Zermatt
Also known as: Matterhorn Ski Paradise, Zermatt-Cervinia
Matterhorn; Gornergrat; 38 four-thousanders
Can the whole group come?
Who in your group gets a good week at Zermatt - the terrain split, the ski school, and what the people not skiing do.
Blue 19 / Red 46 / Black 35; no green
Learner hub high (Sunnegga/Blauherd); 3 big sectors - plan mid-mountain meet points
Car-free village, Gornergrat railway, Glacier Palace, spa, winter hiking
Ski-school kindergarten; Wolli kids' areas at Sunnegga
ZERMATTERS + guides, off-piste guiding; rental ~CHF 60-70/day
Very strong non-skier scene; true-beginner terrain limited and high
Snow & season
Snow-sure - very high altitude + permanent glacier
Winter late Nov-early May; summer glacier skiing year-round (Theodul)
Dec-Apr; year-round glacier
Peak Christmas/New Year, Feb half-terms, spring weekends
High glacier + varied alpine pistes
High-altitude cold/wind; glacier crevasse risk off-piste
The mountain
360 km pistes
360 km (linked)
Elite freeride, heliski, ski-touring; guided descents
Busy but vast; disperses across sectors
Getting there & lift pass
Adult day from CHF 88 (Zermatt-only); +~CHF 52/day Intl (Cervinia)
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Zurich ~3.5 h / Geneva ~4 h by train; car-free - park at Tasch
Train via Brig/Visp ~every 30 min; Tasch shuttle train ~12 min
Yes - famous mountain restaurants incl. Europe's highest
Full car-free village; hotels, spa, medical centre
Zermatt hub; cross-border Cervinia (Italy)
Patrol & safety
Bergbahnen piste service + glacier-rescue guides; avalanche monitoring; Air Zermatt heli
Glacier crevasses/altitude off-piste; guide advised
Arztezentrum Zermatt in-village; Spital Visp; Air Zermatt (144)
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand ski resort report. Coordinates are approximate.