work for the new cable car and the Eggli Berghaus are well underway. At the symbolic inauguration ceremony, investors commented on the project in public for the first time.Category: Gstaad...
View ArticleA Gstaad invention
The cable winch device, now used on snow groomers all around the world, was developed in 1983 for the Tiger Run on the Wasserngrat. The idea for the invention came from Ernst Andrea Scherz, Fred Rölli...
View ArticleThe Saanenland’s original street art
The history of displaying symbols on armor dates at least from the Bronze Age, with the Mycenean Greeks bearing symbols of gods, heroes and geometric designs on their shields.Category: Arts & Culture
View ArticleBronze World Champions and Swiss Sailors of the year
All Gstaad Yacht Club Racing Team members continue successfully on their way towards qualifying for the Olympics in Tokyo 2020. Kategorie: Sports & Leisure
View ArticleExpat Adventures
“My first outdoor cooking memories are full of erratic British summers, Dad swearing at a barbecue that he couldn’t put together, and eventually eating charred sausages, feeling brilliant,” so wrote...
View ArticleIssue 6 | 2019 Editorial
Cultural summerSummertime is always Menuhin Festival time. Over almost two months one highlight of classical music follows the other.Kategorie: Magazine
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