Hva som skjer i Zermatt (Matterhorn), Switzerland gjennom året

Toppsesong — Christmas and New Year ski peak, Christmas holidays i Switzerland

• Regel

  Car-free village

  1. jan – 31. desStengninger

  No combustion cars in the village: you leave the car at Taesch and take the shuttle train the last five kilometres, or come the whole way by train from Visp. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Ski season (20. nov – 1. mai (vanligvis)), Christmas and New Year ski peak (20. des – 6. jan (vanligvis))

Travelt — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Car-free village (1. jan – 31. des), Ski season (20. nov – 1. mai (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Car-free village (1. jan – 31. des), Ski season (20. nov – 1. mai (vanligvis))

Travelt — Easter holidays i Switzerland, skoleferie i 6 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Zermatt Unplugged

  7.–11. aprMusikkfestivalBestill tidlig

  Five days of acoustic sets in April on stages from a tent at 2,600 metres to hotel bars, with skiing in the morning and the concerts after. Beds go early for it. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Car-free village (1. jan – 31. des), Ski season (20. nov – 1. mai (vanligvis))

Travelt — Spring holidays i Switzerland, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Stengt

  Between-seasons shutdown

  5. mai – 15. jun · vanligvis

  May is the one dead month: the ski area drops to the glacier, hotels take their break and the high trails are still under snow. Late October and November run much the same way. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Car-free village (1. jan – 31. des), Ski season (20. nov – 1. mai (vanligvis))

Rolig — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

• Sesong

  Summer glacier skiing

  1. jun – 31. okt · vanligvisSkisesong

  The glacier keeps a handful of lifts turning through the summer, mornings only, which is where the national teams train. A small area, and the snow is gone by eleven.

• Sesong

  Trail and hut season

  20. jun – 15. okt · vanligvisStisesongBestill tidlig

  The Hoernli and Monte Rosa huts and the paths under the north faces run from about the solstice to mid-October, with the Gornergrat railway taking the climb out of the easy version.

Fortsatt på gang: Car-free village (1. jan – 31. des), Between-seasons shutdown (5. mai – 15. jun (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer holidays i Switzerland, skoleferie i 7 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Swiss National Day

  1. augNasjonaldagStengningerMye folk

  1 August is a public holiday nationwide. Towns and villages hold speeches, lantern walks and bonfires, fireworks go up after dark unless a dry summer brings a ban, and most shops close. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Car-free village (1. jan – 31. des), Summer glacier skiing (1. jun – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Trail and hut season (20. jun – 15. okt (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Swiss National Day, Summer holidays i Switzerland

• Festival

  Folklore Festival

  8.–9. augStor festival

  Valais villages bring their costumes, flag throwers and alphorns down for the second weekend of August, with a parade through the main street. Local rather than staged. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Car-free village (1. jan – 31. des), Summer glacier skiing (1. jun – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Trail and hut season (20. jun – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Swiss National Day (1. aug)

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Car-free village (1. jan – 31. des), Summer glacier skiing (1. jun – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Trail and hut season (20. jun – 15. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — Autumn holidays i Switzerland, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Car-free village (1. jan – 31. des), Summer glacier skiing (1. jun – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Trail and hut season (20. jun – 15. okt (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Sesong

  Ski season

  20. nov – 1. mai · vanligvis

  One of the highest areas in the Alps, linked over the ridge to Cervinia in Italy. The top station is at 3,900 metres, which is why the season is long and the spring snow holds.

Fortsatt på gang: Car-free village (1. jan – 31. des)

Toppsesong — Christmas and New Year ski peak, Christmas holidays i Switzerland

• Helligdag

  Christmas and New Year ski peak

  20. des – 6. jan · vanligvisJul og nyttårMye folkBestill tidlig

  The fortnight from Christmas to early January is the busiest of the ski winter. Hotels and chalets book out months ahead, often with minimum stays, rates are at their highest and lift queues at their longest. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Car-free village (1. jan – 31. des), Ski season (20. nov – 1. mai (vanligvis))