How many reasons do you need to go heliskiing in Zermatt? Canada is often regarded as the Mecca of serious powder heliskiing but Zermatt is nearer and less expensive. Zermatt has excellent and well-organized heliskiing, plus an excellent snow record. This blog post covers: The history of heliskiing in Zermatt Heliskiing locations in Zermatt Heli…
Zermatt or Gstaad? Is Zermatt the King of Swiss ski destinations? As with all rulers, there are challengers: we compare Zermatt with Gstaad. These two Swiss ski resorts are divided by the Rhone Valley and 60km of alpine peaks. They are also separated by a mountain of differences that makes Zermatt better than Gstaad. We…
What sort of reviews does Chalet Ulysse in Zermatt get? Well, Tripadvisor rates it at 5.0 – a 100% approval rating. And our Facebook ratings are also 100%… Read more below to find out what our previous clients have said about us in their reviews online: “Beautiful Fall Weekend in Zermatt” Three nights in Chalet…
We were delighted to see that Matterhorn Chalets was included in the recent list of ‘The 50 Best Ski Holidays’ in The Telegraph. Matterhorn Chalets offers a wide choice of catered and serviced chalets in Zermatt as well as self-catering apartments. ‘The most iconic and beautiful ski resort in the world’ The Telegraph describes Zermatt…
How do you decide whether to travel to Zermatt or St Anton? We look at 7 reasons why Zermatt is better than St Anton. Both worldwide and within their respective countries of Switzerland and Austria these resorts are revered as legendary. So what are the big differences between these two ski resort giants? 1. The…
This winter, Zermatt will be an even better destination for families thanks to free lift passes on offer for kids. After the success of last year’s inaugural offer, Switzerland’s ‘Kids4free’ promotion is returning in October 2019. On offer are 12,000 week-long ski passes for the 2019/20 ski season. 600 Free Children’s Ski Passes in Zermatt…
The EUR65 million Alplinks Project to link Zermatt/Cervinia and the Monterosa Ski area has been in development for a long time. We first reported on it in December 2015, and discussions are still underway. If the proposed 8km 3S cable car did connect the areas then the new connected area would become the third largest…
Zermatt is an alpinist’s dream. Not only does it have one of the world’s notorious peaks, the Matterhorn, it is also a region with a whopping 38 summits over 4000m. These mountains are all part of Pennine Alps and include the Monterosa Massif, the second highest mountain range in Europe and the highest in Switzerland.…
How do you decide between Zermatt or Cervinia? We examine the key factors you need to consider: The Location, including travel time to resort The Skiing, including the lifts & runs Family ski areas Investment in lifts The Villages The Après Ski The view of the Matterhorn You know Zermatt: it’s one of the finest…
Zermatt has come up with an innovative way to make the resort more environmentally friendly, by repairing their roads with an asphalt/plastic mix. A Scottish company is making a contribution to the plastic waste problem with a new type of road surface: it mixes the waste into the road. Recently this was put this into…