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Zermatt summer skiing.
What's available and what it costs.
Summer skiing in
Zermatt is quite an experience. There are,
depending upon the snow and weather conditions up to 20km of
skiable slopes under the Matterhorn.
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The
Matterhorn, that great, beautiful mountain that towers
over Zermatt is the big tourism draw.
And, as Zermatt is a truly year round resort, the
Matterhorn works its pulling power magic 365 days per
year. That means that travelers from all over the world
visit Zermatt all across the seasons. More.
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A cheaper Zermatt journey perhaps?
To get to
Zermatt from
Geneva or
Zurich or any nearby airport may I
suggest you look closely at train travel?
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Zermatt accommodation; variety!
Another note if you
are considering a visit to
Zermatt. For a mountain resort,
Zermatt has more hotels, apartments, hostels and
campsites than many cities you are likely to visit.
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The Matterhorn. Love does not conquer all.
Although
Zermatt is literally surrounded by beautiful and
tall mountains it is the Matterhorn
that brought the resort its incredible fame.
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Zermatt
shopping
Shopping possibilities
in Zermatt are everywhere and not
just on the main drag. Plus it really covers everything from
watches to skis to clothing to souvenirs to newspapers.
Start with the incredible amount of sports shops in
Zermatt and you will wonder why you need, ever,
to lug around your own sports equipment no matter what the
season or your penchant. Check them out on
www.Zermatt.com.
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Zermatt Insight
After a quarter
of a
century
of
visiting Zermatt one could be forgiven for feeling just a
bit jaded
about the whole thing.
mean how many times can one look up
and marvel at the Matterhorn? After all, you see one big
rock you have seen 'em all right?
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Zurich Airport to
Zermatt by train.
The train ride from Zurich Airport to
Zermatt just got quicker by a little over an hour. Thanks
to the completion of the new Lotschberg tunnel the train
ride to Visp is much more efficient and-dare we say it
again-quicker.
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Speaking of
Zermatt
trains
From Dec 9, 07 the
train from Tasch to
Zermatt runs all night from Thursday to
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There is an
old saying; you get what you pay for.
Is that true when it comes to after ski dining and drinking
in Zermatt?
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Investment and improvement time is over.
Ski season
is here and it is time to offer the finest there is to
offer. It’s winter in Zermatt. You need proof? There’s snow
on the Matterhorn,
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Zermatt’s new lifts
Gone are the days when Zermatt was a charming and
challenging but divided snow empire at the top of Europe’s Swiss Alps.
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Zermatt Summer
Zermatt
sparkles during the warm summer months, and many people find
this the ideal time to visit. Naturally enough hotels and
most services, including the mountain transport system are
cheaper, and except for absolute peak times the resort is
generally less busy than in the winter months.
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Zermatt climbing
With no less than 30 four
thousand meter-plus peaks towering above
Zermatt,
is
it surprising that this
Matterhorn
village ranks
near the top of places for climbers to visit?
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Zermatt Summer skiing
We could drone on and on but
why not just provide this link to the
Zermatt Bergbahnen? |
Gornergrat biking
we’ll
adhere here to the same 30 four thousand meter plus
mountains that surround the
Matterhorn.
However we will, for the purposes of this little
Zermatt
story, concentrate on one part of the
mountain, the Gornergrat.
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Zermatt train ideas
Use
Zermatt
as your base and take a magical ride through the
beautiful
Swiss Alps. Start with a photo tour.
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Zermatt steam train ideas
Want to give your group
or next business meeting
a touch
of steam?. Try the
Zermatt
steam engine.
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Zermatt
Golf
On the train from
Tasch or Brig, once one passes Randa have a look out the
window. There you will see the unexpected; the
Zermatt golf course. Formally known as the Matterhorn
Golf Club the John Chilver-Stainer designed course is
proving a great draw for
Zermatt . An easy and
surprisingly flat course, the nine holes take up 21
acres on either side of the river Vispa. Championship
quality it ain’t. A great way to spend a day it is. Ask
at any of the hotels featured here.
