Zermatt is one of the best ski resorts with glaciers and offers guaranteed snow, but what do you think of when someone says glacier? Ice? Global warming? Fox’s Mints? For us it’s great skiing! Guaranteed Snow There aren’t many things that make a ski resort stand from the others as much as a glacier. And…
We are delighted to announce that Matterhorn Chalets will be offering a new chalet for 6 in Zermatt this winter. Prime location near the Sunnegga Express For the 2016-17 winter season, we are adding Chalet Meisters – a new six-bed chalet, in a prime position in the Swiss resort of Zermatt. This luxury chalet is…
Work on the new Gant chairlift in Zermatt – replacing the old gondola – has been going on since the winter finished in May 2016. Testing should start on the new lift in mid-November and will open for the new winter season 2016/17. Work progressing well We previous wrote about this new upgrade back in…
The Swiss cantons of Vaud and Valais are considering a joint bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics – a bid that could see Olympic events come to Zermatt. No Winter Olympics in the Alps since 2006 The two cantons are putting together a proposal to host the Games that follow the 2018 event…
Research from Google has revealed that Zermatt is the most searched for ski resort in Switzerland. A review of all searches conducted on the world’s leading search engine from 2015 revealed that – for the 5th year running – more users searched for Zermatt than any other Swiss ski resort. Most searched for location in Switzerland…
Travelling to a ski resort is not always the best part of the holiday so when you travel to Zermatt why not try and make it better? If you’re going stay in a stylish resort like Zermatt maybe you should arrive in style too! By road to Zermatt It takes about 9 hours to drive…
Work on the new 3S lift in Zermatt is progressing well. A large Kamov helicopter has been used to take parts and building materials to the top station. This has included the cables as well as electro-mechanical and various other material. Talstation on Trockener Steg The excavation for the foundations has been completed. Around 170…
We were delighted to welcome British UK ski journalist Alf Anderson to Zermatt last month. Alf came out to stay with us for a few days in May and timed his trip perfectly. His visit coincided with a superb late season snowfall, so guided by Matterhorn Chalets’ founder Ed Mannix and our guide Andreas Fux, he…
Skiers and snowboarders need to watch out for new Swiss car hire rules that prevent you taking your car to another country. From this month onwards, if you are flying into Geneva and planning to drive to a French ski resort, or flying into Zurich and driving to Austria you need to be aware that…
The famous red handled multi-tool that is the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ is far removed from the actual device issued to Swiss military personnel. While it is certainly a descendent of knives originally supplied to the Swiss army by competing manufacturers, Victorinox and Wenger, it only became known as a Swiss Army Knife after World War…