Summary Zermatt/​Breuil-Cervinia/​Valtournenche – Matterhorn

Summary of the ski resort Zermatt/​​Breuil-Cervinia/​​Valtournenche – Matterhorn

Description Zermatt/​Breuil-Cervinia/​Valtournenche – Matterhorn

After parking your car in Täsch (at the new Matterhorn Terminal Täsch), you take the Matterhorn-Gotthard Railway (MGB) to Zermatt. The journey from Täsch takes about 15-20 minutes. Once in Zermatt, you can either take the ski bus or enjoy a leisurely walk through the beautiful, historic village to the valley station of the Matterhorn-Express or the Sunnegga-Express. The Gornergrat Railway departs directly from the train station in Zermatt. If you have booked a hotel, you are usually picked up at the station by the hotel’s own taxi.

It is recommended to take the cog railway from the station in Zermatt straight up to the Gornergrat at 3,089 m and enjoy the magnificent view of the Matterhorn. The ride up takes about 30 minutes. You should be at the station in good time, as the trains depart very punctually. If you arrive too late, you may not get a seat and will have to stand all the way up to the Gornergrat.

From the Gornergrat, you can ski back towards Furi and Zermatt via Rotenboden, Riffelberg, and Riffelalp on easy to intermediate slopes. The intermediate run from the Gornergrat via Grünsee to Gant is highly recommended. From here, you can either take a six-seater chairlift up to Blauherd or ride the Gant-Hohtälli cable car, which takes you up to Hohtälli, over 1,000 meters higher, in just 10 minutes.

From Hohtälli, the slopes lead via Rosenritz to the Gornergrat or via Grünsee back to Gant. When at Hohtälli, you should definitely head up to the Stockhorn. The black mogul run down to the Triftji drag lift is a challenge even for experts. The descent to Gant also requires good stamina. On the way from Gant to Blauherd and further to Rothorn, you can regain your strength.

At Blauherd, there are slopes of all difficulty levels. An easy slow slope leads down to Sunnegga and on to the Eisfluh double chairlift. Intermediate and advanced runs lead down to Patrullarve, from where a detachable four-seater chairlift takes you back up to Blauherd.

If the snow conditions are good, you can ski all the way down to Zermatt, more precisely to the Sunnegga-Express, which brings you back up to Sunnegga in just a few minutes via an underground funicular. You then continue with the combi-lift to the foot of the Rothorn. To get from Blauherd back to Gant, you take the cable car up to the Rothorn and then ski down a very long run via Fluhalp to Gant.

Now to the Klein Matterhorn: From Zermatt, you reach Trockener Steg via Furi, located at 2,939 m. This is where the actual glacier ski area begins. The 3S-Bahn Matterhorn glacier ride is the highest 3-cable gondola lift in the world. It opened for the 2018/19 season and takes you comfortably up to the Klein Matterhorn. At Trockener Steg, the Gandegg glacier drag lift and the Furgsattel glacier lift, a detachable six-seater chairlift with weather protection hoods, also start. Following the Gandegg drag lift, more drag lifts take you towards Klein Matterhorn and Theodulpass. From here, you can cross over to the Italian side, into the Breuil-Cervinia ski area.

On the Italian side, there are also over 100 km of runs and 19 lifts. Taking the Testa, Plateau Rosa, and Grenzlift, you can reach the Klein Matterhorn and Gobba di Rollin, at 3,899 meters the highest point of any ski area in the Alps. Alternatively, you can take the aerial cableway directly from Trockener Steg to Klein Matterhorn in just 10 minutes (there may be waiting times).

At the top, you have to walk through a tunnel to reach the glacier. In good weather, you always have the mighty backdrop of the 4,478 m high Matterhorn in front of you, making skiing even more enjoyable.

At 3,899 m, Zermatt is the highest ski area in the Alps, and the descent to Zermatt, 16 km long with a vertical drop of 2,279 m, is truly impressive. The run leads to Trockener Steg mostly on easy glacier slopes and then becomes intermediate down to Furgg.

The valley run from Furgg to Furi is somewhat more challenging than the initial sections from Klein Matterhorn, but from Furi onwards it becomes easy again and ends at the valley station of the Matterhorn-Express. Along the valley run, you can stop at Hennu Stall for après-ski.

Zermatt, Breuil-Cervinia, and Valtournenche offer a fantastic ski area with scenic and long runs. The unique backdrop of the Matterhorn completes the experience.

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