IMAGES: REINHARD WESTPHAL; VALENTIN LUTHIGER


SMART TRAVELLER


SKI SEASON HIGH & MIGHTY


New experiences mean the Swiss Alps are this season’s most exciting winter destination


PEAK PERFORMANCE EIGER


EXPERIENCES SKYDIVE


Leap from a helicopter at 14,500ft (with an instructor), before free falling for 45


seconds beside the iconic north face of the Eiger until the parachute opens at 5,500ft. Flights with Skydive Interlaken start at £540. skydiveinterlaken.ch


SOAK Sail the chilly waters of Lake Brienz, one of


Interlaken’s twin lakes, while relaxing in your private HotTug. A cross between a whirlpool bath and a tugboat, these vessels offer a unique way to admire the snowy peaks.


From £140 for two people, with sessions lasting 90 minutes. pirate-bay.ch


SLEEP


Bergwelt Grindelwald – Alpine Design Resort is set in a chalet-style building in


the shadow of the Eiger. Be sure to swing by the Other Club cigar bar, a tribute to


Winston Churchill, who climbed the nearby Wetterhorn in 1894. From £295, B&B. bergwelt-grindelwald.com


Environmentally friendly


Head for heights The world’s longest elevated forest walkway (nearly a mile long) opened this summer in the ski resort of Laax and will stay open throughout the winter. The Senda dil Dragun (‘path of the dragon’) snakes through the treetops between Laax Murschetg village and Laax Dorf, at heights of nearly 100ſt. It’s reached by liſts at each end. From £12. flimslaax.com


Room with a view Lie back in the Kempinski Palace Engelberg’s top-floor spa and enjoy the Alpine grandeur through a glass wall and ceiling. The belle époque hotel, which first opened its doors in 1904, reopened this summer aſter a five- year restoration and expansion. It’s not just the spa with stellar views; mountain-backed vistas abound, and it’s only a stroll from the Brunnibahn gondola. From £465, B&B. kempinski.com


Table talk New Verbier restaurant Le 22 is essentially a chef’s table for 22 guests, hidden behind a discreet door. Chef Adam Bateman — who’s previously worked for Raymond Blanc and Sir Richard Branson — rather understatedly promises a ‘semi-gastro’ meal. In reality, this means a five-course evening event — although at the decidedly reasonable price of £60. crock.ch


Wheels of fortune See Andermatt on four wheels with new e-quad bikes. You don’t quite get the freedom of the pistes, but you can zip around an environmentally friendly circuit via neighbouring Hospental. Riders must be 18 or over and have a valid driving licence. It costs £63 an hour — and you can’t be late back because that’s roughly how long the battery lasts. andermatt-swissalps.ch NICK DALTON


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quad biking in Andermatt LEFT: Infinity pool at the Kempinski Palace Engelberg


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