Andermatt, a village sequestered high in the Swiss Alps, has always attracted a cosmopolitan ... open powder bowls, and even yak farms on Gemstock mountain. Alternatively, board the gondola ...

Working farms dot the landscape ... The timing for a visit couldn't be better. While other Swiss resorts scramble for snow, Gstaad's high-altitude terrain (particularly Glacier 3000) guarantees ...

Here, Rick Steves has found what he calls his "favorite little village in the Swiss Alps" (per Facebook ... This tiny village has just 13 farms and a smattering of private houses.

In the early 20th century many mountain farmers even sent their children out as seasonal workers on farms ... Swiss Mountain Aid, the weather is still the biggest challenge for farmers in the Alps.