Zermatt Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Zermatt is: A dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Zermatt Weather (Days 4-6): A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1.5 m | -9 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -2 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.6 m | 5 | |
Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| |  |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
clear | clear | clear | light snow | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light snow | clear | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 5 | 5 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
min °C | 5 | -1 | -3 | 0 | -5 | -6 | 2 | -1 | -5 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
3 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -9 | -10 | 2 | -3 | -7 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -6 | 0 | -2 | -4 | |
59 | 78 | 58 | 89 | 71 | 77 | 63 | 91 | 88 | 52 | 81 | 92 | 83 | 92 | 95 | 87 | 91 | 94 | |
2450 | 2500 | 2050 | 1700 | 1600 | 1250 | 1900 | 2100 | 1450 | 2100 | 2250 | 1600 | 1700 | 1850 | 1400 | 1650 | 1850 | 1250 | |
 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:43 | — |
A dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Zermatt:
| Top snow depth: | 149 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 62 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 106 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 15 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Zermatt at the specific elevation of 1619 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Zermatt. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Switzerland.
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Overall 4.1 Based on 92 votes and 72 reviews
Never again skiing in Zermatt before Christmas! While the Austrians open all their lifts in the morning, whether it is snowing, storming or foggy, the people of Zermatt first open a small part of their lifts. If you are lucky, one or two are added in the afternoon, if you are unlucky, none at all. So it was with us in four days we were there from 09 to 12.12.2021. With us on Zermatt side on all four days only 15 lifts of 54 were open. Also, if it was windy at the pass to Italy, one could have opened more lifts and departures on Zermatter side in the lee, in order not to annoy the guests (e. g. the slopes from Riffelberg to Furi and from Riffelberg to the Riffelalp, etc.) And then the price you have to shell out for 4 days: 316 € for 15 open lifts in Zermatt. For comparison in the same period 08 to 12 Dec: 189 € for 31 open lifts in Ischgl. I was so far in the Kaunertal, Ischgl, Kappl, Galtür, Ötztal, Zillertal, Kitzbühl, Warth-Schröcken, Damüls and Oberstdorf to ski. Everywhere they open all the lifts in the morning. If it is very windy, one or the other gondola is stopped briefly until the gust has subsided. But Zermatt is quite different, they open only a few lifts in the morning and then wait to see how full the lifts are. Such a thing is not possible in a place with such a reputation! Besides, if they were honest, they would admit that the range of slopes is only from blue to light red, there is not a single challenge for good skiers. Since the people of Zermatt are so uppity, they also have zero complaint management. I had complained twice to the CEO and the marketing manager, but there was no response at all. So much for Zermatt, there the rich are more important than the rest of the people!
AlexSki from United States writes:
Never again skiing in Zermatt before Christmas!
While the Austrians open all their lifts in the morning, whether it is snowing, storming or foggy, the people of Zermatt first open a small part of their lifts. If you are lucky, one or two are added in the afternoon, if you are unlucky, none at all.
So it was with us in four days we were there from 09 to 12.12.2021.
With us on Zermatt side on all four days only 15 lifts of 54 were open.
Also, if it was windy at the pass to Italy, one could have opened more lifts and departures on Zermatter side in the lee, in order not to annoy the guests (e. g. the slopes from Riffelberg to Furi and from Riffelberg to the Riffelalp, etc.) And then the price you have to shell out for 4 days: 316 € for 15 open lifts in Zermatt.
For comparison in the same period 08 to 12 Dec: 189 € for 31 open lifts in Ischgl.
I was so far in the Kaunertal, Ischgl, Kappl, Galtür, Ötztal, Zillertal, Kitzbühl, Warth-Schröcken, Damüls and Oberstdorf to ski.
Everywhere they open all the lifts in the morning. If it is very windy, one or the other gondola is stopped briefly until the gust has subsided.
But Zermatt is quite different, they open only a few lifts in the morning and then wait to see how full the lifts are.
Such a thing is not possible in a place with such a reputation!
Besides, if they were honest, they would admit that the range of slopes is only from blue to light red, there is not a single challenge for good skiers.
Since the people of Zermatt are so uppity, they also have zero complaint management. I had complained twice to the CEO and the marketing manager, but there was no response at all.
So much for Zermatt, there the rich are more important than the rest of the people!
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