Top 5 ski resort destinations in Switzerland
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1. Zermatt - Matterhorn
- 200.1 miles of trails · 51 ski lifts
- 5,125 feet - 12,792 feet elevation
- Closest airport: 57.2 miles from Lugano Airport
- Avg. price/night: £290
Open to skiers all year round and home to the most photographed mountain in Europe (the Matterhorn), this well-equipped resort is the highest the Alps has to offer at nearly 4,000 metres elevation. You’ll find a large choice of ski runs for all abilities, as well as cross-country slopes and three ar....
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2. 4 Vallées
- 256 miles of trails · 68 ski lifts
- 4,430 feet - 10,926 feet elevation
- Closest airport: 54.7 miles from Bern-Belp Airport
- Avg. price/night: £239
Switzerland's largest ski resort spans four valleys and six towns, totalling 410 km of skiable terrain. Most of it sits above the treeline, granting access to wide valley runs and steep mogul slopes leading from the 3,330-metre peak of Mont-Fort. Lower down, runs tend to be sunnier with softer snow ....
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3. St. Moritz - Corviglia
- 96.3 miles of trails · 23 ski lifts
- 5,693 feet - 10,030 feet elevation
- Closest airport: 55.3 miles from Lugano Airport
- Avg. price/night: £330
As the central ski hub for the glamorous St. Moritz region, this resort can get busy – but with access to pristine pistes and a renowned snow park, it's easy to see why. Intermediates will find the most joy here, especially with the likes of the Piz Nair run, a powder-covered red piste starting at t....
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4. Crans-Montana
- 87 miles of trails · 19 ski lifts
- 4,955 feet - 9,604 feet elevation
- Closest airport: 39.8 miles from Bern-Belp Airport
- Avg. price/night: £232
This high-altitude resort boasts around 140 km of slopes that are rarely anything but caked in snow throughout the season. There’s a good mix of runs all over, from ridge-hugging reds to fast blacks and bendy blues. It’s also home to the longest slope in the region – a staggering 12 km run leading f....
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5. Arosa Lenzerheide
- 139.8 miles of trails · 43 ski lifts
- 4,033 feet - 9,400 feet elevation
- Closest airport: 49.7 miles from St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport
- Avg. price/night: £247
A state-of-the-art aerial tramway crosses lofty peaks, turning two large ski areas into one huge resort. Beginners are particularly well-looked after here, with roughly half of the piste mileage marked blue. You'll find most of these runs on the Lenzerheide side, and more of the longer, windier red ....
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