Team building

Surrounded by spectacular mountain scenery, in the Swisscom Nordic Arena your team can experience something just as spectacular: mountain tubing, when they go racing down the ski jumping hill, in an inflated tyre, at speeds of up to 90 kmh. During an optional  60-minute guided tour of the Nordic Arena you will learn a lot about the ski jumps and the history of ski jumping.

Hang in the wall like a spider, float downwards along the rope and view the ground from a spectacular position. The Choleren Gorge in Adelboden, a stunning gorge with thundering waterfalls, is the perfect setting to face up to your fears as a team. Professionally secured, allow yourself to be lowered into the depths of the narrow gorge.

Pulling together: Building a hanging bridge strengthens team spirit. Guided by experienced local guides, the team plans, constructs and puts the project into practice. Logical thinking, cooperation and making the best use of each team member’s strengths are key. The feeling of the first crossing is unforgettable. The experience can be rounded off with an aperitif or a shared meal.

The Alpinzentrum Gstaad lets you explore the history of this Swiss speciality and expertly guides you through the process of making your own Alp cheese. This requires a certain flair as well as a good team spirit. The subsequent Alp breakfast is a convivial opportunity to experience an aspect of life on the Alp. After a couple of months in the cheese ripening store in Gstaad, the cheese is delivered to you by post. This is the perfect opportunity to reminisce with your team about the unforgettable day together.

Before televisions and computers arrived at even the most remote farms of the Bernese Oberland, the local kids simply played with the everyday objects that surrounded them. Try your hand at these simple games at the Alpencup. Practising the traditional skills required on an Alp – such as milking, sawing or rolling cheese – is a playful way to promote team spirit. And the wonderful scenery of the Engstligenalp high above Adelboden provides the perfect setting.

The Eiger Grand Prix is a spectacular adventure. Feel the wind in your hair and negotiate the challenges of the track while being spurred on by enthusiastic spectators. But before the wheels can roll, there's an intensive teamwork challenge to complete. Put your heads together and come up with smart ideas for making the soapbox framework roadworthy, then finish it off with a unique exterior. Creativity, skill and above all a zest for working together are an absolute necessity.

Expect a warm welcome and hearty hospitality at the Römerhof in Bühl bei Aarberg. The Römerhof skill game centres around farming and encourages cohesion with the team. Divided into groups, participants complete up to 20 tasks. The event is rounded off with a hearty meal that deserves full attention. Whether you choose a classic smoker barbecue or the farm food festival, the Römerhof crew will surprise you with its high-level gastronomy.
 

A coaching session with horses, far away from office routines, quickly engenders a positive team spirit. Working in small groups of up to 10 people, familiar patterns and habits are questioned to pave the way for a change in perspective. The absorbing experience strengthens bonds and provides new impetus for productive collaboration. If desired, participants can conclude the enriching experience with a hearty lunch.

Are you looking for a creative team experience? Perhaps quite visionary, or even crazy? In the workshops of Atelier Creaviva at Zentrum Paul Klee all these attributes are combined in an ultimate art experience. Designing your own artwork can be combined with a guided tour through the current exhibition. See for yourself what new ideas will bubble up and come to the surface in this creative environment.

Basecamp offers a perfect opportunity to renew the dynamics in your team. With the "Action Painting" team experience, the journey is the destination. The group is encouraged to get creative together, painting, splashing, trowelling and brushing, wild and colourful. Until everyone agrees that the shared work is fit to be displayed on that large empty wall when you return to the company premises.

Everybody knows that horseshoes are a symbol of luck. Although you won't be shoeing any horses during your event, your team can still get a taste of the ancient craft associated with horseshoes – the art of blacksmithing. The national equine centre (Nationales Pferdezentrum Bern) enables course participants to forge their own fondue fork or barbecue skewer. By arrangement, your get-together in this green oasis can be rounded off with an aperitif or a hearty fondue.

Are you looking for a team event with a difference? Then how about trying your hand at ice sculpture carving. Intense interaction with the team is required to turn the originally cubic blocks into creative sculptures. Anywhere and at any time – ice sculpture carving is available throughout the year and at numerous locations. And even if the icy works of art are short-lived, the memories will definitely last.

Upcycling rather than recycling is the motto at the sculpture welding workshop. Following in the footsteps of the famous Swiss artist Jean Tinguely, the groups use their creativity and team spirit to turn metal waste into impressive objects of art. The teams weld, hammer and file away at the metal for two hours and turn their ideas into real works of art.