Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia, Breuil-Cervinia Ski Paradise ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia, Breuil-Cervinia Ski Paradise is a ski area in Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland. Its 299 mapped downhill runs add up to 209 km, which ranks it #1 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 4.9% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 697 m long.

Slopes at Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia, Breuil-Cervinia Ski Paradise

About 21% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 71% intermediate and 8% advanced or expert, which makes Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia, Breuil-Cervinia Ski Paradise a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 63 lifts: 22 chairlifts, 12 gondolas, 11 magic carpets, 8 cable cars, 3 t-bars, 3 funiculars, 2 button lifts, 1 rope tow, 1 combined lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,558 m up to 3,872 m, a vertical drop of 2,314 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia, Breuil-Cervinia Ski Paradise

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), about 85 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 50 min by car; Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) is 88 km away. Nearby ski areas include Arolla (15.8 km), La Forclaz (7.6 km), Saas Fee (48.5 km) and Saas-Almagell - Furggstalden/Heidbodme (9.7 km), which together add 179 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.