"We began the morning first thing, stepping out of our hotel into crisp alpine air and directly onto a train platform. Within minutes, we were boarding the Gornergrat Bahn, the iconic red cogwheel railway that climbs 5.8 miles from the village to the Gornergrat Observatory at 10,135 feet in just 33 minutes. No car, no parking lot, no shuttle bus. Just seamless rail-to-ski access that remains unmatched anywhere outside of the Alps."
"At the summit, the Matterhorn dominated the skyline under clear bluebird skies. From the Gornergrat, we dropped into the first runs of the morning, carving firm, clean groomers down through the Gornergrat sector. Trails like Gornergrat (36), Rotenboden (38), and Riffelalp (39) offered wide-open early-morning corduroy with almost no one in sight. Crowds were nearly nonexistent across the entire area. We never waited in a lift line once all day."
"Partway down, we paused at one of the most scenic viewpoints in the Alps: the Iglu-Dorf near Riffelberg. Perched beside run 45 (Iglupiste), this ice-hotel sits directly in front of the Matterhorn's north face. It's the kind of place that forces you to stop, not for rest, but simply to take in the scale of the landscape. From Riffelberg, we continued descending toward Furi,"
The Gornergrat Bahn provides direct rail-to-ski access, climbing 5.8 miles to the Gornergrat Observatory at 10,135 feet in 33 minutes. The Matterhorn dominated the skyline under clear bluebird skies. Early runs through the Gornergrat sector offered firm, clean groomers on trails like Gornergrat, Rotenboden, and Riffelalp, with wide-open corduroy and virtually no crowds or lift lines. The Iglu-Dorf sits beside run 45 in front of the Matterhorn's north face, creating a dramatic viewpoint. Descents toward Furi linked long rolling pistes and open slopes. Zermatt's snow was firmly groomed, consistent, chalky, fast, and perfectly maintained.
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