Winter Sports in St. StephanS
t Stephan is a small community which sadly lost a rickety two seat chirlift from the village up to Lengebrand a few years ago. The sunny valley runs down to St Stephan tend to get chewed up earlier in the season and led to the decision not to replace the lift. However a ski bus now runs from Matten via St Stephan to the bottom of the Lengebrand-Parwengesattel chairlift, giving access to the largest ski area in the Gstaad Mountain Rides circuit.
Best of the Slopes
The runs off Parwengesattel are great for boarders. The run to Lengebrand is a lovely scenic run and there's usually good off-piste if there has been recent fresh snow on the other side of the Parwengesattel towards Chaltebrunne.
Getting There
By Public Transport
The best destination to access the downhill slopes by public transport in this ski area is Zweisimmen. Station adjacent to Rinderberg Gondola at Zweisimmen (left out of station). Note that the lift pass is good for all lifts in Gstaad Mountain Rides and on all local buses and the railway as far as Rossinière. Stations at Saanenmöser, Schönried, Saanen, Rougement and Château-d'Oex are all a few minutes walk from valley stations. The bottom station in St Stephan is served by a train from Zweisimmen (destination Lenk) which takes 9 minutes, the price of which is also covered by the lift pass.
- From Zurich the least travel time is 2 hrs 17 mins with as few as 1 changes going via Bern.
- From Basel the least travel time is 2 hrs 19 mins with as few as 1 changes going via Bern.
By Road
Please refer to a map and check local conditions for accurate routing information.
- The road distance from Basel is around 172 km and the journey time is roughly 2 hrs 8 mins.
- The road distance from Berne is around 76 km and the journey time is roughly 1 hr 11 mins.
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Nearby Resorts
Other resorts in the ski area include Gstaad, Glacier3000, Rougemont, Saanen, Saanenmöser, Schönried and Zweisimmen.
Weather Outlook
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Piste Map for St. Stephan
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Accommodation in the Resort & Nearby
- $ Château-d'Oex Youth Hostel, Château-d'Oex (Hostel)
+41 26 924 64 04 https://www.youthhostel.ch/en/ - $$$$$ The Alpina , Gstaad (5*) Ranked by Tages-Anzeiger #8 amongst 5* Swiss hotels.
+41 33 888 98 88 https://www. thealpinagstaad.ch - $$$$$ Gstaad Palace, Gstaad (5*) Highly regarded by Tages-Anzeiger.
+41 33 748 50 00 https://www.palace.ch - $$$$$ Grand Hotel Bellevue, Gstaad (5*) Highly regarded by Tages-Anzeiger.
+41 33 748 00 00 https://www.bellevue-gstaad.ch - $$$$$ Grand Hotel Park, Gstaad Ranked #3 in Gstaad by TripAdvisor.
+41 33 748 41 51 https://www.grandhotelpark.ch/ - $$$$ Le Grand Chalet, Gstaad (4*) Highly regarded by Tages-Anzeiger.
+41 33 748 76 76 https://www.grandchalet.ch - $ Saanen-Gstaad Youth Hostel, Gstaad (Hostel) 10 minutes walk from Saanen station.
+41 33 744 13 43 https://www.youthhostel.ch/en/ - $$$ Hotel Alpine Lodge, Saanen (3*) Ranked #2 in Gstaad by TripAdvisor, and ranked #15 by Tages-Anzeiger amongst Swiss 3* Hotels.
+41 33 748 41 51 https://www.alpinelodge.ch/ - $$$$ Huus Gstaad, Saanen (4*) Ranked by Tages-Anzeiger #21 amongst 4*Swiss hotels.
+41 33 748 04 04 https://www. huusgstaad.com - $$$ Spitzhorn, Saanen-Gstaad (3*) Ranked by Tages-Anzeiger #1 amongst 3* Swiss hotels.
+41 33 748 41 41 https://www. spitzhorn.ch - $$$ Hotel Hornberg, Saanenmöser Ranked #1 in Saanenmoser by TripAdvisor.
+41 33 748 66 88 https://www.hotel-hornberg.ch - $$$$$ Ermitage , Schönried-Gstaad (5*) Ranked by Tages-Anzeiger #22 amongst 5*Swiss hotels.
+41 33 748 04 30 https://www. ermitage.ch - $$$$ Boutique-Hotel Alpenrose, Schönried-Gstaad (4*) Ranked by Tages-Anzeiger #22 amongst 4*Swiss hotels.
+41 33 748 91 91 https://www. hotelalpenrose.ch - $$$ Hotel Kernen, Schönried (3*) Highly regarded by Tages-Anzeiger.
+41 33 748 40 20 https://www.bruno-kernen.ch - $$$ Hamilton Lodge and Spa, Rinderberg (3*) Ski-in, ski-out. Luggage shuttle available to and from lifts.
+41 27 923 20 43 https://www.hamiltonlodge.ch
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St. Stephan is located in Bern
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