We take a look at the stats behind Zermatt… Zermatt is the sum of its parts but those parts are many and diverse. The town, the mountain, the skiing and the history all come together to form a near perfect destination that is a Mecca for skiers. We have looked at the numbers that make…
We were delighted to see this recent article by journalist Mary Novakovich in ‘The Jewish Chronicle‘. Mary was a guest of Matterhorn Chalets earlier this season, staying at The Matterhorn Paradise hotel. Just click on the image below to see a larger version of the article. Mary writes: The British couple who run…
In great news for skiers and snowboarders heading to Zermatt next winter, a new airline has confirmed it will be flying from the UK to Sion airport in Switzerland. Starting in December PowdAir will run 40 flights per week from eight UK airports to Sion. Additionally, the airline will run flights from Rotterdam and Brussels…
Did you know you can do the Haute Route ‘backwards’? The Haute Route is one of the most famous of high mountain ski tours, linking the Alps’ two most iconic resorts – Zermatt and Chamonix. The Route The route takes in overnight stops in mountain refuges in multi-person dormitories. An example of the route is…
New evidence from international ski consultant Laurent Vanat shows that Zermatt invests more than any other resort in Switzerland in its lift infrastructure. His survey of Swiss resorts shows that Zermatt has invested CHF335m over the last 10 years. Merger of lift companies improved cash flow Markus Hasler, director of the Zermatt Bergbahnen explained this…
Zermatt has won yet another award – this time as the ‘Most Popular Ski Resort in Switzerland’. The poll was conducted by the online travel portal Kayak.ch. They analysed user ratings made via their website, which users visit for searches for flights, hotels and package holidays. Most Popular Winter Resort The results showed that…
We were delighted to see Matterhorn Chalets featured in the January 2017 issue of ‘Onboard‘ magazine in this article by Alf Anderson:
Zermatt or Verbier: 10 reasons why Zermatt is better than Verbier Switzerland is home to some world famous ski resorts and arguably the best known are the resorts of Zermatt and Verbier. Both destinations have legions of fans that return year after year and there is often a heated debate about which resort is best.…
There are a lot of great resorts in the Swiss Alps such as Verbier, Zermatt, Davos and St Moritz. But which is the best ski resort in Switzerland? Zermatt of course. We aren’t so brazen as to make this claim and not back it up with facts, so here are our ten reasons that make…
We were delighted to see Matterhorn Chalets featured in the December 2016 issue of ‘Lux’ Magazine: “LUX stayed at Banja recently and was more than impressed…” Why not come and find out why they were so impressed by our luxury chalets Chalet Binna and Chalet Banja – call us on +41 79 247…