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WINTER HIGHLIGHTS

Kids at the Palace → 14We also want our young guests to have fun again this winter. Our kids club welcomes you every day and has some special program highlights waiting.

New Executive Head Chef → 18Peter Wyss says goodbye and hands over to Franz Faeh. We will celebrate his fantastic 40-year career with a variety of special events to take place throughout the winter.

One day in Gstaad → 4Winter in the mountains is so much more than skiing. Discover some of our favourite must-dos of the season.

Palace events → 22If you haven’t been to the Palace you haven’t been to Gstaad. Our very own winter events are yet another reason to come by.

Gstaad winter events → 6Small village, big program. Find out here what’s on in and around town.

Hammam experience → 12All you need to know about our signature spa treatment from the Orient, and let yourself be transported to thousand and one nights.

Winter Issue 2016/17 Gstaad’s top winter events at a glance

GSTAAD PALACESWITZERLAND

Spa news → 9

Skiing evolution in the Saanenland→ 10

Photo competition → 16

New Year’s Eve → 20

One day in Gstaad → 4

Hammam experience→ 12

New website→ 17

Sommets musicaux program → 24

Gstaad’s top winter events → 6

Kids program→ 14

Forte Village at Gildo’s→ 19

Palace winter events→ 22

Generation change→ 18

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PERRIER-JOUËT, THE ALLURING CHAMPAGNESince its foundation in 1811, the champagne house Perrier-Jouët has crafted elegant, f loral wines of rare f inesse

with a Chardonnay hallmark. The elegance of the cuvees echoes that of the Art Nouveau anemones adorning the Belle Epoque bottle and offers moments of pure delight and beauty.

www.perrier-jouet.com Please Drink Responsibly

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ONE DAY IN GSTAADA PERFECT WINTER DAY

SnowshoeingAfter a hearty breakfast at the hotel put on your snow gear and take the gondola up to Mount Eggli. Material for snow shoeing can be hired at our sports shop Silver Sport. The route begins south of the Eggli Mountain Hut, parallel to the winter hiking trail. It will lead you through open fields with majestic views of the mountain peaks, especially Mount Gummfluh and Rübli. Follow the signs towards “Vorderes Eggli” from where you will get back to the gondola station.

Taste some local foodOne of the best things about a location like Gstaad is the possibility to enjoy locally sourced and authentic food. Jump on the train to Château-d’Œx for lunch at Le Chalet. Here you can try and savour products labelled “Pays-d’Enhaut Produits Autentiques”, which is a seal of quality for food items exclusively produced in our region. Taste anything from dairy cow, goat or sheep products, meats, honey or syrup. We promise you will not be disappointed!

Dive into the world of chocolateSwitzerland is famous for its chocolate. Hence a visit to the Maison de Cailler in Broc should not be missed. Learn all about how chocolate is produced and where it comes from. If you fancy getting creative yourself, book one of the choco-late making workshops.

Diamonds are a girl’s best friendOnce back from your eventful day pam-per yourself to one of our spa treatments by Gemology. Products by Gemology are based on precious gem stones, perfect to get ready for a glamourous evening out in Gstaad.

Sommets Musicaux experienceIf you are in Gstaad between January 27th and February 4th make sure to take advantage of the classic music concerts of the Sommets Musicaux. One particular highlight is dinner with the main acts after some of the concerts. For more in-formation contact our reservations or concierge team.

One for the roadNot ready for bed yet? Our Lobby Bar is always worth a stop. No matter if you prefer relaxing by the open fire or getting engaged in some conversations by the bar, our team is pleased to find the right drink (or two) for you. For those not staying with us at the Palace, our concierge is happy to call you a taxi. Good night!

