Our favourite skiing day in Zermatt

The Zermatt ski area is huge and allow several days of different experiences, including an area on the italian side of the matterhorn called Cervina.This is a tour we make again and again…

Get to Glacier Express

Best way to get there

Walk 250m from Cove Zermatt to the Winkelmatten chapel bus stop and hop on the red bus. Get off at the Glacier Express station (3rd stop) and buy your ski pass (only Zermatt).

Morning ski

Get off at Furi (1st stop)

Walk across and change to the Ryffelberg Express

Stay at Cove Zermatt for easy acces to teh best ski lifts and great ski runs

Ski the Ryffelberg slopes

Lunch

Chez Vrony (make reservations a few days ahead)

Ski across to Findeln via Blauherd HUBLOT chairlift

Afternoon ski

Sunnega - rothorn

Dr Cheryl Lee recommends the best ski day in Zermatt and which route to take to have the best skiing. Cove Zermatt also recommends the best rosti and swiss food whilst in the mountains in the swiss alps. Voted the best place to ski in Switzerland.

Après-ski

Cervo

Ski down the red slope past Patrullarve chairlift and park your skis at Cervo for well-deserved après-ski drinks and music.

Get back home

Red bus to Winkelmatten

Take the elevator down opposite Cervo to the Sunnegga tunnel and walk to the next red bus stop alongside the river (VISPA) or just take an electro taxi all the way back to Casa d’Amore.

Relaxation session

sauna in the basement

Walk down the stairs and use ‘1234’ to open the door to the Wellness area.

Dinner

restaurant sonnmatten (reservations recommended)

Walk 250m to Restaurant Sonnmatten (opposite the chapel, next to bus stop) for a classy experience.

Alternatively walk 10min down to the Northwall pizzeria for a more casual evening (no reservation required, only walk-ins)

Other restaurants we like

On the mountain slopes

Fluhalp (good Swiss food and live band). Don’t miss the left turn skiing down from Rothorn. Closes at 15.30 to make the last 15.45 HUBLOT chair lift back to Blauherd.