Stories from the Moosalregion

It is snowing. The dark forests of the Moosalpregion are getting whiter and whiter. Fresh snow piles up on the branches. The engines of the snow groomers are running. We are ready to open the winter season on December 18. We give you 5 reasons why your vacations in the Moosalpregion will be unforgettable.

Leisurely hobby cyclist, altitude-addicted racing bike rider or fast-paced e-bike pilot. "Ride the Alps" is a pleasure for everyone. On Sunday, June 6, the event series, in which Alpine passes are kept car-free for cyclists, stops in the Moosalpregion. Also at the start will be former Swiss ski racer Didier Défago. "I'm looking forward to the Moosalp," he says in an interview.

If you go for a walk in the Moosalpregion, you will not only find cows, sheep or Valais black-necked goats on the lush mountain meadows. At the Trieguhof of Matthias and Sandra Gattlen in Bürchen, stately large Galloway cattle graze quietly and frugally.

Kilian Frankiny recently hung up his professional cycling career. But his passion for cycling remains. Frankiny wants to share this passion this summer as an ambassador for the Tour de Suisse arrival at Moosalp. The Upper Valais resident is expecting an exciting stage arrival, as he tells us in the interview.

When Simon Ruff pedals, he performs almost inhuman feats. As an ultra-cyclist, the Törbjer takes part in races in which he masters 1000 kilometers and several Alpine passes. Without interruption! But the home course of the multiple ultra-cycling world champion remains the ride over the Moosalp.

Juliette Barbier was a big city person. "A Parisian brat. Always on her toes, always a little busy. Then she came to Bürchen. From the French metropolis to the tranquil mountain village.

The new year is young. We enjoy the snow, the sun, the winter. We have twelve months ahead of us packed with unforgettable experiences, top sporting achievements and relaxing pleasures. Our preview of an exciting year 2022.

During an interview by Stefan Eggli with the two skiers Ramon Zenhäusern and Silvan Zurbriggen, the term Moosalpregion kept coming up. An interview with consequences. Because since then, the sports journalist spends the most beautiful time of the year in the Moosalpregion with his whole family. But how did it come about?

The Moosalpregion is the perfect place to leave everyday life behind. "Hiä chusch ämbri." But next weekend, we're breaking out and making the Moosalpregion shake at the Migros Hiking Sound. We are looking forward to a hiking and music experience in the most beautiful mountain scenery on July 17 and 18. On the Hiking Sounds stage, the Swiss musician Adrian Stern, among others, will enchant the visitors. "I am enormously looking forward to Moosalp," he says in an interview with us.

Vacations in the Moosalpregion become an unforgettable time of pleasure thanks to the personal hot-pot in front of the vacation chalet. Who dives into the warm pool, immerses in a time of pure relaxation. Carlo Frezza has booked the hot-pot of the Moosalpregion for his vacation time. The Zurich journalist shares his moments of pleasure in the hot-pot with us in his experience report.

The Southern Alpine tulip is as rare as winning the lottery. Not so in Törbel. The extremely rare tulip feels at home in the sunny mountain slopes of the Moosalpregion. With the first mild rays of May sunshine, small golden flower heads open up on several mountain meadows and bring the first splashes of color to nature. We take a closer look at the southern alpine tulip.

An extraordinary winter season comes to an end. Last weekend, skiing operations in the Moosalpregion were suspended as planned. But the effects of Corona also leave its mark in the Moosalpregion. We arranged to meet Selina Döringer, Managing Director of Moosalp Bergbahnen AG, on the "Ober Arb" for a summit talk.

The path of life has taken them away from the Moosal region. Because of work, they now live in Basel instead of Bürchen - or in Thurgau instead of Törbel. In their hearts, however, the Moosalpregion remains their home forever. This is also the case for Jan Karlen. In his case, it was his parents who emigrated to Zurich. Today, Jan says about himself: "I'm a homesick Terbjer Chieli!

Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin honored Amadé Kalbermatten, chef and owner of the Moosalp restaurant, with the "Culinary Merits Switzerland" award in Bern on Monday. With this prize, Kalbermatten joins star chefs such as Andreas Caminada, Irma Dütsch and Anton Mosimann.

Practice early if you want to become the next Ramon Zenhäusern. Those who make their first turns on snow with the snow sports school of the Moosalpregion can count on the skills of skiing cracks. This also applies to Ines Lengen, the head of the snow sports school.

On Saturday, December 18, the Moosalpregion starts the winter season. With forests covered in deep snow. The slopes are prepared for our skiing pleasure - also with artificial snow. Shortly before the start of the season, we take a look behind the scenes of the silent makers of the white artificial snow carpet.

In 2016, Patrick Gruber and colleagues from the Lions Club launched the "Bärgüf" charity velo race. The fundraising event from Stalden via Törbel to Moosalp supports people with cancer and is a permanent fixture on the Upper Valais agenda. Corona does not allow large events to be held. In keeping with the motto #gibnitüf, "Bärgüf" will nevertheless take place in 2021 - and it will be more emotional and longer than ever before. We tell the Bärgüf story from the beginning.

Even as a young boy, Beat Gattlen dreamed of one day becoming a piste skier. His dream came true. For 30 winters now, the Bürchner native has been grooming the slopes of the Moosalpregion with a lot of feeling for the machine.

It is the old familiar smell of leather that makes many a "terbji" reminisce when he enters the small shoemaker's shop in the heart of the village. Back when there seemed to be so much future and so little past. Not much has changed over the years in the workshop in Fällach - cowbells, shoes for repair, bell straps - there is a kind of "disorder in order" with which only the artist himself knew and the passion for the craft was literally palpable - until today.