ZERMATT : The Beauty of the Left Map Slopes 

Thank You Very Much Hammy37fire Happy Skiing in Zermatt !

Hi Farid Razavi THANK YOU for your comment ! I release you this FIRTS DRAFT of the slopes that I would travel to go to Italy from Zermatt and that I will adjust over time with links to photos and videos etc. Typically, March conditions are the best of the year because the days are already considerably longer, the weather is more variable which allows for more frequent real excellent snow on the slopes, it's not as very cold like in the deeper winter, and even on warm days there may be 'wet soft' snow especially below 2500 meters lunching outside at the various mountain huts in front of the Matterhorn is sensational. At the beginning of March it is usually feasible to go all the way to Zermatt village but honestly with all the slopes you will have available it will be the least of your worries perhaps at the end of the day. Go in Italy/Cervinia/Valturnache it is one of the most beautiful adventures that you will never forget in your life but I recommend to choose a BEAUTIFUL DAY understood as at least quite sunny and above all without wind to avoid the danger of remain down on the wrong side... so remember to : - Bring your Passport, - Purchase the international daily pass, insurance recommended as costs a little more, - Dress WELL by bringing also a wind jackets to wear over ski suits in case of possible wind, sunglasses, etc. in short, be prepared for -20 degrees even on sunny days, - It is obvious that you will need to have at least a charged mobile phone / camera to make your personal unforgettable report, - Take the road back to Switzerland from Cervinia/Plan Maison no later than 3 PM and remember that distances in this place are really important. So since you will be sleeping in Zermatt, arrange to take the bus and arrive early at the "Zermatt/Furi/Schwarzsee/Trokener Steg" gondola which are those lifts that start from the bottom of Zermatt ( towards the south and the Matterhorn to be more explanatory ) that in one confortable trip without coincidences ( stay on the lift and don't get off until are explicitly asked via audio 'last station arrival' ) that can take you till the "Trokener Steg" where start the "Matterhorn Glacier Paradise" as the Europe's highest cable car of the Little Matterhorn, in short, the most futuristic cable car you will ever take, remember to close your mouth in amazement and start taking videos and photos, got to the top, where depending on the wind, you may be able to jump on the terrace at the top of 3883 meters to make incredible photos through an elevator that you will find on the left in the tunnel that takes you to the slopes. Once you're up there, you can go to Italy skiing down on Europe's longest ski run which starts from where you are and ends in Valtournenche (Italy), passing through glaciers, frozen lakes, and forests making an amazing long ski trip of since 30 km! So from there, at the tunnel exit, you descend till the Plateau Rosa that is the glacier that you see right below you 300 mt down where is visible the arrivals of the Cervinia cable cars and where more on the left is the refuge of the "Guide del Cervino" so ALWAYS KEEPING TO THE LEFT skiing ONLY and EXCLUSIVELY on the slopes just below the "Testa Grigia" and leaving the arrivals and the hut to the right. There you will see the signs indicating Italy and the "Ventina" track truly spectacular and also impressive not so much for its steepness but for its width (you'll see what GREAT stuff!), at the end of this slope, you arrive at Cime Bianche, keep left again to enter the valley which leads towards Valturnache just till "Salette" crossing the tracks that go to the right or left the result does not change, arrived in "Salette" maybe it will be difficult to go down to Valturneven I avoid it. From there take the lifts back up to Cime Bianche and then descend to Cervinia ( left ) by first skiing the "Ventina Golliet" and "Ventina Bardonei" all red slopes that are easier but no less spectacular than the Ventina. Then, head back up to the Rosa Plateau by taking the following cable cars in order : - Cervinia - Plan Maison, - Plan Maison - Cime Binachi Lakes, - Cime Binachi Lakes - Plateau Rosa. - NB : Avoid the chairlifts, take these "big lifts" Again from Plateau Rosa you will descend again to Cervinia, but from the opposite side of Ventina, so, looking at the Little Matterhorn that remains in front of you, go left (to the right was the Ventina) and follow a stretch of the summer slopes that descend towards Zermatt, but at a certain point not much lower, on the left, there are signs that fork again for Italy to take, from there take the "Bontadini n.6" and all the various slopes to Plan Maison, where you can decide whether to continue again to Cervinia on the famous No.5 (easy) or the "Plan Torrette n.3" be careful to the Black Europe Wall, as it is already at 2000, it may not be in great condition in March. After all, you'll want to take the "Cervinia Pain Maison" chairlift to go back to Plain Mason. From there the "Pancheron chairlift" can be a goof optional where on top you can decide to get black to the last part of the old famous "Furggen", definitively closed due to too many accidents, or to the simpliest red slopes that return to Plain Maison. TIP : Remember that from Plan Maison, when you decide to return to Zermatt for the unique way of Plateu Rosa, you must take only and exclusively the large lifts that you took to return up the first time. When you definitely make your way back to Zermatt, up from Plateu Rosa you will have to take the tracks that lead to Switzerland (when you get off the Italian lifts go left, right was the Ventina) that keep to the fork (Italy/Suisse) so there to right to the "Testa Grigia n.80" and "Gandegg n.73" where I recommend, when you see the plains, to pick up speed, A LOT OF SPEED, so as not to racket, trying to keep to the left for Matterhorn 69, the track that passes under the Matterhorn, the easiest way to take it is to go down to Trokener Steg, go up again with the "Furggsattel" chairlift and always keep left for first "Matterhorn n.69" and after to the right for the "Hirli n.55" down there at "Furgg" I would avoid slipping into the shadow of the black of Zermatt "Furgg-Furi n.62" so I would asking for the gondola lift "Furgg-Schwarzsee" and get off at the first stop, ( if you are tired get off directly in Zermatt) to get to Schwarzsee passing to take a photo in front of the famous wooden writing Zermatt below the Matterhorn which is marked "Zermatt Sign" on Google maps. From there search for "Weisse Perle n.51" a less difficult slopes which end up in the forest and which arrive at "Furi" where you can also take the lifts to return permanently to Zermatt. Be careful in March normally you can also get to Zermatt on skis but the conditions are almost never the best, get informed there. After all this long description you made me think of making the video of this long ride which I will soon put on the channel... Ski Well Farid !

