It’s quiet in the snowy alpine settlement of Schönenbach. The only thing to be heard is the almost silent snowfall. But it’s still lively in the Jagdgasthaus Egender: guests spoon creamy cheese spätzle out of wooden bowls that are called ‘Gebse’ in Vorarlberg.

The Jagdgasthaus, which sources the cheese for its spätzle directly from the local alpine dairy, is the second stop on the culinary winter hike from Sibratsgfäll to Schönenbach, after the Hirschen restaurant and hotel. Visitors out on the hike are able to enjoy nature and sample the specialities to be found in Vorarlberg on their travels. The tour is not guided, guests simply buy vouchers for the tour in the Bregenzerwald Tourism office.