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Zermatt

CH · European Alps · 1,620 m–3,883 m

Season outlook

Expected base depth each month vs. normal, from models initialized September 2026.

November
Well below normal31st percentile
December
Below normal42nd percentile
January
About normal50th percentile
February
About normal50th percentile
March
About normal49th percentile
Aprilbeyond the models
177 cmthe usual depth

The mountain

Terrain by difficulty

  • Beginner21%44 km
  • Intermediate71%148 km
  • Advanced8%16 km

Getting there

BRN
Train from Bernregional airport
2 h 24
BRN
Drive from Bernregional airport
3 h 07237 km
MXP
Drive from Milan Malpensaregional airport
3 h 12204 km
GVA
Drive from Genevamajor hub
3 h 10236 km
GVA
Train from Genevamajor hub
4 h 07

Car-free village — drive to Täsch, then the shuttle train

What this hill is

The mountain's own character, scored the same way for every resort on the site.

Big resortoutstanding
Hidden gembarely
Powderbarely
Groomersstrongly
Backcountryoutstanding
Snowmakingstrongly
Villageoutstanding

A typical season

Long-term normals from the snow stations mapped to this mountain.

MonthUsual baseThin to deep year?TempSunshine
November62 cm9 cm – 138 cm-3 °C45%
December104 cm40 cm – 215 cm-6 °C48%
January128 cm66 cm – 263 cm-7 °C52%
February161 cm79 cm – 286 cm-7 °C52%
March167 cm90 cm – 321 cm-6 °C46%
April177 cm90 cm – 297 cm-3 °C41%

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