Zermatt (Matterhorn Paradise)
Valais · Switzerland
Zermatt (Matterhorn Paradise) is a ski resort in Valais, Switzerland. It averages around 700 cm of snow a season on a High-alpine glaciated snowpack. The season typically runs Year-round (glacier).
Highest ski area in the Alps; skis into Italy (Cervinia); car-free village beneath the Matterhorn
10-day forecast
7 cm total · best window Friday, Aug 28 (1d, 5cm)
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 1,620 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Saturday, Aug 29 — Lean (8). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Aug 20.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 3,899 m
- Base
- 1,620 m
- Vertical
- 2,279 m
- Terrain
- 360 km, linked to Cervinia, Italy
- Avg annual snow
- 700 cm
- Typical season
- Year-round (glacier)
- Snow climate
- High-alpine glaciated
- Type
- Lift-served
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