På gång i Zermatt (Matterhorn), Switzerland under året

Mest folk — Christmas and New Year ski peak, Christmas holidays i Switzerland

• Regel

  Car-free village

  1 jan – 31 decStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Ski season (20 nov – 1 maj (vanligtvis)), Christmas and New Year ski peak (20 dec – 6 jan (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Car-free village (1 jan – 31 dec), Ski season (20 nov – 1 maj (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Car-free village (1 jan – 31 dec), Ski season (20 nov – 1 maj (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Easter holidays i Switzerland, skollov i 6 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Zermatt Unplugged

  7–11 aprMusikfestivalBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Car-free village (1 jan – 31 dec), Ski season (20 nov – 1 maj (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Spring holidays i Switzerland, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Stängt

  Between-seasons shutdown

  5 maj – 15 jun · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Car-free village (1 jan – 31 dec), Ski season (20 nov – 1 maj (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

• Säsong

  Summer glacier skiing

  1 jun – 31 okt · vanligtvisSkidsäsong

  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.

• Säsong

  Trail and hut season

  20 jun – 15 okt · vanligtvisLedsäsongBoka tidigt

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Car-free village (1 jan – 31 dec), Between-seasons shutdown (5 maj – 15 jun (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Summer holidays i Switzerland, skollov i 7 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  Swiss National Day

  1 augNationell helgdagStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Car-free village (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer glacier skiing (1 jun – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Trail and hut season (20 jun – 15 okt (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — 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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Car-free village (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer glacier skiing (1 jun – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Trail and hut season (20 jun – 15 okt (vanligtvis)), Swiss National Day (1 aug)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Car-free village (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer glacier skiing (1 jun – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Trail and hut season (20 jun – 15 okt (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Autumn holidays i Switzerland, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Car-free village (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer glacier skiing (1 jun – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Trail and hut season (20 jun – 15 okt (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• Säsong

  Ski season

  20 nov – 1 maj · vanligtvis

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Car-free village (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mest folk — Christmas and New Year ski peak, Christmas holidays i Switzerland

• Helg

  Christmas and New Year ski peak

  20 dec – 6 jan · vanligtvisJul & nyårTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Car-free village (1 jan – 31 dec), Ski season (20 nov – 1 maj (vanligtvis))