If there was any question where Europe’s elite go for their ski holidays, one look at a single day’s traffic at Samedan Airport might give you an idea. Samedan is Europe’s second highest airport (behind Courchevel Airport) with a runway elevation of 5,600 feet above sea level level and services the luxury alpine resort town of St. Moritz, Switzerland.
St. Moritz has long been a getaway location for celebrities, royalty and the ultra wealthy with the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Princess Diana and Robert De Niro shacking up at any one of the town’s exclusive hotels which cater to high profile guests like Badrutt’s Palace, Kulm Hotel, and Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski.
If you are wondering how rich a restaurant’s clientele might be, simply observe the cars that pull up to the valet. If you want to know how rich a ski town is, check out the private jets and helicopters that whisk the VIPs in and out.
This video was taken on January 4th, 2025 and includes some incredibly sweet aircraft including a Dassault Falcon 8X ($58 million), Bombardier Global 7500 ($73 million) and Gulfstream G700 ($75 million).