Location: Zermatt
Top Things to do in Zermatt
Top 10 Ski & Snowboard Areas in Zermatt, Swiss Alps
When most people think of Zermatt, they think of one thing: The Matterhorn. This ultimate Swiss icon looms over Zermatt, first drawing visitors here in the 1860s. The village of Zermatt itself is lovely and car-free, with old-fashioned brown chalets and winding alleys. (Don’t worry, you don’t have to walk everywhere—there are electric vehicles and horse-drawn cabs.) Skiing in the region often lasts through early summer, but when the weather’s warmer, it’s a great time to hike.
Restaurants in Zermatt
1. Stoked Snowsports School
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 387 reviews
Stoked was founded in 1994 as a snowboard school in Zermatt, Switzerland, and it has been growing ever since. Today, we offer 4 “Stoked Worlds” to our customers including: Skiing, Snowboarding, Bootfitting & Biomechanics, and Stoked Experience, the Zermatt event agency. The company is owned by three Swiss partners and brothers: Christian Meier, Jürg Meier, Michael Meier, all of whom have spent the past few years putting all their motivation, commitment, competence and idealism into making Stoked an important player on the Zermatt holiday scene. In our Stoked World we have also made it our goal to provide the most consistent, flexible customer-orientated services possible.
Reviewed By W6612MEsamanthab
Just concluded a brilliant week of skiing and tuition from Lello at Stoked. I started the week as a nervous intermediate skier and finished with new found confidence and much much better technique thanks to Lello’s skill, patience and great sense of humour. I actually enjoyed doing the red runs!
2. Zermatt Ski School European Snowsport (ES)
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 202 reviews
European Snowsport (ES) Zermatt is a small premier snow sport school offering quality private lessons and small (6) group lessons for children. ES specilizes in offering caring, qualified and fun instructor to make your holiday as special as possible.
Reviewed By Aannaadr - Zurich, Switzerland
I and my friend had private lessons with Jack over two consecutive days in Zermatt and we could not have been happier. Even though I and my friend were at different levels, Jack managed to keep us both engaged in the lessons and has definitely brought a lot of improvement in our snowboarding skills. He was very easy to talk to, he cared a lot for our safety and comfort on the slopes and he managed to always keep us smiling and positive. I highly recommend him if you want to have an amazing day on the slopes and learn a lot in quite a small amount of time. Looking forward to doing this again!
3. Alpine Ski School
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 616 reviews
Ski & snowboard lessons in one of the most popular resort in Europe, Zermatt. We bring to you a team of highly qualified and passionate instructors whom can teach in over ten languages...
Reviewed By BecKontos
I decided to switch from snowboarding to skiing and took 4 half-day private lessons. Dido was beyond awesome!!!! By the fourth day I extended to a full day and Dido took me on a tour up to the glacier and across to Italy, they were the most amazing runs!! He even booked us lunch at a beautiful Italian restaurant (Chateau Étoiles). After 3 years of group lessons for snowboarding at a different resort and being on my butt most of the time I can’t believe how fast I progressed with private lessons....well worth the money!! 1.5hours into the first lesson we were already off the training area. Communication was fast and very easy via text with Riccardo. Dido was a great teacher, very knowledgeable and passionate. Would definitely recommend and hopefully return one day!!
4. Summit Ski & Snowboard School
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 249 reviews
Summit Ski & Snowboard School have a fantastic team of highly qualified ski and snowboard instructors. As well as wanting to share our passion for the mountains with you, we all love teaching and we're keen help you improve your technique. Book a group or private lesson and let us help you make the most of your holiday in Zermatt.
Reviewed By heydomdom
Our second time taking lessons with Summit and the experience was totally awesome. I highly recommend them.
5. Pollux
6. Zermatt-Matterhorn Ski Paradise
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,091 reviews
ON THE PISTE, GET SET, GO! 360 KILOMETRES OF PERFECTLY PREPARED PISTES WITH GUARANTEED SNOW AWAIT YOU IN THE MATTERHORN SKI PARADISE. Enjoy the runs on endless pistes with a spectacular backdrop of mountains. At almost 4'000 metres of altitude, Matterhorn ski paradise is the highest winter sports area in the Alps. Apart from guaranteed snow conditions, the region is one of the best-developed and extensive ski resorts anywhere in the world. Skiing and snowboarding 365 days a year – something this unique destination, straddling the border between Switzerland and Italy, pulls off with international flair. Come to Zermatt and enjoy Swiss hospitality coupled with Italian lifestyle. Pure skiing pleasure is just one click away: book your lift pass online today!
Reviewed By Mariozappa - Geneva, Switzerland
Second time in Zermatt, gas-free village in the Swiss mountains. Perfect slopes, magnificent connections and cable-car services, lot (really a lot) of slopes to choose from, a piece of paradise. Slope fare includes bus rides. Plenary of bars and restaurants, top shops downtown, fantastic chalets to choose for stay or eat on the slopes. Weather allowing you can go skiing in Cervinia or Valtournanche, Italian side of the resort, taking the spectacular Kleine Matterhorn new cable-car (Pininfarona designed cars, breathtaking view of mountains around); try getting the Swarosky car, incredible! We will surely come here again.
7. Matterhorn Glacier Paradise
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,393 reviews
What does an Alpine paradise look like? Probably quite like Matterhorn glacier paradise. The peak with Europe’s highest mountain station soars 3'883 metres above sea level. The peak lift takes you up to the 360º viewing platform. The view from there is like paradise. You can see an incredible 38 four-thousand-metre peaks and 14 glaciers. And a must-see in Zermatt’s glacier paradise: a real glacier palace. Up above, there is a cinema lounge, fine cuisine, superb ski slopes and a little lower, on Trockener Steg or Schwarzsee, hiking and biking trails. And on top of that many unforgettable experiences the whole year round ...
Reviewed By lowens311 - Kansas City, United States
The day that we spent at The Matterhorn Glacier paradise (and Gornergrat with our Peak to Peak pass) was prob our best in Switzerland. The views atop this mountain paradise were out of this world...the cable cars to get up there?!?! Magnificent... We loved the viewing stations, tunnel through the glacier with ice sculptures and restaurant up there. The movie area with short films about the area was also really neat, we watched them all. Some people might think this area is just for skiers, but it is not. We rode up in gondolas full of skiers, but we rode down alone and really enjoyed the views. Take your time and do the Peak to Peak ticket bundle if you can. We saved 50% because we had a Swiss Travel Pass. Getting up to the top is not cheap, but it is WORTH IT.
8. Trockener Steg
9. FLEXRENT Snow Sports Rental
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By 529estherk
Great staff - very efficient rental process with lots of staff to help set up equipment, and even bring skis up and down for us! It was also easy to switch out from boards to skis midway and boot warmers to store your boot overnight so we had little to lug back each day!
10. Zermatt Bergbahnen
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 108 reviews
The Zermatt Bergbahnen AG is the biggest cable car company in Switzerland with an offering that attracts sports enthusiasts and holiday-makers from all over the world. As a modern employer with an exemplary record of environmental management, the company takes its responsibility towards Switzerland extremely seriously. Zermatt Bergbahnen AG now employs a workforce of around 260 and manages 200 kilometers of pistes and 32 transport facilities in the Matterhorn paradise. The company makes it possible for visitors to access the highest and most compelling tourist destinations in Europe and provides a range of attractive services and offers for athletes and visitors from all over the world.
Reviewed By littlecasper - Lausanne, Switzerland
Very good and modern instalations, no waiting time in most cases. New instalations started this year. You can go up to 3890m and then enjoy skiing down to 1600m ... Great time.
