Lauenen - Tossenstand (1917 m above sea level)

The holiday region Gstaad is located in the southwest of Switzerland, right on the border to the French-speaking part of the country. The region is easily accessible by train or car from the Thun lake region, the Lake Geneva area, and the Gruyère region. Direct connections to the European high-speed train network and to all international airports in Switzerland ensure a time-saving and pleasant journey.

Lauenen near Gstaad, Rohrbrücke

Hotel Alpenland parking lot

Lauenen - Wolfegg - Tossenstand

• You are responsible for route selection as well as for assessing your own experience, performance, and alpine hazards when touring uphill and downhill in alpine terrain.
• Plan each mountain route carefully and adapt it to your own conditions as well as to the weather and season.
• The weather in the mountains can change rapidly. Therefore bring suitable clothing and enough provisions and water. Turn back in time if the weather is uncertain.
• Inform others about the route and, if possible, never go alone.
• Walking on ski slopes is prohibited.
• Be considerate of other hikers as well as plants and animals.
• Observe warning signs that alert to the constant danger in the riverbed and on the banks of watercourses below dams and water intakes.

Our recommendation

• Ski touring equipment: touring ski boots, touring skis with free-heel bindings, ski poles, skins, crampons
• Avalanche transceiver (LVS)
• Backpack, shovel, probe
• Warm, weatherproof clothing
• Warm gloves and hat
• Sunglasses and sun protection
• Warm drinks
• Snacks (high-energy foods like chocolate, dried fruit)