The Pays d’Enhaut is also home to the Château-d’Oex International Hot Air Balloon Week, where hot air balloons and zeppelins compete in elegance and originality, adding a lively and unique touch to the region.

Relaxation – purely natural

Whether you are looking for action-packed sports holidays or simply a day trip out, the variety of the winter landscapes around Château-d’Oex will both delight and enchant you! Discover the countryside from an unusual angle – from a hot air balloon or on a paragliding flight. In the village, the cows in their byres await the return of spring, whilst the locals and guests have great fun on the sledge runs, go ice-skating or relax with friends and family.

Winter sports and undisturbed nature

The 250 km of pistes for skiers of all abilities can be accessed directly from the villages. Ski schools, snow kindergartens, cross-country trails, sledge runs and many more winter sports enchant families and sports enthusiasts alike. Nature-lovers can try out the 60 km of marked snowshoe trails in the region, while the new meeting point “Nordic skiing in the Alpes Vaudoises” on the Les Mosses – La Lécherette plateau is the ideal starting point for a range of Nordic sports.

Free for kids up to 9!

Children are more than welcome in the Alps of the Lake Geneva Region (Château-d’Oex, Les Diablerets, Les Mosses, Leysin, Rougemont, Villars-Gryon) and in the Gstaad Mountain Rides Ski Region too – children under 9 ski free of charge! www.alpes.ch