We have a complete brochure online by the way.
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Zermatt Hotels 5
Star
Grand
Hotel Zermatterhof
Mont Cervin Palace
Riffelalp Hotel
Zermatt Apartments/Chalets
AAA
Apartments
3,4,5-star Apartments
Alpine
Apartments
Chalet Merlin
Chalet Valaison
Dent-Blanche Apartments
Residence Annapurna
Vita Apartment
Zermatt
Holidays
Zermatt Vacations
Zermatt
Restaurants/Bars
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Zermatt
Hotels 4 Star
Albana Real
Alex Hotel Zermatt
Alpen
Resort Hotel
Alpenhof Hotel
Christiania Hotel
Eden Hotel
Metropol Hotel
Mirabeau
Hotel
Monte Rosa Hotel
Schlosshotel Tenne
Schweizerhof Hotel
Simi Hotel
Zermatt Sport shops
Bayard Sport Mode
Dorsaz Sport |
Zermatt
Hotels
3
Star
Alpen Lodge Hotel
Antika Hotel
Aparthotel
Casa Vanessa
Butterfly Hotel
Best
Western
City Hotel
Couronne Hotel
Matterhornblick
Hotel
Zermatt
Hotels
2
Star
Alfa Hotel
Unique
The Omnia
Others
Air Zermatt
London/Sion Flights
Art at
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Fuji Restaurant
Rua Thai Restaurant
Hennu Stall |
Matterhorn Sport
Slalom Sport |
Zermatt Video Showcase |
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Your Views on Zermatt |
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Zurich Airport to Zermatt by train.
The train ride from Zurich Airport to Zermatt just got quicker by a little over an hour. Thanks to the completion of the new Lotschberg tunnel the train ride
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Incredible!!!
Ive skied Zermatt several times, and each time my wife and I travel there, we are treated to something new and exciting! The lift system is both efficient
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Some Zermatt events. Wow what a
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From April 9th to
12th there is a great music fest in Zermatt.
Called Zermatt Unplugged, the three days will see scores of global
well-known names in the music field. Visit
http://www.zermatt-unplugged.com for details.
For tennis fans in
Zermatt, the Zermatt International Tennis Championships
will be held in the car free village. The dates are the 27th
to 29th June in the village center.
And in July for those of you who love golf, playing and watching,
here’s one for you. On the Gornergrat, at about 1,500m above sea
level, Zermatt holds its 17th
Matterhorn Eagle Cup. Do not confuse this golf area with the new
Zermatt course in Tasch. In fact this Gornergrat course
has no greens and no fairways. Confused? Visit
http://www.matterhorn-eaglecup.ch
August is a busy month for events in
Zermatt. On the 24th for example the alpine
village plays host to the 26th International
Matterhornlauf. Starting from Zermatt village at more than 1600m,
the run finishes at the Schwarzee at 2583m. That’s uphill running
for a distance of more than 12K brothers and sisters. Not to be
sneezed at. Get details at
http://www.matterhornlauf.ch
September and a chill may be in the air. Then again maybe not, who
knows? Nonetheless the Zermatt Festival of chamber music featuring
members of the Berlin Philharmonic will play from the 5 to the 21.
We are not sure of the location but many of the sponsors on this
site are making special offers. Get details on
http://www.zermattfestival.net |
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Zermatt Video, The Matterhorn
Its hard to describe the stunning
beauty and power of the Matterhorn. Zermatt.com has found a
great video that does just that.
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Zermatt Video, The Village
There is much to
see and do in Zermatt as, we hope you will find on this page.
If not, have a look at this fantastic Zermatt Video.
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Zermatt Matterhorn Musical video
We found this one on the
Switzerland Tourism site. It features our friend Dan Danelli,
proprietor of Chez Heini Restaurant in Zermatt singing his
praises to the Matterhorn. Well worth a look-in.
