The Matterhorn ski paradise covers an area from the Rothorn paradise (3103 m) and the Gornergrat (3089 m) to Matterhorn glacier paradise (Klein Matterhorn) (3883 m) and Schwarzsee paradise (2583 m). It connects from Matterhorn glacier paradise to Breuil-Cervinia / Valtournenche and Val d'Aoste.
There are three ways for skiers and snowboarders to reach Zermatt's winter sports area.
Access to the Rothorn paradise winter sports area and the free-ride Stockhorn area is via the Rothorn paradise resort station.
The Gornergrat winter sports area is reached via the resort station of the Gornergrat Bahn transport system.
The Matterhorn Express takes winter sports enthusiasts from the Matterhorn glacier paradise resort station to Schwarzsee paradise or Matterhorn glacier paradise, connecting with Breuil-Cervinia / Valtournenche (Italy).
The electrically-powered buses serve all 3 resort stations. The bus service is included in the ski-pass .
Pistes (Matterhorn ski paradise)
Zermatt, Cervinia and Valtournenche: 313 km of marked pistes
Zermatt: 183 km of marked pistes:
29 km easy / blue pistes
107 km intermediate / red pistes
9 km steep / black pistes
38 km unprepared (freeride) / yellow pistes
Lifts (Zermatt)
1 underground funicular (Zermatt - Sunnegga paradise)
7 cable-cars
6 gondola-lifts
9 chair-lifts
10 drag-lifts
1 cog-railway (Zermatt-Gornergrat)