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10. & 11.2.2017

Gsteigs 24h race24h-skirennen-gsteig.ch

28.2.2017

The Royal Ballet: Sleeping BeautyLive performance from the Royal Opera House

in London at Ciné Theatre Gstaad cine-theater.ch

9.3.–12.3.2017

Ride on Musicrideonmusic.ch

8.12.2016

The Royal Ballet: The NutcrackerLive performance from the Royal Opera House

in London at Ciné Theatre Gstaadcine-theater.ch

22.12.2016–2.1.2017

3rd Christmas market in Gstaadwinterzauber-gstaad.ch

19.1.–22.1.2017

Snow Bike Festival Gstaad snowbikefestival.com

21.1.–29.1.2017

International Hot Air Balloon Festivalchateau-doex.ch/en

27.1.–4.2.2017

Sommets Musicaux de Gstaadsommetsmusicaux.com

Tickets +41 33 748 81 82

31.1.2017

The Royal Opera: Il TrovatoreLive performance from the Royal Opera House


3.2.–19.3.2017

Elevation 1049 – AVALANCHEelevation1049.org

4. & 5.2.2017

Swiss Championship of Snow Cross Motoneige

[email protected]

8.2.2017

The Royal Ballet: Woolf WorksLive performance from the Royal Opera House


GSTAAD’S TOP WINTEREVENTS AT A GLANCE

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FEELING GOOD

Stay fit and healthy with our fitness coach Gady

e love to tempt you to indulge! After all you are on holidays. However, treats and health do not exclude each other. Did you know that most of our kitchen products are sourced locally? That

means organic, healthy and lean meals which also taste good. What more can we ask for? Those of you who want to go the extra mile in staying healthy can book a session (or two) with Gady, our new fitness coach and trainer from Paris.

This season Gady will focus on winter fitness, meaning preparing your muscles for exercise like skiing, cross country, snow walking and others, indoors or outdoors, just according to your liking. Should you prefer to stick to your regular routine of physical and mental fitness or just want another excuse to have more choco-late and cheese, TRX, HIIT and circuit training is also on Gady’s list.

To get more information or to meet with Gady directly, contact our spa team on +41 33 748 50 00

Jardin des Monts

the mountain herbalist

Made in Switzerland jardindesmonts.ch

Perched on the mountains of the Pays-d'Enhaut,a garden filled with the scents of flowers picked seasonally.

Plants dried in the traditional ways then blended into unique creations.Made from natural and organic sources.

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3rd March 1935: Ski tour to Gumm, viewing direction to Gummesel, Eggli and Muttehubel.

Karl Annen 1897, Arnold Hutzli 1912, two unknown skiers of the Skiclub Grund.

Martha Haari-von Grünigen in front of the club house Chlösterli in Grund.

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THE HISTORY OF SWISS SKIING

HE ORIGINSThe origins of skiing come from snowshoeing and can be traced back to pre-historic

times. Snowshoes were used first by Mongolian tribes in Central Asia. Before coming to Europe this means of moving over snow first moved to North America via Lapland, Scandinavia and Greenland, as well as all the way down to Australia. Only from 1870 onwards skiing was first discovered and slowly established as a sport. Konrad Wild from the Canton of Glarus in Switzerland first experi-mented with what we now know as skis today. This all happened in secret though according to the local history recordings.

THE OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF SKIINGThen in 1882 Christoph Islin, again from the Canton of Glarus, received a Hickory ski from Norway and started developing the sport together with two Norwegians. Finally in 1893 he launched a ski tour from Glarus over the Pragel Mountain Pass to Schwyz. This route together with a selection of instructions on how to ski was the official start to skiing as a sport in Switzerland, and soon after the first ski club of Switzerland was founded in Glarus.

