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Swiss Alps

Snow chalets, fondue & first tracks

Overview

From St. Moritz to Zermatt — heli-skiing at sunrise, cheese-aged dinners by candlelight, and silence that costs more than gold.

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Best season
Dec – Mar
Currency
CHF
Highlights
  • — Heli-skiing in Verbier
  • — Glacier express in private cabin
  • — Badrutt's Palace tea
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Field guide · Swiss Alps

A short guide before you go.

The Alps in winter are choreography: first tracks at sunrise, fondue at altitude, hot stone treatments by 4 PM, and a Champagne bar by 7. The Engadin in particular is where the global old-money still goes quiet.

The dishes worth flying for
  • · Fondue moitié-moitié — Gruyère + Vacherin Fribourgeois, served with kirsch
  • · Capuns — Swiss chard wraps in chard with pork, baked in cream
  • · Älplermagronen — alpine mac with potato, cream, apple sauce on the side
  • · Engadiner nusstorte — caramel walnut tart, the official souvenir
What we'd actually do
  • · Glacier Express in a private cabin — Zermatt to St. Moritz, 8 hours, panoramic
  • · Diavolezza at moonrise — fondue at 3,000m, descent by torchlight
  • · Cresta Run for spectators (winter) — old St. Moritz at its most theatrical
  • · Lavaux UNESCO terraces — for the wine, the lake, and the unhurried Sundays
If you time it right

St. Moritz Snow Polo World Cup (January) — three days of polo on a frozen lake, with Champagne marquees.

“January light, February powder, March long lunches. Avoid the school-holiday weeks (mid-Feb) unless you've booked Badrutt's six months ahead.”
— Elitore editors
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Residences we love in Swiss Alps

A short list of the residences our editors quietly return to. Each will be considered — with the right fit — in your personal dossier.

Badrutt's Palace
Editor's pick

Badrutt's Palace

4.8

Alpine Grand Hotel

St. Moritz's storied palace — King's Club after dark, ski-in lifts, and Engadin views.

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Experiences worth flying for

Curated by our editors. Not a menu — a starting point for your dossier.

Verbier Heli-Ski Day
Adventure

Verbier Heli-Ski Day

Full day

Off-piste descents with a UIAGM guide — three drops, alpine lunch, hot stones at dusk.

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Currently on our radar

Cultural moments worth timing a trip around. We'll flag them in your dossier if the dates line up.

St. Moritz Snow Polo World Cup
JAN
30
Sport

St. Moritz Snow Polo World Cup

Frozen Lake St. Moritz

Three days of polo on frozen lake, marquee Champagne lounges, and grandstand seats with hot stone foot warmers.

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