Fondueland Gstaad
The perfect mix
With its gentle topography and varied speciality cheeses, the Destination Gstaad offers the perfect mix for sophisticated bons vivants. In Fondueland Gstaad, there is nothing more natural than enjoying a delicious fondue surrounded by the mountain landscape. In a place where fresh air, lush pastures and herbs provide the best possible foundation for outstanding cheese.
Six inordinately large fondue pots and two specially designated huts, each with enough room for up to eight people, provide the perfect backdrop for dining, socialising and marvelling at the unparalleled panoramic views. Whether you travel on foot, by bike, by sledge or on snowshoes, or even if you would like to choose your very own outdoor relaxation spot – anything is possible in Fondueland Gstaad. By the way: this fondue is the perfect mix at any time of year.
The Fondue Backpack
This is made possible thanks to the fondue backpack in a nostalgic design. It contains all of the ingredients needed for the irresistible outdoor experience: a full set of preparation equipment, either a traditional thick fondue or a particularly flavoursome truffle fondue made by the local dairies, as well as crusty fondue bread supplied by the local bakeries, spices, fondue pot, warmer, plates and forks. The fondue backpack is available from 2 people.
Now also available with raclette!
The raclette backpack contains the finest regional raclette cheese from local dairies, crusty bread from local bakeries, spices, Vulcano oven with rechaud, plates and cutlery. The Vulcano oven is easy to use and the first raclette can be enjoyed after just a few minutes.
The raclette backpack is available for one person or more and costs CHF 18.00 per person. The price includes the hire of the complete raclette equipment. Suitable wine or other drinks are available in the dairies.
How it works
Order the fondue or raclette backpack the day before during the opening hours of any of the following dairies (online orders possible until 2 days before):
- Schönried Dairy (book your fondue backpack online now)
- Gstaad Dairy (book your fondue backpack online now)
- Zweisimmen Dairy (book your fondue backpack online now)
- Fromage & Pain Saanen
Orders in Gstaad, Saanen and Schönried can also be placed on Sundays if ordered the day before (online up to 2 days before).
After enjoying the fondue or raclette: collect your rubbish and return the backpack to the place you got it from. Please discuss in advance the possibility of returning it after the shop closes with the staff where you obtained it from.
In the mountain lodge Wispile, only the Fondue Backpack can be purchased during the opening times of the cable car Wispile. The backpack may be returned at the restaurant or at the valley station Wispile (until 04.30 p.m.). Order on the previous day necessary.
Only the Fondue Backpack can also be picked up at the village store in Lauenen. This is only possible by phone at 033 765 35 65.
The hotels in the destination offer their guests a reservation and delivery service. Please contact reception.
Two fondue varieties to choose from
Traditional house mixture
CHF 18.00 per person
Truffle house mixture
CHF 21.00 per person
The price includes rental of the full fondue equipment set, the desired cheese mixture, bread and spices. Suitable wine, for example a light and fruity Chasselas, is available from the dairies.
Plan of site and GPS-Tour
Schlittmoos fondue pot (1)
Room for up to 8 people
Location:
Schlittmoosstrasse, 15 min. from the centre of the village of Schönried. Follow the sign "Fondue Caquelon Schlittmoos" (no access by car).
Vorderi Wispile fondue pot (2)
Room for up to 8 people
Location:
Approx. 40 min. from the mountain station Wispile, on the hiking trail Wispile-Chrine-lake of Lauenen and Wispile-Chrine-Gsteig. On the winter hiking and sled trail direction Gsteig.
Cheese Grotto fondue pot (3)
Room for up to 8 people
Location:
Access by car
From Gstaad direction Wasserngrat, turn left at the sign “Käsegrotte”.
To enter at the navigation system: Bissenstrasse 83, 3780 Gstaad
Access by public transport
Postal bus route 182 from the train station Gstaad – Turbach, get off at the bus stop “Bissenegg”
Access on foot
Hiking trail Gstaad – Bissen – Turbach, hiking time approx. 1.00-1.20 h
Chessler fondue hut (4)
One weatherproof hut with room for up to 8 people.
Location:
Situated on the hiking trail Schönried-Wittere-Saanenmöser, the fondue hut is reachable in 30 minutes from Saanenmöser or 45 minutes from Schönried via Schlittmoos on foot.
Bodmen fondue hut (5)
One weatherproof hut with room for up to 8 people.
Location:
20 minutes from Schönried direction Rellerli on foot. The fondue hut is situated on the Bodmen street.
Fondue Caquelon (8)
Place for up to 8 people.
Location:
The Caquelon is located on the hiking trail between the mountain station and the Rinderberg middle station. It can be reached on foot from above and below in about 30 minutes. In winter, the caquelon can be reached on skis as it is located directly on the ski slope.
The fondue pots and fondue huts cannot be reserved.
The fondue carriage
The Fondueland Gstaad is now mobile. Johann von Grünigen's carriage will be going on tour with a covered, heated fondue carriage for a maximum of 20 people. Michel's Stallbeizli will be supplying the fondue mixture. The carriage can be used during the whole year.
The “Chäsflüsterer” (cheese whisperer) in the cheese grotto
And where does the precious gold of the Alps conceal itself during its ripening process? That would be underground, well-hidden between cool rock faces at 7 degrees Celsius. Gstaad’s cheese grotto stores over 3,000 wheels of maturing cheese and is located in what used to be the municipal water catchment. Visitors are taken down steep wooden stairs, 8 metres underground, to learn interesting facts about Berner Hobelkäse AOP and its origin. If an expert-guided tour with nibbles and drinks is your thing, you can book them all year round at the Molkerei Gstaad dairy.
Dairy in Gstaad
A small region with an impressive variety of fine cheeses, where the unspoilt countryside, fresh grass and herbs as fodder, and happy cows make all the difference. Cheeses from near and far can be found in the Saanenland dairies, meaning cheese lovers will feel right at home here.
