⛰️ 1620m → 3883m
🏔️ Freeride / Off-Piste🧊 Glacier Skiing🗺️ 200+ km Pistes🚫 Car-Free Village🏘️ Charming Village🏔️ Glacier🔝 High Altitude (3000m+)👁️ Panoramic Views📅 Year-Round Skiing🌍 Cross-Border Area❄️ Snow Reliable📸 Photography Hotspot⛰️ Klein Matterhorn 3,883 m🔗 zermatt.ch
Zermatt offers year-round skiing beneath the iconic Matterhorn (4,478 m), Europe's highest cross-border ski area. 360 km of pistes connect Switzerland and Italy at altitudes reaching 3,883 m.
Ski Kavallerie ranks
Zermatt facts
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Top 5%
#3 of 92
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360
km slopes
🚡
55
lifts
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3883m
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Ski Area
Total pistes
360 km
Lifts
55
Run difficulty split
Blue 35%Red 50%Black 15%
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Off-piste & freeride
Extensive glacier off-piste, connects to Cervinia (IT)
Access & Logistics
✈ Airport
ZRH · Zürich
3h 30m
🚆 Train
Zermatt Bahnhof
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn — village is car-free
🅿️ Parking
Leave the car in Täsch (5 km), shuttle train to Zermatt every 20 min
📅 Season
15 Nov – 30 Apr
Drive time
Zürich·3h 30m
Geneva·4h
Milan·4h
💡 Local insights
- ·Klein Matterhorn at 3,883 m is Europe's highest skiing — open year-round, even in summer.
- ·For powder, head to Stockhorn the morning after a snowfall — ungroomed and rarely tracked.
- ·Eat at Chez Vrony or Findlerhof for the best mountain lunch in the Alps.
- ·Cross-border ski day to Cervinia (IT) is on every Zermatt pass — go for cheaper lunch and Italian sun.
7-Day Forecastat 3883 m
Today
3 Wed
4 Thu
⚠️ Low snow
🌧️ Heavy rain
5 Fri
6 Sat
7 Sun
🌧️ Heavy rain
8 Mon
Snow depth❄ +cmFresh snow2h precip (white=snow, blue=rain)Tile color = daily score (red→green)
| Day | 🌡️ Temp | ☀️ Sun | ☁️ Cloud | ❄️ Snow | 🌨 Powder | 🌧 Rain | 💨 Wind | ⛷️ Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| → Today | -6°C | 1°C | 8.9 h | 94% | 40 cm | +0 cm | 7.3 mm | 19 km/h | 4.1 |
| Wed, Jun 3 | -9°C | -2°C | 15.0 h | 50% | 35 cm | +1 cm | 1.3 mm | 15 km/h | 5.7 |
| Thu, Jun 4 | -6°C | -3°C | 4.2 h | 98% | 29 cm | +6 cm | 11.4 mm | 18 km/h | 3.8 |
| Fri, Jun 5 | -9°C | -2°C | 15.0 h | 47% | 57 cm | — | — | 16 km/h | 6.1 |
| Sat, Jun 6 | -6°C | -4°C | 0.0 h | 100% | 57 cm | +4 cm | 9.6 mm | 15 km/h | 4.2 |
| Sun, Jun 7 | -7°C | -3°C | 13.3 h | 83% | 57 cm | +7 cm | 13.3 mm | 17 km/h | 6.1 |
| Mon, Jun 8 | -7°C | -1°C | 15.2 h | 56% | 45 cm | — | — | 17 km/h | 5.8 |
More details elsewhere
Piste maps, trail maps, and third-party planners.
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