Gstaad Switzerland
Client
Bergbahnen Destination Gstaad AGYear
2012Services Rendered
Gstaad, nestled in Switzerland's Saanen municipality, is a premier ski resort renowned for its luxury appeal. Ecosign conducted a Technical Assessment, exploring development options for the Gstaad-Saanen-Rougement West Sektor, enhancing its infrastructure and skier capacity to elevate the mountain experience.
Gstaad is part of a larger municipality known as Saanen, in Switzerland's Canton of Bern, approximately 205 km southwest of Zurich and 86 km south of the city of Bern. Gstaad is known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst high-class society and international travelers.
Ecosign was retained to prepare a Technical Assessment and develop lift and piste alternatives for the Gstaad-Saanen-Rougement West Sektor, including Wispile, Eggli and La Videmanette. The Gstaad West Sektor covers an area of about 43 km2, accessible by 14 main lifts.
The objectives of the Gstaad Technical Analysis Study were to document the existing infrastructure and daily skier capacities of the existing ski resort; to prepare a summary of the capacity and utilization of the existing lifts, pistes, parking and staging; to prepare a Technical Assessment of the resort’s ultimate development potential in the Sektor West region; and to develop several ski area development concepts for presentation to the Gstaad Mountain Rides.
Ecosign prepared several alternatives regarding long range revisions to the lift and piste system for review by the Bergbahnen Destination Gstaad AG management group. One concept proposed connecting the West Sektor with a central area, including Schönried and Saanenmöser.