Zermatt reviews

Just got back from Zermatt. We had 5 days of beautiful weather and good (not excellent conditions). The first few hours of skiing were amazing. After that, though, lots of ice and somewhat dangerous, especially in the crowded and narrow areas. This is definitely not a place for beginners. The views are spectacular and can't be beat. However, my major complaints are the 3 1/2 hour train ride from Zurich, which inevitably involves a transfer at Visp. The transfer is pure insanity. People running, with luggage, skis, etc., pushing and shoving, hoping to get a seat on the transfer train. More than that though, is the lack of accessibility to the mountain itself. It involves a very crowded bus, SRO, or a longish walk to another entry point--all while carrying full gear. I have been to many mountains with shuttles, etc. but nothing at all like this. Each day we returned to the hotel exhausted, not from the skiing, but from the traveling to and from the mountain. This trip was definitely a bucket list but I doubt I will return because of the inconsistent conditions, travel time to Zermatt, and the mountain accessibility.

Great, been there 2022,23 & 24 - Superb!

Now it's time to write my review of this resort, based on 10 days of skiing over the past year. To begin with, it's no secret that most people come here to ski with the Matterhorn in the background, and it's truly an incredible feeling to ski in the shadow of all the 4,000-meter peaks that you see everywhere in the resort. The ability to cross over to Italy makes the place

Plus:
+ Fantastic slopes, in many cases as wide as motorways and long and with lovely flow and moderately steep. You start at Sunnega, where the sun starts to shine early and the slopes are nice. I recommend slopes 11 and 19.
+ Best drop in Europe.
+ Very cozy village, and having the Matterhorn at the far end of the valley is absolutely magical.
+ The lift infrastructure is the best in Europe. I didn't stand in line for more than 2 minutes at any time in a whole week.

Minus:
- Everything is terribly expensive. From food to lift passes. You can get away with buying cheap and tasty baguettes at Coop and accommodation can be found cheaply via Airbnb, but hotels are brutally expensive.
-Very wind-sensitive. The lift up to Klein Matterhorn has been open a total of 0/10 days I've been there, and thus also the transition to Cervinia. Quite annoying to pay a lot of money for something you don't get to use. The Swiss are very quick to close again in case of avalanche danger and wind.
-Very touristy place, where skiing may not be the primary reason for going there, and thus the mountain fills with unreliable skiers.
-Geographically bad for off-piste apparently. It was rocky and damn everywhere really.

Very beautiful, amazing views. Lifts in top class. Was over 2 days and both glorious sun and cloudless. Went up Riffelberg and Rothorn, lovely long slopes.

Did not experience the red slopes as steep as in Val d'Isere and St Anton.

Everything in Zermatt has a consistently high standard. Significantly better lifts than on the Cervinia side. Large ski area 200 km. He didn't go everywhere.

Recommended to choose to live in Zermatt instead of Cervinia if the goal is to go in Zermatt every day.

2 visits to Zermatt have been made and there will definitely be more!
An excellent ski resort in every way. Endless slopes and state-of-the-art lifts.
The only downside is the prices.

A sickeningly impressive facility in every way

Fantastic environment and very good skiing.

Fantastic ski resort that has everything! Been here 3 times and no other place I've been to (Chamonix, Badgastein, Val d'Isere, Engelberg) beats Zermatt. Backs in all slopes, magically beautiful on Stockhorn m loosnö or puckel and sometimes crowded ground. Delicious food at Chez Vrony and the other ski restaurants in Findeln. Table booking required regardless of the weather. Easy to get between the different systems and weatherproof / snow proof as the slopes are high and in different protected valleys. Wonderful city. Easy to get to Cervinia to get a change and rest your legs and save a little at the lunch account. The accommodation is not more expensive than elsewhere in the Alps. The food is expensive but you save some living in the apartment.

Out of all the algae I've been in, Zermatt is the place in my heart. It has it all! Skiing at sloping heights, a glacier with the same fall height as Åres, a city so beautiful and picturesque that only it is worth going to even if you do not go sides and a system of rides where the length of some slopes corresponds to the total slope of a normal Swedish ski resort. Unfortunately, there is one side of the coin, but in this case we are not talking about coins but about banknotes because it is banknote you may be prepared to pay in such a fantastic place like this. However, Zermatt is not alone in having it, but that's what you can expect if you go to a larger place in Switzerland. However, they do not try to hesitate in this case, as you notice as soon as you stick your nose outside the train station and meet the window windows with brands like rolex, omega and various designer leather clothes that are not a single person with a little sense and who once stood on a pair of skis would take on the hill. However, it is this image of the resort that made it to the amazing place it is, because the nice thing about the Jetset people is that they rather show that they can afford to go to a place like Zermatt than actually exploiting its amazing assets in form of pillows and celestial heights. Thanks to this and that they gave the village its reputation so that the other pillars freaks are scared away, you can easily find untouched pads without having to climb as much as a week after a dump. The prices are most important if you choose to eat outside, where you can find the most expensive apartments for normal prices and the same applies to the prices in the food stores. If you want to eat outside, I recommend you to go to the cervinia side, because you get a three-course lunch with a good bottle of red for the same price as you get a hamburger plate on the zermatt side.
Zermatt is a great place and you have the opportunity to go there. Just watch for glacier cracks and outdoor dining with people in mink fur, and you'll have a great skiing experience.

Preseason Weekend. Undoubtedly good relationship despite sparing snow. Efficient lifting systems, apart from the anchor lifts up to the glacier, are parched by taking the cabin up to the glacier paradise instead! Switzerland as usual expensive but on the whole a really good weekend.