Views from the top

Flying High on top of the world

Paragliding is more than a sport: It's about nature, thrill, and pure magic. Four pilots share stories of first flights, epic journeys – and unforgettable moments high above the valley.

Race Like Her

The 29-year-old Zurich native Julia Gut founded “Race Like Her,” a women’s classic car club that’s turning heads – including at the prestigious British Classic Car Meeting in St. Moritz.

Petrol – Peaks – Progress

The St. Moritz Design Gallery’s summer exhibition is dedicated to “A Hundred Years of Automotive History in The Grisons".

Dream Builders

St. Moritz has long been a place where visions come to life – its architecture says it all. We explore how Nicolaus Hartmann Sr and Jr turned their ideas into lasting, remarkable buildings.

35 Favourites for Spring

When you can hear the birds chirping, see the first crocuses blooming, and feel the days getting longer with the sun casting its warmth, then it's clear: it's spring in St. Moritz. We've compiled a list of 35 things to enjoy during this mid-season.

Making the Moguls

Since 1934, Corviglia has proudly hosted many major sporting events. Now, another highlight is here: the FIS Freestyle World Championship. We were there when the mogul slope was created.

Snapshot: John Lennon at the Badrutt's Palace, 1965

In January 1965, John Lennon traded the stage for the Swiss Alps, posing in ski gear outside the legendary Badrutt’s Palace Hotel in St. Moritz.

Ode to the arguably most beautiful day of the year

Author Carmen Baumann has another favourite day besides Christmas and her birthday - Chalandamarz. On March 1st, winter is bid farewell and spring is welcomed with singing and ringing of bells.

(FREE)STYLE – ST. MORITZ IS A CRADLE OF TALENT

In March 2025, St. Moritz becomes the freestyle hub. On Corvatsch and Corviglia, young athletes compete in the Fis Freestyle World Championship, inspired by the rebellious 80s and 90s when the Engadin became the legendary Boarders Valley.

Horsing Around

“The animal trusts you 100% when you’re racing, and I think it’s really special that a nearly 500-kilo animal trusts a 60-kilo person” – Valeria Schiergen

Helena von Opel and the <br> Winter Pentathlon

Helena von Opel and the
Winter Pentathlon

The winter pentathlon, which involves competing in five Olympic events, is one of the highlights of the winter for Helena von Opel, who has been competing in the event since its inception.

Souvenir St. Moritz with <br> Lucas Blalock

Souvenir St. Moritz with
Lucas Blalock

Lucas Blalock's Souvenir St. Moritz No. 5 is the latest in an annual series highlighting one artist's perspective on St. Moritz.

Snapshot: White Turf 1937

The legendary skijöring race at the White Turf in 1937. The horse races have been an iconic winter staple in St. Moritz since 1907.

Snapshot: New Year's Eve with Alfred Hitchcock

Film director Alfred Hitchcock attended the New Year’s Eve celebration at the Chesa Veglia in St. Moritz, captured on January 1, 1967.

Handmade since 1904

The Olympia Bob Run is the world's oldest natural ice run. The entire track is meticulously hand-built in just three and a half weeks, showcasing exceptional craftsmanshipAhead of the season's opening, we had a chat with the managing director.

Winter video: <br> Experience Winter on Top of the World

Winter video:
Experience Winter on Top of the World

Ready for winter on top of the world? Feel it for yourself, in the place where the sun itself spends winter.

Breaking Views – <br> Basquiat Returns to <br>St. Moritz

Breaking Views –
Basquiat Returns to
St. Moritz

"For Basquiat, the Engadin meant work, inspiration, friendship, and rest and relaxation, all at the same time."

Makers & Shakers: Hotel Employees (Part III)

We asked some employees from the most renowned and traditional hotels in St. Moritz how and where they spend their free time in and around the village.

Chasing curves

Roads have long curves, short curves, tight curves, steep curves. Sometimes hairpin bends, double and triple curves. Stefan Bogner, founder of the magazine "Curves," knows them all. A selection of his photos of Alpine passes around St. Moritz.

Makers & Shakers: Hotel Employees (Part II)

Where do hotel employees spend their free time in and around St. Moritz? We asked some employees of the village's most famous and traditional establishments.

Makers & Shakers: Hotel Employees (Part I)

Discover where St. Moritz's hospitality workers go to let their hair down and relax after a day at the office.

Back to the place of inspiration: "Gerhard Richter: Engadin"

In an artistic career spanning 60 years, the German artist Gerhard Richter has created a groundbreaking and diverse body of work. With the exhibition “Gerhard Richter: Engadin”, some of his artworks have returned to the valley.

From the basement to the St. Moritz Design Gallery: Hugo Wetzel's Poster Collection

Almost everyone is familiar with the St. Moritz posters from the early 20th century. However, 2000 posters were stored in Hugo Wetzel's basement and were displayed in the St. Moritz Design Gallery.

