Schilthorn mountain clean-up | Schilthorn

The winter sports season in particular leaves substantial amounts of discarded waste in its wake. The impact isn't visible until the spring snow melt, when its disfiguring effect on nature becomes clear. Wood debris that collects under avalanche defences also has to be cleaned up regularly.

This is why Schilthorn Cableway has been conducting regular clean-up operations since summer 2012. Motivated volunteers – most of them members of the region's ski clubs – turn out to lend much appreciated hands-on support to nature by clearing ski slopes and hiking trails of the unwanted traces of the winter season. And, as a welcome side effect, it raises a little extra cash for the club coffers.

Up to several tonnes of waste and debris can be collected in this way during a single weekend. It is then transported down to Stechelberg, sorted and disposed of properly.

Sustainability impact