See their local website for further info on the area.
Flew to Geneva, courtesy of BA, then caught trains from airport to the village. Outward required just one change, at Montreux; return required two, Montreux and Lausanne. 2 hrs 30 mins max, and went like clockwork. The Montreux to Chateau d'Oex leg was spectacular aboard the MOB (Montreux Oberland Bahn - scenic mountain train, see below for images).
Views of the village (first two from our room at Motel des Bouquetins - booked online using Lake Geneva Region website)...
The motel worked out at £27 per head per night for a triple room (albeit that meant a double and single bed...interesting!). 5 mins from station, telecabine and main street...including restaurants etc. Not bad.
Scenery was stunning...
Same can't be said of the talent...
Chateau d'Oex hosts one of the largest hot air balloon festivals in the world...
We were joined for lunch on Sunday by the Matthews clan. Here's Victoria (Miss V to her friends)...
Starts off
shy... 
Soon playing to the crowd... 
Most nights we were too knackered to go out beyond about 9pm, but one night, after an apres-ski snooze, this happened...
And if you go out partying until the small hours, you can expect this to happen:
S'ok, the Swiss National "B" Ski team soon ride off into the sunset in safety...
Some more grand scenery between blizzards:
But all good things must come to an end, and after a final half day of snowboarding (Cameron and Ian stayed home due to fatigue/injury respectively!) we headed off on the MOB...
Ian had one final thought for the day (click to
reveal)... 