Zermatt
Car-free village beneath the Matterhorn with one of the highest and largest ski areas in the Alps.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
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When to go
Average monthly snowfall and snowpack depth, with the typical operating window shaded.
Zermatt's heaviest snowfall lands in January; the snowpack peaks in March.
- Snowfall
- peaks Jan
- Snowpack
- peaks Mar
- Typical season
- Oct – Jun
Snowfall: SLF IMIS, station observations (1994–2023).
Snow depth: SLF IMIS, station observations (1994–2023).
Location
Zermatt sits at the head of a steep valley in the Pennine Alps of southern Valais, near the Italian border. The terrain climbs from a high village into glaciated, high-alpine country well above the tree line.
Getting there
Fly into Zürich (ZRH), then about 3 hours in by train. The village is car-free, so the final leg is by rail.
Park at Täsch and take the shuttle train (12min), or stay on rail the whole way via Visp. The Italian-side approach via Cervinia is a long detour.
- Lift-linked with Cervinia (Breuil-Cervinia) (Italy) — Lift-linked on snow across the Plateau Rosa glacier — same pass crosses the Matterhorn ridge from Valais into the Aosta Valley. (via the International Ski Pass / Matterhorn Ski Paradise)
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