Bottom station of the Gsteig-Sanetsch cable car | |
The gondola lift up to the Sanetsch is 1600m from the village of Gsteig. The car park is very small, if you can't find a space there, stop in the parking lot of the power plant just below. |
Gsteig-Sanetsch cable car top station | |
The Sanetsch road starts from Savièse, in Valais, and stops a few kilometres from the pass, near Lake Sénin. From there, you have to descend to Gsteig on foot or by taking the power station cable car, which is open to the public from about mid-June to mid-October. |
Gsteig, Bernese starting point for a hike to Sanetsch (Valais/Wallis) | |
A tiny village above Gstaad, on the road to Pillon Pass, which connects Saanenland to Diablerets in the Vaud Alps. Near the village, a small gondola lift takes you up to Lake Sénin and the Sanetsch Pass, which connects the Bernese Oberland to the Valais. |
The Sanetsch dam, in the heart of a spectacular landscape | |
Built in 1965 at an altitude of 2035m, the dam is 214m long and 42m high. Located in the municipality of Savièse (Valais), it is operated by the Innergsteig power station 837m lower down (Bern) and provides an annual output of 40 million kWh. |