Zermatt

Conquering Swiss mountain passes: shuttle trains or highway detours?
© 2022 Paweł Gabryelewicz
Journey10/29/2022
Conquering Swiss mountain passes: shuttle trains or highway detours?
When going to the iconic Zermatt or Saas-Fee, we will face the dilemma of whether to make up the journey or load the car on the train. We examine how to take a car by train in Switzerland.
Pandemic skiing
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COVID-1910/29/2020Updated on: 11/6/2020
Pandemic skiing
The autumn infection surge triggered a series of decisions aimed at limiting the spread of the disease. What do we know and what can we expect?
Monterosa and Zermatt-Cervinia - connection coming to fruition?
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Resort developments4/11/2019
Monterosa and Zermatt-Cervinia - connection coming to fruition?
In a few years, will we be able to taste winter sports in the world's third largest combined ski region? Cervinia and Monterosa Ski are in talks.
Alpine Crossing: New link between Zermatt and Cervinia
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Resort developments2/27/2019
Alpine Crossing: New link between Zermatt and Cervinia
Last year Zermatt celebrated the opening of the world's highest 3-S cable car after more than 3 years of construction. We already know it's not over, as another unique construction project is starting in April.
Winter season 2017/2018 just started! The list of opened resorts
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First snow9/24/2017
Winter season 2017/2018 just started! The list of opened resorts
After a very hot summer in southern Europe this year, it got cold very quickly. Cold enough to let skiing resorts open their slopes. Therefore we check where you can go now to enjoy the first snow this season.
SnowSpot reviews: Zermatt-Cervinia
© 2017 Paweł Gabryelewicz
Resort reviews9/17/2017
SnowSpot reviews: Zermatt-Cervinia
As the highest situated resort in Europe, Zermatt-Breuil-Cervinia-Valtournenche is, on paper, quite the attraction for the ski enthusiast. The lifts on the Plateau Rosa glacier are open nearly year-round, and the thickness of snow cover rarely dips below a meter. Still, it remains an unpopular choice among skiers, and so we set out to find why.