GSTAAD IS AN INNOVATIVE TREND SETTERGstaad saw its first ski winter season in 1907 /08 and in fact the first funicular of Switzerland was built and put in practice here, namely at Mount Wispile in 1935. This happened only two years

after the establishment of the first certi-fied Swiss Ski School of Gstaad, and in 1938 already the second then called “Funi” was built at Mount Eggli. Firmly believing in the lucrative future of winter sports, Gstaad again built the first chair lift of Switzerland in 1945 to further develop the offering of skiing. But it wasn’t only for these techni-cal advances tourists and visitors were drawn to the region during the winter. Popular sport events such as winter horse races, ice hockey matches and the 1928 Swiss ski race assured a current flow of guests to Gstaad. In 1926 the tourist board of Gstaad even employed a so called “sports manager” whose task it was to make sure that there was “some-thing going on” in Gstaad every day. Almost 100 years later the Saanenland is still one of the top winter destinations in Switzerland, offering a large variety of activities and events for all ages.

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he origins of the hammam ritual go back into the 15th century. It is a blend of a roman bath with ottoman customs. The meaning

of hammam is “dispensing heat”. With time the public hammam developed into more than a place of cleansing. It be-came a sort of social centre or meeting point, where also communal and some religious ceremonies were held. As private bathrooms became common in residential households the importance of the hammam decreased. However, in many cultures it is still today a regular ritual for relaxation and cleansing. Here at Gstaad Palace we took the most soothing elements of this ritual to create our very own Hammam expe-rience. In more than two hours you can relax in five different stages, combining steam baths, a gentle cleansing ritual based on black olive soap and a comfort-ing aroma therapy massage. The experience can be enjoyed as a couple or alone and has become our most popular signature treatment within our spa.

For more information or bookings please contact our spa team on +41 33 748 50 00

The soft body scrub and massage based on sooth-ing black olive soap will relieve and renew your skin cells.

A thousand and one nights of absolute relaxation. The warmth and the care of this treatment will leave you feel relaxed for days.

1001 NIGHTS AT THE PALACE SPA

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24.12.2016

Christmas cinemafrom 7.00pmoffered by the Gstaad Palace

Reservations at our Concierge +41 33 748 50 00

2.1.2017

Children’s New Yearfrom 6.00pmCHF 80 per adult and per child

Reservations +41 33 748 58 [email protected]

KIDS PROGRAM

etween December 16th 2016 and March 12th, 2017 our Kids Club will be open daily from 3.00pm to 9.00pm. All our

childminders are professionally trained. Meeting point is our kids playroom next to the Spa. We are looking forward to seeing you there. Our concierge team is pleased to assist you with further information on our additional daily children’s activities. Updates will also be posted on palace.ch.

23.12.2016

Cooking lessonsfrom 3.30pm to 5.30pmoffered by the Gstaad Palace


25.12.2016

Children’s Christmasfrom 4.30pmCHF 70 per adult and per child

Reservations +41 33 748 58 60 [email protected]

15.2.2017

Children’s discofrom 4.00pmCHF 80 per adult and per child


31.12.2016

VIK partykids activities during New Year’s Eve party, price included in the ticket


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NEW WEBSITE

staad Palace is lovingly referred to as one of Switzer-land’s Grande Dames; and like all great ladies, she wants to

change and freshen up her look from time to time. Speaking to our loyal guests and long standing colleagues, being “a symbol of tradition but still young at heart”, is what Gstaad Palace signifies to most of them. Fond childhood memories, fun nights out and grand

hotel glamour is at the core of this symbolism. All our 300 team members and relent-less renovations, with our new Deluxe Suites and Salle Baccarat being the latest, are the two all-important pillars to keep the great aura of our Palace alive. Expressing this mood of “moving with time but keeping our soul“ in pictures and only a few words was at the heart of our rebranding project. New images, colours and the use of illustra-

tions were introduced to create the foundation for it all. Phase one was the production of our new Highlights, flyers and other print material. Phase two will see our new website go online this winter season, which will bring together all the latest news and information surrounding Gstaad Palace, and it is also where you will be able to book your stay at our best price in just a few clicks. We hope you like it!

