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Zermatt
Ski resort · Switzerland
Is it worth the trip?
56Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: glacier only: a few high runs open, out of the main season, 11 cm of fresh snow, we can't see which lifts run
Tue 3 · 54 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- glacier
- Coldest
- -18°C
- Wind
- 3 kn
Wed 4 · 50 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- glacier
- Coldest
- -17°C
- Wind
- 8 kn
Thu 5 · 53 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- glacier
- Coldest
- -18°C
- Wind
- 7 kn
Fri 6 · 53 out of 100
- Fresh
- 3 cm
- Depth
- glacier
- Coldest
- -13°C
- Wind
- 5 kn
Sat 7 · 51 out of 100
- Fresh
- 5 cm
- Depth
- glacier
- Coldest
- -14°C
- Wind
- 5 kn
Sun 8 · 64 out of 100
- Fresh
- 11 cm
- Depth
- glacier
- Coldest
- -11°C
- Wind
- 6 kn
Mon 9 · 60 out of 100
- Fresh
- 13 cm
- Depth
- glacier
- Coldest
- -7°C
- Wind
- 9 kn
Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 8 days
Full forecast- Mon 254, fair
- Tue 354, fair
- Wed 450, fair
- Thu 553, fair
- Fri 653, fair
- Sat 751, fair
- Sun 864, good
- Mon 960, good
The resort in two facts
- Top 3,872 mvillage 1,610 m
- 209 km of runsevery grade
Full forecast
every day, every number
We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check SLF.
The score doesn't know the avalanche risk off the pistes, or your skill.
| Day | Score | Fresh72 h | Depthtop, mid, base | Coldestat top | Windat top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 54, fair | 0 cm | glacier | -18°C | wind, 3 knots |
| Tue 3Nov | 54, fair | 0 cm | glacier | -18°C | wind, 3 knots |
| Wed 4Nov | 50, fair | 0 cm | glacier | -17°C | wind, 8 knots |
| Thu 5Nov | 53, fair | 0 cm | glacier | -18°C | wind, 7 knots |
| Fri 6Nov | 53, fair | 3 cm | glacier | -13°C | wind, 5 knots |
| Sat 7Nov | 51, fair | 5 cm | glacier | -14°C | wind, 5 knots |
| Sun 8Nov | 64, good | 11 cm | glacier | -11°C | wind, 6 knots |
| Mon 9Nov | 60, good | 13 cm | glacier | -7°C | wind, 9 knots |
Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Dec–Mar
Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Snow by month
| Month | Base1,610 m | Mid2,741 m | Top3,872 m | Coldestat the top |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov | 0.5 m | 0.5 m | – | -15°C |
| Dec | 1.1 m | 1.1 m | – | -18°C |
| Jan | 1.4 m | 1.5 m | – | -20°C |
| Feb | 1.5 m | 1.7 m | – | -18°C |
| Mar | 1.7 m | 1.8 m | – | -17°C |
| Apr | 1.7 m | 1.8 m | – | -11°C |
| May | 1.6 m | 1.8 m | – | -9°C |
| Jun | 0.3 m | 0.4 m | – | -1°C |
Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.
Map
the resort and its town
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More skiing near here
3 places
- Saas Fee 16.9 km away
- Saas-Almagell - Furggstalden/Heidbodme 18.1 km away
- Saas Grund 18.5 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Zermatt
Village 1,610 m.
A ski resort with its village at 1,610 m and its top at 3,872 m. It has 209 km of runs and 63 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 2,313 m, from 3,872 m to 1,559 m. For beginners and families: 21% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 16 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: an ice rink, a ski school and childcare. For skiers the best months are usually January, February, March and December, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Zermatt.
Zermatt is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
It lies at the upper end of Mattertal at an elevation of 1,620 m (5,310 ft), at the foot of Switzerland's highest peaks. It lies about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the over 3,292 m (10,801 ft) high Theodul Pass bordering Italy. Zermatt is the southernmost commune of the German Sprachraum.
From the Wikipedia article Zermatt by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
The ski area
Runs from 1,559 m to 3,872 m: 2,313 m of vertical. 209 km of runs and 63 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia, Breuil-Cervinia Ski Paradise.
| Beginner (green) | 0.6 km |
|---|---|
| Easy (blue) | 44 km |
| Intermediate (red) | 148 km |
| Advanced (black) | 16 km |
| Gondolas and cable cars | 21 |
|---|---|
| Chairlifts | 22 |
| Drag lifts | 6 |
| Magic carpets | 11 |
| Other lifts | 3 |
Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.
For families
21% of the km of runs are green or blue.
Within 5 km of the village:
- an ice rink: Tennis & Eishockey Platz Zermatt, 0.2 km
- a ski school: Prato Borni Ski School, 0.2 km
- childcare: Familienergänzende Angebote Zermatt (FEA Zermatt, 0.3 km
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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,170–US$3,760 each
about US$2,170–US$3,760 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$496–US$1,030 |
| Transfer | shared airport transfer, return | about US$94–US$161 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$375–US$630 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$449–US$831 |
| Lift pass | 5 days at about US$111 a day, the resort's published price | about US$476–US$636 |
| Ski hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$281–US$469 |
| Total | about US$2,170–US$3,760 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
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1 min by car · 226 places to stay
about US$141/nightcountry average
About Zermatt its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Grächen on Booking.com
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About US$141 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 15h 55m
About 15h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 2h 20m by road
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