Ten minutes south of Gstaad, in a col du sac, lies the village of Lauenen and a little above it its lake. You immediately notice the impressive wall creating the dead end. Four peaks, Spitzhorn (2807m), Geltenhorn (3062m) , Wildhorn (3284m) and Niesehorn (2776m) form this dead end that cradles lake Lauenen.
This time of year tourism is about skiing which explains why the trails are yours if you want. Today was no exception. From the parking lot you just walk upwards towards the peaks and soon reach lake Lauenen. Some clouds would have come in handy and helped adding a little drama to the otherwise bland blue sky, but it was not supposed to be. This being the first time at the lake I will definitely have to return.
First of a few color images from the day.
A few converted nicely to black and white:
