Our home, the mountains, is close to our hearts. Nature is a precious asset, we want to use it responsibly and consciously.
That is why we have taken some measures to protect our mountains.
Flora and Fauna
The Silvretta Montafon is home to countless animal and plant species: scrambling ibexes, whistling marmots, wild herbs, young plants and alpine flowers as far as the eye can see. How beautiful it is to observe animate nature quietly and secretly, showing consideration for its habitats. After all, who likes to be disturbed in their home?
Cooperation with tree.ly to support our forests
The cooperation between Tree.ly and Silvretta Montafon represents the connection between climate protection and adventure space. Tree.ly, a pioneer in the development of regional forest climate protection projects, is working together with Silvretta Montafon and Stand Montafon on ecological measures to promote the sustainable management of forests and to preserve and expand their CO₂ storage capacity.
Together, we strive to protect and preserve the ecosystem of the Montafon forests in long term. Our guests now have the opportunity to directly support the forests of Stand Montafon and thus make a significant and measurable contribution to climate protection. In the process, 100% of the financial resources flow specifically into the Montafon project forest.
Sustainable forestry protects the forest, while at the same time preserving the natural and recreational space of the Silvretta Montafon. Our top priority is to preserve and make healthy nature accessible to our guests and residents. Together we can actively contribute to the well-being of our environment and promote the health of the local forests. Stand Montafon, as the largest forest owner in Vorarlberg, uses the funds received in a targeted manner to make the forest climate-ready for the future.
This is achieved, among other things, through the following measures:
- Rejuvenation initiation with small-scale harvests
- Thinning to increase stand stability
- Reforestation with site-appropriate woody plants
- Creation of planting berms to protect against snow sliding and desiccation on sunny slopes
- Slope stabilization with willow shrub layers
Further informations about the project area can be found here: https://tree.ly/de/portfolio/stand-montafon
Waste Management
Of the thousands of skiing enthusiasts, some leave their traces not only in the snow, but also in nature. Cigarette butts and plastic bottles on the piste and along the hiking trail - that doesn't have to be! That's why we try to avoid rubbish as much as possible from the outset. If it does occur, we separate and dispose of it properly. Everyone who is out and about in the Silvretta Montafon can help with this - it is best not to cause any rubbish and if it does occur, dispose of it in the bins provided.
There is an individual waste concept for each of the eleven mountain restaurants, with the common goal of reducing the amount of waste. For some time now, we have predominantly dispensed with disposable tableware. At the outdoor bars, we only serve our guests their drinks in glasses. Wine and beer are ordered in bulk. Some of our restaurants have already replaced small, plastic-packed butter and jams with open portions.
In addition, the Nova Stoba team works with its own recycling system. The on-site carton press allows us to save space on the mountain. Wooden boxes in which deliveries for the mountain restaurant come are burnt in the wood-burning stove to produce hot water.
Throw away food?
We are against this and therefore sometimes also process products that have exceeded the printed best-before date. Our chef checks them very carefully for quality and ensures that we waste as little food as possible.
THIS IS HOW WE ARE GETTING CLOSER TO OUR VISION OF A WASTE-FREE MOUNTAIN WORLD, STEP BY STEP.