Pontresina: Life in the High Alps of Switzerland. The Swiss Family Walther: The Walthers of Pontresina are typical of the hard-working, thrifty and contended people not only of Pontrisina but of all Switzerland, 45-year-old Hana Walther manages not just one but three big hotels in Pontresina - the Palace, the Sport and the Steinbok hotels. His day starts at 6 a.m., finished at 10.30 p.m. His wife, addressed as "Frau Direktor", is his right-hand help, in the office, in the kitchen, in welcoming, accommodating, befriending their guests, in the firm but friendly education of their three children. - The children are, f.l.t.r. Marlines, 12; Christian, 11, and Ursula, 15. January 22, 1948. (Photo by Pictorial Press Photo).