These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Zermatt by public transport. From family-friendly slopes to high-altitude runs, there's something for every skier. Whether you're after quiet pistes or lively après-ski villages, the Swiss rail network brings you close to the action.
The resorts below are sorted by travel time from Zermatt, to facilitate your planning. Make sure to visit the map, to explore thousands of destinations and activities, reachable from any starting point in Switzerland.
Much more on ovunta.com/en/map
Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia is a cross-border ski area at the Matterhorn in the Valais Alps. The Matterhorn Ski Paradise links Switzerland with Italy and offers year-round groomed pistes, modern cableways and skiing on the Theodul Glacier throughout the year.
230 km
51
Lockers: Yes
Easy slopes: 45 km
Intermediate slopes: 150 km
Advanced slopes: 16 kmStaldenried - Gspon is a family-friendly ski area on the sunny Gspon terrace in the Upper Valais at 1,894 m above sea level, framed by the Valais four-thousand-metre peaks Balfrin, Weisshorn and Bietschhorn. The small, inexpensive piste area suits beginners, advanced skiers and families; the slopes are artificially snowed and considered snow-sure. Two mountain lifts access the sunny slopes, and the «Rondell» snow bar sits directly at the edge of the piste.
2.4 km3Easy slopes: 0.7 kmIntermediate slopes: 1.8 km
Grächen is a winter sports resort in Valais with the Hannigalp ski area, which extends from 1,619 m up to 2,864 m. The area offers around 44 kilometres of slopes for all levels, several chairlifts and surface lifts, a snowpark, a family park and two official sledging runs.
16 km12Easy slopes: 4 kmIntermediate slopes: 12 kmAdvanced slopes: 1 kmSaas-Balen is a small mountain village at 1,483 m in the north of the Saas-Fee/Saastal holiday region in Switzerland. It is known for the Fellbach waterfall, the round church from 1812 that is unique in its form in Switzerland, and hiking trails to the hamlets of Matt and Heimischgartu. A 26 km long cross-country ski trail starts right next to the village, and a village ski lift operates in winter.
0.5 km1Easy slopes: 0.4 kmIntermediate slopes: 0.2 kmSaas-Grund is a village in the Saas Valley in Valais, Switzerland, at 1,559 m above sea level, and the base station of the Kreuzboden–Hohsaas ski area. The area offers snow-sure, immaculately prepared slopes and is surrounded by 18 four-thousand-metre peaks. In winter it is also known for an 11 km toboggan run from Kreuzboden down to the village.
18 km5Easy slopes: 2.2 kmIntermediate slopes: 16 km
The Aletsch Arena is a ski area at over 2,000 metres altitude in Valais with pistes around Riederalp, Bettmeralp and Fiescheralp. The car-free high plateau offers guaranteed snow from December to Easter, views of the Great Aletsch Glacier and the surrounding four-thousand-metre peaks, and ski-in/ski-out access directly from accommodation.
85 km30Easy slopes: 40 kmIntermediate slopes: 40 kmAdvanced slopes: 4 kmEischoll is a small mountain village at 1220 m above sea level on the northern side of the Rhone valley in the Upper Valais. The ski area is accessed by the Raron–Eischoll cable car and the Eischoll–Stryggen chairlift, which runs from 1260 m to 1560 m above sea level. Besides skiing and snowboarding, Eischoll offers night skiing, a 3 km sledging run, winter hiking trails, snowshoe trails and a ski touring area.
14 km4Easy slopes: 7 kmIntermediate slopes: 6 kmAdvanced slopes: 2.2 km
The Moosalpregion is a ski area in Bürchen and Törbel in Valais with around 25 kilometres of pistes and seven lifts. It extends over the Moosalp pass and offers views of the Bietschhorn and the Mischabel group with the Dom. The Bodmen children's ski area with its large playground is particularly suited to small children and beginners.
20 km7Easy slopes: 8 kmIntermediate slopes: 8 kmAdvanced slopes: 5 km
Blatten-Belalp is a ski area in Valais, Switzerland, situated high above the Rhone valley. The car-free Belalp offers over 45 km of prepared pistes with views of the Great Aletsch Glacier and four-thousand-metre peaks such as the Matterhorn, Weisshorn and Dufourspitze. The area extends from the valley station in Blatten bei Naters up to the slopes of the Hohstock at 3,118 m above sea level and includes a snowpark, fun slopes, freeride routes and the free children's Hexenland.
40 km9Easy slopes: 20 kmIntermediate slopes: 9 kmAdvanced slopes: 10 kmThe Rothwald/Wasenalp ski area is located north of the Simplon area in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, and is known for its open larch forest and shady freeride terrain. Two lifts serve around 25 kilometres of groomed pistes between 1,750 and 2,270 metres above sea level, complemented by an extensive ski touring and snowshoeing area.
9 km2Easy slopes: 5 kmIntermediate slopes: 2.6 kmAdvanced slopes: 1.4 kmLearn more on
matterhornparadise.ch
Learn more on
staldenried-gspon.ch
Learn more on
graechen.ch
Learn more on
saas-fee.ch
Learn more on
saas-fee.ch
Learn more on
aletscharena.ch
Learn more on
eischoll.ch
Learn more on
moosalpregion.ch
Learn more on
belalp.ch
Learn more on
rothwald.ch