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Same Palace, fresh make-up … Our new branding

PHOTO COMPETITION

atch your magic moments in and around the Gstaad Palace and let us take part of your most memorable experiences. Submit your favourite pictures of your winter season 2016/17 until

March 12th, 2017 to [email protected] and take part at this year’s photo competition. The best picture will be chosen by a jury and displayed on next year’s Winter Highlights 2017/18

(7000 copies). The person who takes and sends in the winning photograph will win a night in Gstaad Palace in a double room including breakfast. The ten most beauti-ful images will be published on our Facebook page as well as on the Instagram account of the Gstaad Palace.

Grab your camera and capture the perfect Gstaad moment! Good luck!

Submit your favourite pictures

of your winter season 2016/17 until 12 March 2017

Capturing snow-capped mountain peaks, romantic sunsets or having fun on the slopes

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FORTE VILLAGE AT GILDOʼS

or the first time this winter our legendary Italian restaurant Gildo’s will host Chef Alessandro Cocco and his team from the well-known Forte Village Resort in Sardinia.

Cocco and his team will prepare dishes that reflect fresh Mediterranean flavours with influences from different Italian regions. One can rest assured that they will satisfy the desire for diversity but also the authenticity that Gildo’s Ristorante is known for.

Cocco discovered his passion for cooking at a very young age when he started preparing meals for himself after school. Born and bred in Sardinia, his vita not only in-cludes professional experience in Italy, but also distant places like Antigua and Switzerland. His menu at the Palace will contain a great variety of hearty, yet sophisti-cated dishes, embracing elements that will take your taste buds away from our winter wonderland and trans-port them into a lush Italian summer garden.

Buon appetito!

GENERATION CHANGECHEF PETER WYSS HANDS OVER TO FRANZ FAEH

fter more than 40 years our Executive Head Chef Peter Wyss hands over the reigns to Franz Faeh. Throughout the winter season Wyss, together with his right-hand man Hugo Weibel,

will say goodbye to guests and friends during various culinary evenings at the hotel. For non-residents, he is still available for chalet caterings in and around Gstaad. Franz Faeh and his Sous Chef Luca Gatti have been leading the kitchen team since October 1st, 2016 after having worked at the Palace for many years. They will serve up in usual Palace style and standard in all our restaurants. The Palace family says a big thank you to Peter Wyss and Hugo Weibel, and also extends a warm wel-come to Franz Faeh and Luca Gatti.

Peter Wyss during a cooking lesson with our guests. Excellent prod-ucts and an emphasis on

detail are two of Wyss’s main ingredients for every dish.

New Year’s Eve 1986: Hugo Weibel, Peter Wyss, Wolfgang Weissert and the chimney sweeper.

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NEW YEAR’S EVE

he evening starts at 8.00 pm with cocktails and canapés in our Lobby Bar and GreenGo nightclub, followed by a gala dinner. Our popular Dora Live Band and JP Verdolini will

make sure your dancing shoes are put to use whilst celebrations will continue until late. A special children’s program will be provided at our Salle Piero from 8.00 pm.

Dress code: Strictly black tie (with a touch of Motown)

To make this night as glamorous as possible men are requested to wear a dinner suit/tuxedo and women a long gown for dinner and after midnight a cocktail or long dress.

New Year’s Eve gala dinner and after party:CHF 1,250 for resident guestsCHF 1,350 for non-resident guestsCHF 600 for resident children under 12 yearsCHF 650 for non-resident children under 12 years

For reservations please call our reception team at +41 33 748 50 00

Tickets for dinner must be collected in person from Gildo from December 26th, 2016 onwards and tickets for the after party can be purchased at the reception.

Motown at Gstaad PalaceThe sound of young America

Dora Live Band – the New Year’s Eve Soul Diva.

