Zermatt, Switzerland
Address
Tourist Office of Zermatt
3920 Zermatt
Switzerland
Tel +41 27 966 81 00
Fax +41 27 966 81 01
Flying
Fly to Geneva airport 3 hours away, Zurich 3 1/2hrs. Sion nearest airport, 2hrs away.
By bus/coach
Bus services from Geneva take around 4 1/2 to 5 hours direct to Zermatt. Electro carts provide a bus service around Zermatt, Taxis: 0848 11 12 12
By train
Take a train to Brig or Visp and then transfer onto the Matterhorn Gotthard railway for the 90min train to Zermatt. You can take the GlacierExpress train from Davos/St.Moritz straight to Zermatt www.glacierexpress.ch
By car
From Geneva, take the N1/N9 via Sion to Sierre. Then take the E62 to Visp at which point turn right and travel via Stalden to Zermatt. Resort is car free, so you'll need to park in Täsch, 5km away.
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Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Nov to April
Summer: May to Sept
Lifts
Total Lifts: 33
Cable cars: 9
Gondolas: 5
Chair lifts: 8
Drag lifts: 9
Other lifts: 1 Funicular train, 1 cog-railway
Max people per hour: 64,500
Board Leashes required: Yes
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 73
Total ride area: 183km
Longest run: 13km
Top lift: 3899m
Vertical drop: 2279m
First lift: 1620m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 23%
Red runs: 44%
Black runs: 33%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
Zermatt only:
Half day 52,
Day pass 68Chf
5 Days pass 290Chf
Season 1365 Chf
Zermatt/Cervinia
Half-day 59, Day pass 76, 5 days 326CHF, season 1530.
Summer day pass 63CHF
Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm
Snowfall
Average annual snowfall: 3m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 25%
Facilities
Night Riding: :
No
Snowboard Schools:
Group lessons from - 40CHF
Snowboard Hire:
Daily rates from - 28CHF (Kids from 22CHF)
Heliboarding: :
Flights to Monte Rosa www.air-zermatt.ch
Snowmobiles:
Not available
Further information
Quick Pick:
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Zermatt
Zermatt is an extremely good resort with terrain for all styles and levels. The resort has a lot of good facilities, but do not this is a very very snobbish place.
ON THE SLOPES Good
OFF THE SLOPES As you would expect, pricey
MONEY WISE Prices at this resort are simply criminal and not justified.
Terrain & parks
Halfpipe:
Yes - 2
Terrain park:
Yes - 2
Backcountry/off-piste:Yes
Tree runs:Yes
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Current conditions
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partly cloudy
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5°C
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| Snow cover | ||
| Total | Last 24hrs | |
| Upper | 187cm | 0cm |
| Lower | 120cm | 0cm |
| Resort | 0cm | 0cm |
| Last Snowfall: Sat 12 Apr 2008 | ||
| Runs | ||
| Runs Open: | 7KM | |
| Lifts Open: | 5 | |
| Piste Conditions: | ||
| Runs to resorts: | closed | |
| Off Piste Conditions: | powder | |
| Comments: | ||
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Piste Map
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