Hoch-Ybrig – Holiday region in Schwyz

The Swiss hiking and ski resort Hoch Ybrig in the canton of Schwyz has a lot to offer to its visitors. To go on a walk in summer promises an informative time as there are information boards for different themes on many walking paths. The landscape in Hochybrig can be explored by bicycle or on a horse’s back. You can have a rest at mountain restaurants and huts. Barbecue sites invite for feast in the open air. Domestic as well as international cooking is served to the hungry guests high in the Swiss mountains. Most of the mountain restaurants have a terrace on that you can enjoy your meal in the open air.

In the ski resort of Hoch Ybrig you will have lots of snow fun in the winter: sledging, cross-country skiing, skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing or winter hiking – all these and a lot of more activities are offered in Hoch-Ybrig. The NBC snow park is the destination of many snowboarders which spend their winter holidays in the Hoch-Ybrig. Cross-country skiers find their trails on the Seebliboden as well as in Studen. Odd events such as building your own igloo, ice-fishing or hiking in the moonlight provide variety.

Hoch-Ybrig Swiss Alps

Trips to the near surrounding are suitable when making holidays in the Hoch-Ybrig: horse freaks will enjoy a visit to the horse breeding in Oberiberg. Fribourg horses and foals romp around on the paddocks. In the Museum of Swiss Charters in the canton’s main village Schwyz interested visitors will learn interesting facts about the establishment of the Swiss Confederation. The diorama Bethlehem in Einsiedeln shows the Christmas story with lifelike, carved figures. Paintings and figures become one total work of art. Also the cupola in the monastery church of the monastery Einsiedeln represents an illustration of Christmas.

Three days of musical enjoyment at the open-air concert Hoch-Ybrig

In 2001 the open-air concert Hoch Ybrig took place for the first time. The Spider Murphy Gang, DJ Ötzi, Rednex and other performers did their very best to provide an entertaining evening for about 2,500 visitors. Already one year later the music festival was expanded to 3 days in total. This year the open-air concerts attracts more than 10000 music enthusiasts to come to Hoch-Ybrig. Over the years, the programme became more and more balanced, various styles of music from Swiss bands resound from loudspeakers on both stages. No matter whether sun or rain, heat or cold – the festival goers are always weatherproof and come in their thousands to the open-air concert Hoch-Ybrig for celebrating and dancing together exuberantly.

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