GSTAAD Prices ski passes User Guide

: June 3, 2024
: GSTAAD

GSTAAD Prices ski passes

What is dynamic pricing?

More and more ski resorts in Switzerland are choosing to adopt a different pricing strategy for their ski pass sales, opting for dynamic pricing. With dynamic pricing, ski pass prices are no longer static. Instead, the cost of a ski pass changes daily based on a number of parameters.

FACTORS
Prices are influenced by a variety of factors: season (high season or off- season), weekday, date of booking, and weather conditions. An algorithm uses multiple parameters to determine current prices. BDG has opted for a pricing model structured around moderate discounts and surcharges.

It pays to book early!

With the new pricing system, it pays to book early! Ski pass prices are never cheaper than the price displayed at any given time. By way of illustration, an example for a family of 2 adults, 1 adolescent and 1 child, planning to go skiing in Gstaad for 5 days from February 07 to 11:

With advance online booking:
- Adults (2 x 5-day pass) CHF 499.70*
- Adolescent (1 x 5-day pass) CHF 212.00
- Child (1 x 5-day pass) CHF 138.70
  Total CHF 850.40*
If purchased on site, in good weather conditions:
- Adults (2 x 5-day pass) CHF 726.00
  Adolescent (1 x 5-day pass) CHF 295.00
  Child (1 x 5-day pass) CHF 207.00
  Total CHF 1,228.00

Products for which pricing is dynamic

FULL-DAY SKI PASS
For Sector 1, as per ski slope map.
Static full-day passes: Wasserngrat, Lauenen and Heiti Lift.
MULTI-DAY SKI PASSES (2 – 10 DAYS)
For Sector 1 incl. Wasserngrat, Lauenen/Heiti Lift and Glacier 3000.
Static prices remain in effect for toboggan day passes, group passes and full-day ski passes for Glacier 3000.

Where can I buy my ski pass?

ONLINE
Ski passes are available for purchase at: www.gstaad.ch/skitickets
SKI PASS COUNTERS (BDG VALLEY STATIONS / GSTAAD TOURIST OFFICE)
All ski passes are available for purchase at the valley stations and the Gstaad Tourist Office during the opening hours
HOTELS AND PARTNERS (OPERATING THE OPOS RETAIL SYSTEM)
Ski passes can also be issued by partners with Skidata OPOS terminals.

How does online booking work?

STEP 1:
Select the ski pass for the day of your choice and the length of stay.
STEP 2:
Create a user account for the Online Shop.
STEP 3:
Check your order.
STEP 4:
Upload the ski pass to an existing data carrier or order a Ski Card.
STEP 5:
Check your order and pay.

Step 1: Selecting a ski pass

Ski passes are available for purchase at www.gstaad.ch/skitickets from September 01.
The bars (1) indicate the current price for each day for the selected product (2).

Use the date field (3) to change the date.
In field (4) you can check how many ski tickets are available for the chosen date.
In the field (5) you can see how many tickets you have already added to the shopping cart and you can proceed to the next step by clicking on the blue button.

Step 2: Creating a user account

STEP 1:
Select the ski pass for the day of your choice and the length of stay.
STEP 2:
Create a user account for the Online Shop.
STEP 3:
Check your order.
STEP 4:
Upload the ski pass to an existing data carrier or order a Ski Card.
STEP 5:
Check your order and pay.

Register with a personal e-mail address and set a personal password for your account (1).
You will then receive an e-mail confirming your registration sent to the above e-mail address. You must confirm the email address once before logging in. Or simply log in with your existing Facebook account, Google profile or Apple ID(2).

Step 3: Checking your order

STEP 1:
Select the pass for the day of your choice and the length of stay.
STEP 2:
Create a user account for the Online Shop.
STEP 3:
Check your order.
STEP 4:
Upload the ski pass to an existing data carrier or order a Ski Card.
STEP 5:
Check your order and pay.

Check your order:

Does your list contain all the ski passes you want to order? (1)
Is the age category correct for each ski pass you want to order? (2)
Is the ski pass validity correct? (3)
Add more ski passes to your booking if required (4)
Select a delivery method (5) -> go to step 4

Please note that ski passes cannot be exchanged or cancelled once they have been ordered and paid for!

Step 4: Loading your ski pass

STEP 1:
Select the pass for the day of your choice and the length of stay.
STEP 2:
Create a user account for the Online Shop.
STEP 3:
Check your order.
STEP 4:
Load the ski pass on to an existing data carrier or order a Ski Card.
STEP 5:
Check your order and pay.

There are various options to choose from:

Load your ski pass purchased on to an existing data carrier (Skidata KeyCard / SwissPass or Ticketcorner Ski Card) (1).
Order a Ticketcorner Ski Card (2), which will then be sent to you (within 3 working days). Make sure you assign the Ski Card in the Online Shop before the date on which your day’s skiing is due to begin.
Select Ski Card Pick-up (3) to purchase a Ticketcorner Ski Card from the nearest k-kiosk or Press&Books Store and load your ski pass on to the Ski Card.

Step 5: Booking & payment

STEP 1:
Select the ski pass for the day of your choice and the length of stay.
STEP 2:
Create a user account for the Online Shop.
STEP 3:
Check your order.
STEP 4:
Upload the ski pass to an existing data carrier or order a Ski Card.
STEP 5:
Check your order and pay.

Check your ordered tickets again (1).

If you have not already done so, add the ticket insurance (2).
Note that tickets ordered and paid for cannot be exchanged or cancelled!
Accept the terms and conditions and pay for your order by credit card (3).
Accepted credit cards: Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Diners, Postfinance Card, Jelmoli, Swiss Pass on account.

Confirmation of order

Shortly after you have completed your order you will receive an email with the following order confirmation. You will also receive an email informing you about the loaded Ski Cards:

Insuring your ski pass

Ski passes for the Destination Gstaad Mountain Railways & Cableways cannot be exchanged or refunded. You do however have the option of taking out insurance on your ski pass to insure against risks such as accident, illness or bad weather (closure of the mountain railways & cableways). Options available:

SKIEASY
CHF 4.00 per ski pass per day
Pro-rata refund of the ski pass/skiing lesson/hire
of sports equipment in the event of: illness, accident, closure of the mountain railways & cableways due to bad weather. As per ERV General Terms & Conditions of Insurance.
SKIPLUS
CHF 6.00 per ski pass per day
Pro-rata refund of the ski pass/skiing lesson/hire of sports equipment in the event of: illness, accident, closure of the mountain railways & cableways due to bad weather. Plus a range of mountain rescue services. As per ERV General Terms & Conditions of Insurance. Available only at cash desk.

Loading your ski pass 1/3

Once you have purchased a ski pass from the Online Shop, you need to load it on to a data carrier. To do so, proceed as follows:

Log in to our Online Shop using your login data.
From the menu, click ‘My Ski Passes’:
From the list select the ski pass you want to allocate:

Loading your ski pass 2/3

Select ‘Load to Ski Card’ if you have already stored a Ski Card (Keycard, Ticketcorner Ski Card or Swisspass):
A list with all the Ski Cards you have registered will then pop up; select the appropriate card from the list:

Loading your ski pass 3/3

If you haven’t yet stored a data carrier in your customer profile, click ‘Register Ski Card’.
Enter the number of your data carrier into field (1) as instructed. Give your card a name (2). Complete the process by clicking ‘Register Ski Card and Assign’ (3):

The registered Ski Cards are now stored for your next booking and do not need to be re-registered.

Family Discount

The Destination Gstaad mountain railways & cableways offer families an extra discount of 5% on the ski pass purchase in the Online Shop.

REQUIREMENT
Family discount conditional on simultaneous purchase of at least 3 ski passes (incl. 1 or 2 ski passes for adults / senior citizens and at least 1 or 2 children / adolescents).

Collecting Snowflakes

Every booking you make in the Online Shop tops up your Snowflake total:

REWARDS
Once you reach a purchase value of CHF 600.00, you will receive an email voucher with a voucher code worth CHF 20.00 towards your next purchase in the Online Shop.

ANY QUESTIONS ?
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch:
Bergbahnen Destination Gstaad AG
Tel +41 33 748 87 37 bergbahnen@gstaad.ch