Snapshot: Soaring into the New Year

New Year’s Eve à la Gunter Sachs: First a party at Dracula, then a hot air balloon ride to Italy.

Grand Boulevards – A Journey Through the Beating Hearts of European Metropolises.

From the glorious Via Veneto in Rome and the stylish Via Alessandro Manzoni in Milan to the awe-inspiring Boulevard du Montparnasse in Paris (and the Via Serlas in St. Moritz), our author takes a stroll down some of Europe’s most iconic boulevards.

Snapshot: Fashion on the Slopes

Ski fashion has come a long way over the years. From heavy wool fabrics and stirrup pants to high-tech materials.

103 Seconds of Winter in St. Moritz

Winter tourism was founded in St. Moritz in 1864. Now, the alpine metropolis is revving up its engines for the 159th winter season. A cinematic immersion into winter.

Art full of Contrasts: A Museum Tour in the Engadin

The world of art and culture in the Engadin is full of contrasts. A weekend visiting three of the most well-known museums in the region shows that contrasts do not have to be exclusive. Quite the opposite.

Elizabeth Main: The English pioneer in the Engadin

From mountaineering to ice skating with Giovanni Segantini and glacier hikes - Elizabeth Main’s photographic legacy shows the many facets of the English lady.

An architectural treasure hunt at the new Hotel Grace La Margna St. Moritz

The restored, historic Hotel Grace La Margna above St. Moritz railway station shines in new splendour. A historical detail is hidden behind every corner. A treasure trail.

Snapshot: Summer at the swimming pool, circa 1963

In July 1963, the heated swimming pool Carlton Kulm Sporting Club opened in St. Moritz. But despite its glorious early days, little is known about the subsequent activities of the Sporting Club.

Did someone say (St. Moritz) Champagne?

The new St. Moritz champagne is produced by the renowned Leclerc Briant. Dan Roznov curated the project for St. Moritz and tells us why french fries go well with champagne and who still drinks champagne nowadays.

The New Black & White

What happens when you colorize historical black-and-white images using artificial intelligence? The result can be seen in the new exhibition "The New Black & White" at the St. Moritz Design Gallery.

St. Moritz – Como in 16 mm film

The transition between realism and reality in Alex Lambrechts new film is as fluid as the nature of the culture between Lake Como and St. Moritz.

How to Play Pétanque Properly

An ode to a sport whose insignificance conceals great seriousness.

«In the Summer of 2009» - more than a book about design

The book "In the Summer of 2009" stages around 50 design objects and interiors by the Italian designer and architect Matteo Thun. It shows a so far unpublished series of images by Swiss photographer Walter Pfeiffer.

In Shiffrin's footsteps: Lara Colturi stuns the ski world

Lara Colturi is the new prodigy in Alpine ski racing. At only 16, she brilliantly masters her balancing act between school and World Cup. We spoke with her in St. Moritz last December.

The Art of the Aperitif

A love letter to the moment before all moments.

«I don't wait until I find the perfect composition»

Last summer, fashion photographer Alex Lambrechts spent 72 hours in St. Moritz and left us some wonderful photographic souvenirs.

How to Ride the Cresta

There is an extra dose of adrenaline awaiting you when you ride the legendary Cresta Run. At 140 km/h, Cresta riders thunder headlong down the ice channel, their noses just a few centimetres above the ice.

Who are artworks there for?

It is a tragic misconception when art is seen as elitist. In fact, the opposite is true, as is shown by public art.

Handmade

This latest exhibition at the St. Moritz Design Gallery, in the Serletta car park, is dedicated to the history of bobsleigh sport and the world's only bobsleigh run on natural ice.

About the value of Grand Hotels

If one didn’t know what grand hotels are and what decadence means, it would be very easy and very wrong to describe a grand hotel as being something decadent.

That St. Moritz Glow

About the uniqueness of Engadine light and how it shapes a distinctive look.

Snapshot: St. Moritz, 1919

Aerial photograph taken by the legendary Swiss aviation pioneer Walter Mittelholzer in 1919.

CURL, CURL, BABY

Bally’s Creative Director Rhuigi Villaseñor fused Alpine sporting tradition with Western Americana for the “Bally Curling” capsule collection. The scene: St. Moritz.

Reflection, art and Engadine

This is the name of the latest calendar by photographer Peter Vann, who has once again come up with something special: his abstract art reflects the Engadine landscapes.

Barbara Stauffacher Solomon unveils St. Moritz artwork

The municipality of St. Moritz and Serpentine are delighted to unveil a new large-scale graphic installation by American artist Barbara "Bobbie" Stauffacher Solomon (b. 1928, USA) on the shores of Lake St. Moritz.

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