How this edition was researched

Issue 002 is dated Friday, 11 September 2026. Research was carried out on 11 September for the week of 11–17 September, with a clearly labelled preview of 18–19 September. Source publication dates are recorded separately from access dates in Pulse; an undated operator page has not been given an invented publication date.

Scope and method

Google News discovery covered Arosa, Flims, Laax, St. Moritz, Pontresina, Sils Maria, Silvaplana, Celerina/Schlarigna, Zuoz and Scuol, using a seven-day news window and a wider 30-day accommodation and development search. Discovery is not verification. The selected claims were followed to organisers, municipalities, transport operators and accommodation operators.

Marketplace discovery included searches aimed at Airbnb, Booking.com, Homegate, Interhome, Newhome and Vrbo. These were bounded public search-result checks, not exhaustive inventory scans or authenticated partner searches. FidazerHof on Booking.com was a discovery lead; its room facts come from the operator. No marketplace review, search-result price or automatically selected date was treated as a confirmed offer. No sale or long-let entry met this edition's verification threshold.

Reporting and calendar

• Flims Laax's descent programme supplies the Flims event information. Pontresina's 8 September notice separates the expired closure from continuing bridge works.
• zeit:fluss supplies the cultural programme. Museum Alpin and Sils Museum have their own opening times.
• Engadin Bus supplies the 14 September diversion; LAAX supplies hunting-related trail restrictions; RhB supplies the Zuoz works schedule.
• The tourism listings cover the Sils sheep descent, Celerina procession and Scuol night walk. We did not reuse the Aua Forta page's older festival recap as a 2026 programme.
• The Chur–Arosa organiser confirms race starts. The cantonal police road notice was discoverable in the search index, but its direct page returned maintenance during research. Precise road-restriction hours are therefore not quoted.

Accommodation evidence

The shortlist uses FidazerHof's room categories, Saratz's history and room-format account, Margna's hotel description and spa specification, and Belvedere's hotel page and dated anniversary programme. Cached and live versions of Belvedere's page differed; the live page was checked and no room rate has been carried into the issue.

Working-stay evidence comes from the exact F4 studio description, checked against Chesa Surlej's other categories, the rocksresort workation page and La Senda's hotel page. rocksresort and La Senda are returning comparisons, not newly discovered openings. No connection was speed-tested and no private workstation was independently inspected.

For Fex, we cross-read the hotel description, room formats, arrival instructions and separate hotel and restaurant calendar. Guest meal arrangements during the restaurant closure remain unresolved. Berghaus Fuorcla Surlej was rejected as an overnight lead because its tourism entry states that it does not offer overnight accommodation.

These are researched editorial assessments, not accounts of stays. Prices, capacities and minimum terms remain empty where they vary by unit or could not be reproduced. An active enquiry page is not date-specific availability.

Photographs

The lead photograph, selected by the editor, shows Caumasee in Flims. It is not intended as a report of current weather or snow conditions. Article images identify the places, not hotel rooms. Listing cards use credited destination images where property-photo reuse permissions have not been established; these are photographs of the location, not of the listed accommodation.