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19.–23.12.20163.–7.1.2017

Dan Roma Maker of fine shirts

6. & 7.1.20177. & 8.2.2017

Sciretti Fur pop-up store

6.–8.1.2017

August Laube Art exhibition

27.1.–9.2.2017

Private Art House Contemporary art exhibition

9.–12.2.201717.–19.2.2017

Seaman Schepps Women’s jewellery; Men’s cufflinks and evening sets

14.–16.2.2017

Vhernier Preview presentation of the new collection Blue Velvet

16.–19.2.2017

Chopard Watch & jewellery exhibition

21.–24.2.2017

de GRISOGONO High jewellery & jewellery & watch exhibition

Exclusive exhibitions at the Gstaad Palace

PALACE WINTER EVENTS

16.12.2016

Season opening GreenGo night club For further information on the GreenGo program and opening times please visitgreengo.ch

16.12.2016–12.3.2017

The Latins Band at the Bar du Grill

23.12.2016–8.1.2017

Youri Farkas and his Tziganes at the Lobby Bar or Bar du Grill

24.12.2016

Christmas dinner**

In all restaurants from 7.30 pmwith the Scherzo QuartetCHF 175 per person*

CHF 90 per child under 12 years*


26.12.2016

Cocktail des fêtesAt the Salle Baccarat or at the Lobby Bar from 7.00 pmWith Berzosax, by invitation only

28.12.2016

The Evolutionat the Lobby Bar

31.12.2016

New Year’s Eve partyCocktail at the Lobby Bar and GreenGo from 8.00pm. Dinner in all restaurants from 9.30 pm with Dora Live Band, The Latins Band and JP Verdolini

CHF 1,250 for resident guestsCHF 1,350 for non-resident guestsCHF 600 for resident children under 12 yearsCHF 650 for non-resident children under 12 yearsCHF 300 for the after party

Dress code: Strictly black tie for men (with a touch of Motown); ball gown during dinner, a cocktail dress is suffi-cient after midnight.


1.1.2017

New Year’s buffet**

In all restaurants from 12.30 pmwith MariachiCHF 200 per personCHF 100 per child under 12 years


20.1.2017

Discovery Day with GemologyDiamonds are a girl’s best friend – Discover the variety and effect of trace elements at our Palace Spa from 11.00 am


Every Sunday in February

Seafood buffet**

In our Le Grand Restaurant from noonCHF 125 per personCHF 60 per child under 12 years


3.–26.2.2017

Youri Farkas and his Tziganes at the Lobby Bar or Bar du Grill

11.2.2017

Dora Live Band at the Lobby Bar

14.2.2017

Valentine’s Day**

Aperitif at the Lobby Bar from 7.30 pmDinner in all restaurants from 8.00 pmCHF 175 per person*

CHF 90 per child under 12 years*


18.2.2017

Dora Live Band at the Lobby Bar

** included in half board** reservations with the Maître D’

For more information regarding events and exhibitions please contact our Concierge team at +41 33 748 50 00 or via [email protected]. You should also keep an eye on our website palace.ch for updates on dates and programs.