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The Haute Route Video
This video takes the view on the
famous Gaute Route running here from Zermatt to Chamonix.
This particular excursion takes 5 days covers 54 miles and
three countries. The video shots are notable for their
incredible beauty as well as physical and mental challenges,
Wisely there is no comment just music and some subtitles.
Both skiing and snowboarding is featured.
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Zermatt Skiing another view from
Wikipedia
Skiing
Zermatt is well known
throughout the world for its great skiing, especially Triftji
for its moguls. The high altitude results in consistent skiing
continuously up until the summer. Skiing in Zermatt is split up
into four distinct areas; Sunnegga, Gornegrat, Klein Matterhorn
and Schwarzsee. There is also a connection to
Cervinia and
Valtournenche in Italy.
Trail Map.
Sunnegga
The Sunnegga Paradise is accessed via a
funicular railway, followed by a gondola to Blauherd and finally
a cable car onwards to the Rothorn (3,103m) above. The unique
topography of the mountain and the valley tends to keep the
Rothorn clear and sunny, even when Zermatt itself is submerged
in cloud.From Blauherd there is a gondola down to Gant, and from
here there is a large connecting cablecar up to Hohtälli. This
cable car is currently the only connection between Sunnegga and
Gornegrat. With few steeper slopes, this mountain is often used
to train younger skiers.
Gornergrat
The Gornegrat is served by a railway of the same
name (Gornergratbahn)
and, whilst picturesque, the journey is a very slow ride up to
the Gornegrat peak (3,089m), via Riffelalp, Rotenboden and
Riffelberg, (with limited stops at Findelbach and Landtunnel
just above the town). At the summit, the hotel and restaurant
have been completely refurbished, and there is a further cable
car that seemingly heads more across than up to the Hohtälli
(3,286m), where the Gant cable car connects the mountain to
Sunnegga.
Two final cable cars head up to the
Stockhorn (3,405m) and across to the Rote Nase
(3,247m). These final two lifts serve a unique
freeride area and can be unreliable as this
mountainside requires high snow cover to be skiable.
The lifts generally open for the season in late
February or early March, depending upon the amount
of accumulated snowfall. For the 2007 season, the
Rote Nase opened on the 6th March, with the
Stockhorn opening the 8th of March.
It is planned that the
ancient Hohtälli to Gornegrat cablecar will permamently close at
the end of the 2007 season, with no replacement lift planned. A
new slope leading back from Hohtälli to Kellensee just under the
Gornergrat will open for the winter of 2007 to maintain the link
from the Rothorn to Gornegrat. In addition, to the dismay of
locals, it is probable that the Stockhorn cable car will cease
operation from May 2007.
Klein Matterhorn /
Schwarzse
Near the southern end of
the Zermatt village, the Matterhorn Express
gondola speeds passengers up to the interchange
station at Furi. From here a there is access to
the Schwarszee via a gondola to the right, a
cable car that leads on to the Trockener Steg
mid station (and then on to the
Klein Matterhorn), and a brand new gondola,
opened on the 18 December 2006, links Furi to
Riffelberg on the Gornergrat mountain. This lift
addresses one of the most persistent criticisms
of Zermatt: that it is very difficult to ski the
two sides of the valley without a tiresome trek
through the village between the Gornergratbahn
and the Matterhorn Express at opposite ends of
the town.
Testa Grigia at the top of the Theodulpass
servers as a connection to the Italian ski-resorts of Cervinia
and Valtournenche. From the Swiss side it is only reachable by
skilift, but from the Italian side by a chairlift and by a
cablecar. There are customs offices here as well as a small
alpine museum.
Zermatt is marketed as an all year skiing
resort, with summer skiing limited to the Theodulgletscher
behind the Klein Mattehorn. Whilst strictly true, during the off
season in May and June there will only tend to be one or two
runs open, and the main glacier area does not open until July.
In operation since
25 October
2003
The article above is reprinted from
www.wikipedia.org
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