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Life's a beach. A snow
beach.
By now we should all know that Zermatt is
a year round resort again-that means that you can ski at least part of the
day, any day of the year.
The resort features, if not the most
challenging summer ski area in Europe, at least some of the
most extensive. The glacier has been referred to in Zermatt promotional
materials as "snow beach" and we guess that just about says it all.
Summer skiing in Zermatt is limited to the Klein Matterhorn while winter
one has the entire mountaintop as your playground. But the Zermatt would
not be a "beach" in winter would it? But I'm here to tell you that it can
be one heck of a cold son of a beach.
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Off season skiing is popular and during the American thanksgiving period
in November hardy souls can be seen slogging their way up to the KM (Klein
Matterhorn) in the early morning mist and partying til' the wee hours in
whatever night spot they can find open at that time. |
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Summer periods, especially
during July and August skiing is best done in the early morning as the sun
softens the snow quite considerably during these months. The afternoon is
best spent at your favorite hotel pool...that's where the beach bit comes
in.
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