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27.1.2017*

Les Siècles:François-XavierRoth direction

Gil Shaham violon

Church of Saanen at 7.30 pm

28.1.2017*

Mariella Haubs violon

Magdalena Haubs piano

Chapel of Gstaad at 4.00 pm

Il Giardino Armonico:Giovanni Antonini direction

Viktoria Mullova violon


29.1.2017

Eva Zavaro violon

Tatiana Chernichka piano


David Fray piano

Gérard Caussé alto

Paul Meyer clarinette

Church of Rougemont at 7.30 pm

30.1.2017

David Petrlik violon

Alexandre Kantorow piano

Chapel of Gstaad at 4.00pm

Matthias Goerne baryton

Leif Ove Andsnes piano


31.1.2017

Irène Duval violon

Vassilis Varvaresos piano


Lauma Skride piano

Baiba Skride violon

Lise Berthaud alto

Harriet Krijgh violoncelle


1.2.2017

Simon Wiener violon

Silvia Fraser piano

Chapel of Gstaad at 4.00pm

Polina Pastirchak soprano

Jan Philip Schulze piano


2.2.2017*

Caroline Goulding violon

Danae Dörken piano


Renaud Capuçon violon

Kit Armstrong piano


3.2.2017*

Raphaëlle Moreau violon

Celia Oneto- Bensaid piano


Cappella Andrea BarcaAndrás Schiff piano


4.2.2017*

Maya Levy violon

Matthieu Idmtal piano


Murray Perahia piano

Church of Saanen at 7.30 pm* for evening concerts only:Gstaad Palace at 9.30 pmDinner with the artists at Salle Baccarat

et under the theme of the violin and under the conduction of Renaud Capuçon, the next edition of the classic music festival

“Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad” will take place from January 27th to Febru-ary 4th, 2017. Internationally acclaimed stars such as Gil Shaham, Viktoria Mullova, Gérard Caussé, Matthias Goerne, Leif Ove Andsnes, Kit Arm-strong, Murray Perahia, András Schiff and Baiba Skride are going to take you to the land of emotions and astound you with the musical range of their concerts.

SOMMETS MUSICAUX PROGRAM

Every afternoon at the Chapel of Gstaad, a young and upcoming violinist will interpret a composition of Toshio Hosokawa, Composer-in-Residence of this year’s festival. The most exclusive experience is offered by concerts given by the orchestras Les Siècles, Il Giardino Armonico and Capella Andrea Barca with András Schiff, that are combined with an after concert dinner at our Salle Baccarat. Around twenty concerts in eight days, not to be missed!

Combine a three night stay with this unique cultural experience and we offer you one concert ticket for two people as well as an after concert dinner with the artists at the Gstaad Palace.

For further information on our special packages please visit the website palace.ch

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FACTS AND FIGURES

AFFILIATIONS Leading Hotels of the WorldSwiss Deluxe Hotels

GETTING HERE Saanen Airport approx. 4 km (10 min)Bern Airport approx. 80 km (1 ¼ hr)Geneva Airport approx. 160 km (2 hrs)Zurich Airport approx. 220 km (2 ½ hrs)The SBB daily train connections to and from Gstaad run approximately once per hourLimousine and taxi service bookable through our concierge

ROOMS AND SUITES100 rooms, including– 15 single rooms– 55 double rooms– 15 junior suites– 4 deluxe suites (1 bedroom and parlour)– 4 corner suites (1 bedroom and parlour)– 2 tower suites (2 bedrooms and parlour)– 1 penthouse suite (3 bedrooms and parlour) on the roof top

RESTAURANTS Le Grand Restaurant & La Grande TerrasseInternational cuisineLe Grill, Rôtisserie, 16 GaultMillau pointsGourmet restaurant with show kitchenGildo’s RistoranteAuthentic Italian foodLa FromagerieTypical Swiss specialities in a cozy atmosphere

BARS Lobby Bar – Gstaad’s own parlourLe Bar du Grill – elegant setting with live music

PALACE SPAOpen daily from 8.30am to 9.00pmTreatments from Jardin des Monts, Clinica Ivo Pitanguy, Gemology & Sisley

GREENGO CLUB Gstaad’s most famous night club is open every night (with a few exceptions during the low season)

BANQUET FACILITIESFive event and banqueting rooms for up to 250 peopleIf required, the entire hotel can be booked

CHILDREN Two playrooms, kids program and a nanny service on request

OPENING/CLOSINGThe Palace family welcomes you this winter from December 16th, 2016 to March 12th, 2017

Do you follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, Pinterest and Youtube? Share your magical moments at the Gstaad Palace with us and let us know about your adventures in the surrounding countryside. The most popular post at #gstaadpalace or #inlovewithgstaadpalacewill win an overnight stay in one of our Double Deluxe rooms, including half board and complimentary access to the Palace Spa.

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