Gstaad cross-country ski destination (fact sheet)

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• A total of 165 km of cross-country ski trails
• 4 of 5 valleys in the region have attractive cross-country ski trails (Schönried-Saanenmöser, Turbach, Lauenen and Gsteig
• Sparenmoos and Zweisimmen have attractive cross-country ski trails in raised bog areas
• Glacier cross-country ski trail
• The Reusch cross-country ski trail can also be used in the spring

• A diverse selection of cross-country ski trails offers plenty of wide open spaces for magnificent voyages of discovery
• Cross-country skiing can easily be combined with other winter activities
• Outstanding conditions for tourists
  The whole package offers good value for money thanks to 
  o   official ‘Wellness destination’ label 
  o   being renowned as a culinary powerhouse (around 100 restaurants ranging from cosy pubs to gourmet palaces) 
  o   the fact that the cross-country ski trails are close to the mountain lifts, making the offering family and group-friendly
• Thanks to the Glacier 3000, the only glacier ski area in the Bernese Oberland, cross-country skiing is also possible in the off-season.
• Voted one of the 5 best cross-country ski areas in the Alps in the winter of 2011/12 (by the ADAC Skiguide 2011/12)

• People looking for diversity and variety
• Pleasure-seeking cross-country skiers
• Families
• Glacier cross-country ski trail serves as a training area for athletes (the Swiss national team trains there) 

• The cross-country ski trails are prepared as soon as the snow conditions allow it.
• Check the latest status online: 
   http://www.gstaad.ch/en/page.cfm/Activities/Winter/Crosscountryskiing
• Info is available from all tourist information centres in the region of Gstaad.