If you were tuning in to the Share Radio Travel Guide last week, you would have heard a mention for our incredible Chalet Banja in Zermatt. How can you guarantee snow? Simon Rose welcomed Vanessa Fisher as his guest for advice on ski holidays and asked her ‘How can you guarantee snow?’ Vanessa’s reply was pretty…
Plans to link Zermatt to the huge Aosta Valley ski area are moving forward. Third largest ski area in the world The new lifts would connect the Monterosa Ski region (the resorts of Gressoney, Alagna, Ayas and Valtournache) with Cervinia – which is already connected to Zermatt – creating a huge ski area of around…
Why not join us in Zermatt this Christmas? We can offer you guaranteed snow, plus a superb Christmas Ski Chalet Offer you’ll find hard to beat! Guaranteed Snow “Zermatt is the most snow-sure resort in the Alps.” We have already been skiing on the glacier here in Zermatt. The picture below was taken a couple of…
Whilst other resorts wonder if they will have snow for Christmas, we already know the answer in Zermatt -a big fat YES! Méribel opens in under a month. This is how the pistes look at the moment: so your Christmas MAY be spent like this… But, Zermatt, on the other hand, is already operational and the link with Cervinia is open.…
Roger Federer lost in the Final at Wimbledon and the Swiss watch business has taken a dive, but one thing the Swiss have got right is the autumnal skiing in Zermatt. Best skiing in the Alps Clear-blue skies, not even a breath of wind at nearly 4000 metres and perfect conditions on piste have delivered…
Zermatt is a special and unique place, because of its international ski area, lively village and incredible views dominated by the iconic Matterhorn and its restricted access. While there are other car free resorts in the Alps and Switzerland, none compare to Zermatt in terms of scale and range of facilities. In any case, here…
One of the best ways to enjoy this superb Swiss ski resort is to stay in one of our luxury chalets in Zermatt. Matterhorn Chalets are specialists in providing accommodation in Zermatt. As well as a choice of hotels and self-catering apartments, we offer five great luxury chalets. Chalet Ulysse This is our flagship…
We’d like to offer huge congratulations to Anastasia Brajovic, who recently became the youngest Briton to climb the 4478m Matterhorn. “I’m afraid of heights!” As well as being the youngest Brit, she also became the youngest female to scale the mountain from the Swiss side. Anastasia was remarkably relaxed when interviewed afterwards and revealed she…
Zermatt is always working hard to make the the lift system is as good as it possibly can be. This summer has seen a new six person chairlift built to service the Schwarzsee ski area. It replaces the old T-bar which had been operating there for about 50 years. The new lift is progressing to…
Photo by Suzanne Mannix of Matterhorn Chalets