"We snowshoe’d up to the mountain house, and the last half of the hike was in fog, blowing snow, and whiteout conditions. We were certainly glad to arrive at the warm hut, with its big 200 year old wood stove and its very traditional Appenzell interior. This house is up at the top of a local hill (1300m+ hill! , so do not expect gourmet cuisine or décor. This is a mountain hut “beiz” – a place for hikers to get food, some warm drinks, some snacks, or a quick shot of schnapps before hitting the trail again. The menu is traditional, local kitchen food (pasta, cheese, wurst, bread,… … think of it as fuel for the journey. The hospitality was fine, and the staff seemed pleased to have visitors on such a snowy day, but we were the only visitors in the place. I can imagine it gets crowded and slow on a busy weekend day. As mentioned, we were up there in snow and fog, so I cannot comment on the view, but the following days when the sun did come out we could see the house from miles away across the valley, …so it must be beautiful. We were grateful to have an interesting (and warm lunch destination at the top of the hill, the hike/snowshoe up is very beautiful (even in the fog and we will gladly go again, but perhaps next time on a sunny summers day."
