| Resort information / access | |
|---|---|
| Altitude Town / Resort | 1620 m |
| Inhabitants - total: | 5640 |
| In the mountains | X |
| Car-free resort (entire resort) | X |
| Accessible by train / narrow-gauge train / mountain railway | X |
| Local bus with regular schedule (all year round) | X |
| Distance to Intl. Airport | |
| more than 3 h | |
| Lodging all year round | |
| Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: | 126 |
| Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: | 7587 |
| Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: | 5926 |
| Group lodging - total beds: | 46 |
| Youth hostel | X |
| Bed-and-Breakfast | X |
| Backpacker / Low-Budget Hotel | X |
| Mountain hut / Alpine hut | X |
| Sport and Wellness all year round | |
| Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours | X |
| Culture / Entertainment all year round | |
| Permanent exhibition | X |
| Concerts, regularly organized | X |
| City-tour, organized, on foot | X |
| Other information all year round | |
| Good to Know | Zermatt, at the foot of the majestic Matterhorn, is a world without cars. Electric-cars and horse-drawn sleighs and carriages are the only transport allowed. |
| Congress center - capactiy of biggest hall - number of persons: | 220 |
| Mountain railways - info phone: | 0041 (0)27 966 01 01 |
| Resort area / Transport installations in summer | |
| Altitude of tourist region from | 1620 m |
| Altitude of tourist region, up to | 3883 m |
| Local transport installations in summer - total: | 16 |
| Highest point reached via transport installations in summer | 3899 m |
| Cogwheel trains in summer - total: | 1 |
| Funiculars in summer - total: | 1 |
| Cable-cars in summer - total: | 4 |
| Gondolas in summer - total: | 5 |
| Chairlifts in summer - total: | 2 |
| Sports and Wellness in summer | |
| Hiking trails in summer | 400 km marked |
| Nordic Walking/Running | 30 km |
| Walking trails, flat (wheelchair, pushchair) | 0.5 km |
| Mountainbike slopes | 80 km marked |
| Downhill bike slopes | 28 km marked |
| Beach volleyball terrain, public | 1 Number |
| Local summer ski slopes | 20 km marked and prepared |
| Snowboard installation in summer | X |
| Climbing wall, marked / Via Ferrata | X |
| """Other """"in"""" sports (summer):""" | Nordic Walking, Gleitschirm Tandemflüge, Kletterwand (indoor), Mammut Klettersteig, Forest Fun Park |
| Other information for summer | |
| Camping ground in summer | X |
| Families / children - in summer | |
| Children's adventure park | X |
| Other information for summer | |
| Natural sights: | Gletschergarten, Gletscher Palast Matterhorn glacier paradise, Bergseen, Sonnenaufgangsfahrten |
| Families / children - in summer | |
| Children's animation, organized | X |
| Other information for summer | |
| Cultural sights: | Matterhorn Museum, Peak-Collection: Zermatter Bergführer verbinden Kunst und Berge (Rothorn paradise), Geführte Dorfrundgänge |
| Technical sights: | Höchste Luftseilbahn Europas Trockener Steg - Matterhorn glacier paradise, Höchste Luftseilbahn Stütze der Schweiz: Gant-Hohtälli mit 94 Metern (9445 Elemente die von 18000 Schrauben zusammengehalten werden), Höchstes Tram Europas (Riffelalp) |
| Nature / adventure trails on the theme: | Botanischer Lehrpfad Zermatt - Trift, Murmelthemenweg Blauherd - Sunnegga und andere Erlebniswanderwege, Der Weg zur Freiheit Rothorn paradise - Oberrothorn |
| Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL | zermatt.ch |
| Top News / New infrastructure winter | |
| Top News winter: | 1)The unchallenged Number 1 2)Zermatt: the top gourmet destination 3)Zermatt Skiing is now also online 4)Zermatt once again the best ski area in the Alps 5)Sledging fun from the Hotel Silvana 6)Winter hiking with a fondue picnic 7)The Matterhorn glacier paradise adventure |
