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Valais, Switzerland · EuropePeripetia rank #7

Zermatt Matterhorn

Official site ↗

2,381 m

Vertical

53

Lifts

3,883 m

Summit

1,620 m

Base

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← Snow Resort Atlas

Best of the AlpsIkon Pass

◆ Snowfall

Monthly snowfall normals

Average annual snowfall

843 cm

Snow days per year

80

Month	Snowfall	Snow Days	Avg Base	Notes
Sep	5 cm	1	0 cm	Glacier / shoulder snowfall
Oct	24 cm	3	2 cm	Glacier / shoulder snowfall
Nov	79 cm	9	28 cm	Shoulder month
DecPEAK	111 cm	11	67 cm	Peak ski month
JanPEAK	101 cm	9	101 cm	Peak ski month
FebPEAK	95 cm	7	136 cm	Peak ski month
MarPEAK	183 cm	13	162 cm	Peak ski month
Apr	119 cm	12	171 cm	Shoulder month
May	118 cm	14	151 cm	Glacier / shoulder snowfall
Jun	2 cm	1	68 cm	Glacier / shoulder snowfall
Jul	1 cm	0	5 cm	Glacier / shoulder snowfall
Aug	5 cm	0	0 cm	Glacier / shoulder snowfall

Averages across 7 seasons (2020–2026). Source: slf-imis. Bar scale: 200 cm reference.

◆ Pricing

Pass & ticket history

2025-26

29 observations

Day passes

adultmidweekTier 2
CHF 96.00
adultTier 2
CHF 99.00
adultTier 2
CHF 88.00
childTier 1
CHF 200.00
childmidweekTier 2
CHF 82.00
childmidweekTier 2
CHF 48.00
childTier 2
CHF 50.00
childTier 2
CHF 44.00
seniorTier 2
CHF 99.00
unspecifiedTier 2
CHF 85.00

Multi-day

adultTier 2
CHF 143.00
adultTier 2
CHF 376.00
childTier 2
CHF 122.00
childTier 2
CHF 72.00
childTier 2
CHF 320.00
childTier 2
CHF 188.00

Season passes

adultholidayTier 1
CHF 98
adultshoulder seasonTier 1
CHF 5
adulthigh seasonTier 1
CHF 63
adultlow seasonTier 1
CHF 3
childTier 2
CHF 1488.00
childTier 2
CHF 875.00

Pass network tiers

adultikon baseTier 1
$909
childikon baseTier 1
$299
youthikon baseTier 1
$659
adultikon fullTier 1
$1,329
adultikon fullTier 1
$1,229
childikon fullTier 1
$369
youthikon fullTier 1
$989

2024-25

2 observations

Pass network tiers

adultikon baseTier 1
$909
adultikon fullTier 1
$1,329

◆ What's nearby

Trip-stitching options

What's near it

Closest published Peripetia resorts to Zermatt Matterhorn.

Valais · Switzerland

Saas-Fee

17 km away

Valais · Switzerland

Saas-Almagell

18 km away

Valais · Switzerland

Bergbahnen Hohsaas

21 km away

Valais · Switzerland

Espace Dent-Blanche (Arolla)

21 km away

Valais · Switzerland

Grimentz-Zinal

22 km away

Valais · Switzerland

St-Luc/Chandolin

24 km away

Other Best of the Alps / Ikon Pass resorts

Once you've bought the pass, every sibling resort is a potential trip.

Italy · rank #3

Arabba / Marmolada

Shared: Ikon Pass

France · rank #4

Chamonix Mont-Blanc Valley

Shared: Ikon Pass, Best of the Alps

France · rank #9

Megève Ski Area

Shared: Best of the Alps

Switzerland · rank #11

St. Moritz

Shared: Ikon Pass, Best of the Alps

United States · rank #18

Aspen Snowmass

Shared: Ikon Pass

United States · rank #19

Big Sky Resort

Shared: Ikon Pass

Other Switzerland resorts

Pair with another resort in the same region for a multi-mountain trip.

Rank #8

Verbier 4 Vallées

Valais

Rank #11

St. Moritz

Graubünden

Rank #26

Andermatt-Sedrun-Disentis

Uri

Rank #29

Bergbahnen Hohsaas

Valais

Rank #34

Saas-Fee

Valais

Rank #37

Pizol

St. Gallen

◆ Book your trip

Lift, lodging & transit

🎫

Lift pass

Buy through the pass program for best value, or direct from the resort for single days.

Buy on Ikon Pass (Ikon Pass) →Buy direct from Zermatt Matterhorn →

🏨

Lodging

Book early for peak weeks. Village base for first-timers; satellite bases run quieter.

Search Zermatt Matterhorn on Booking.com →

✈️

Flights

Find the nearest gateway airport and price options.

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🛡️

Insurance

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