| Live Cams | |
| Live Cam 1 | zermatt.ch/html/bergbahnen/webcams/matterhorn2.jpg |
| Live Cam 2 | www.topin.ch/scripts/big_img.php?bild=zer.jpg |
| Detailed local Weather Link | http://www.zermatt.ch/de/page.cfm/service/Wetter/wetter_prognose |
| Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter | |
| Name of winter sports area: | Zermatt - Matterhorn ski paradise |
| Altitude of alpine ski area, from | 1620 m |
| Altitude of alpine ski area, up to | 3883 m |
| Price one day pass adult | 86 CHF |
| Price one day pass children | 43 CHF |
| Ski bus | X |
| Local transport installations in winter - total: | 57 |
| Subregional transport installations - total: | 229 |
| Highest point reached via transport installations in winter | 3883 m |
| Cable-cars - total: | 8 |
| Snow conveyor - number: | 4 |
| Cogwheel trains - total: | 1 |
| Funiculars - total: | 1 |
| Gondolas - total: | 10 |
| Chairlifts - total: | 24 |
| Skilifts - total: | 13 |
| Babylift - Number: | 2 |
| Alpine Skiing | |
| Snow - info phone: | +41 (0)27 966 01 05 |
| Point of measure ski area bottom | 2200 m |
| Point of measure ski area top | 2900 m |
| Number of slopes: | 135 |
| Local ski slopes | 350 km marked |
| Downhill slopes in local ski area with snow canons | 20 km |
| Alpine ski area with skipass subregion | 540 km |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 22 % beginners |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 60 % intermediates |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 6 % advanced |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 12 % Experts |
| Alpine ski area surface | 1050000 m2: |
| Carving-slopes | 1.2 km, sectioned off and marked |
| Slope with powder snow(Freeride) | 9 km checked and marked |
| Race course with automatic timing | X |
| Snowboard | |
| Fun / Obstacle or Snowboard Park - total: | 1 |
| Snow canons for snowboardpark | X |
| Halfpipes - total: | 1 |
| Lowest Snowboardpark | 3100 m |
| Highest Snowboardpark | 3100 m |
| Snowboard - info phone: | +41 (0)27 966 01 05 |
| Cross-country skiing / winter hiking | |
| Cross country comments | Das Langlaufgebiet erstreckt sich von Täsch bis Randa. |
| Cross-country skiing - info phone: | +41 (0) 27 967 16 89 |
| Altitude of cross-country ski area, from | 1439 m |
| Altitude of cross-country ski area, up to | 1450 m |
| Cross-country skiing slopes, classic | 12 km local |
| Skating slopes | 12 km |
| Cross-country skiing slope, illuminated at night | 0 km |
| Dog slopes | 0 km marked |
| Winter hiking trails | 50 km marked and prepared |
| Highest winter hiking trail | 1620 m |
| Snowshoe trail | 20 km marked |
| Winter Nordic Walking Trails | 14 km marked |
| Tobogganing | |
| Tobogganing - Info phone: | +41 (0)27 921 47 12 |
| Tobogganing installations - total: | 1 |
| Tobogganing installations - total length:m | 2500 |
| Total difference in altitude of all installations | 233 m |
| Tobogganing slopes (toboggans only) total | 1 m maintained |
| Tobogganing trails total | 1450 m marked |
| Public transportation to tobogganing installation | X |
| Toboggan rental possible | X |
| Families / children - in winter | |
| Children's snowpark, maintained | X |
| Children's day-care, organized | X |
| Other information for winter | |
| Overnight in an igloo-village | X |
| Excursions on a horse-drawn sleigh, organized | X |
| Excursions with sleigh dogs, organized | X |
| Curling rinks number | 16 |
| Bavarian Curling rink: | 2 |
| Ice-climbing, organized | X |
| Snowkiting | X |
| """Other """"in"""" sports (winter):""" | Gleitschirm-Tandemflüge, |
| Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL | www.alpincenter-zermatt.ch |
| Data as announced by the local station responsible for all the updates and are without warranty of any kind. | |