@@GiorgioCanepaMBG thank you a million times my friend. This is the most exceptional and comprehensive advice I’ve ever received. I am confident about my plans and very much look forward to utilizing your itineraries. Please enjoy the rest of your winter and I look forward to consuming more of your great content! Cheers, Farid

Ciao Ali, thanks for your comment, the video is from last Saturday 28 01 2023, and as You could see I got the wrong skis because I should have taken ice ones, frankly I thought the snow was cooler because it had snowed not long ago and the temperatures had remained very low but evidently I was wrong because as you write evidently it hadn't snowed so much and probably the snow, in one of these days, had probably also taken on some heat as well as being brushed off by skiers, and in any case it is absolutely not the best snow in Zermatt in these periods. In the last 2 year the snow was very good but this year I would have expected something much better. Maybe going to the glacier the situation is better as regards the snow but it's still very cold and above all it's been a long time since it's windy enough.

@Giorgio Canepa thank you so much for your reply. I appreciate it. It is unfortunate.

Hi 5ralves5, Thanks for Your comment, here You have my Guide to the 3 sides of the Zermatt Map with, where at the end of each route there are approximately the travel times in normal conditions and without queues... The train from Täsch, the railway station with attached parking service that we used "Parking Matterhorn Terminal Täsch", takes fairly little to arrive in Zermatt, around 15 minutes, depending on traffic it may take a little more or less. Keep in mind that this beautiful parking lot is recommended if you are going and coming in a day but it costs quite a bit if you leave the car for more than one night, so if you want to save some money you could use one of the parking lots you will find on the left starting from 500 meters before the station. To easily locate them I recommend arriving at the first roundabout in Täsch where the first exit on the right is the entrance to Parking Matterhorn Terminal Täsch and going back to avoid parking too far away. These parking lots also offer the option to park covered and also have a shuttle service (they are more expansive than the train but not too much) that takes you to Zermatt. When you arrive in Zermatt you have to decide from which side to start skiing because this ski area is quite large and even if you stay for 2 days you will have a hard time doing all the slopes. The main ways to reach the slopes are essentially 3 and each way leads to different types of transportation in 3 different zones of the area: NOTE : ALWAYS bring the map with you because the slopes in Zermatt are not at all straightforward and you could find yourself in the shadow on a black and icy slope... The first way is the one in this video that we have decided to stay mainly on the slopes on the left side of the map to take the new Tufternkumme (10 Seats Gondola) so to reach up there on the left side of the map once you arrive at the Zermatt station you have to walk a short distance (about 7 minutes): leaving the station you cross the Bahnhofstrasse and go straight leaving the Gronergrat railway on the left after a long right turn that runs along the railway you turn left under the bridge of the Gornergrat railway and remaining on the left with the river on the right after about 100 meters you find the iron bridge with the entrance to the Sunnegga tunnel in front of you, from there I recommend reaching the top of Rothorn mt. 3103 by taking the Sunnegga (tunnel) at the end of the ride exit and stay on the right and attached take the Blauherd gondola (this facility alternates between a chairlift and a gondola, take the gondola I recommend) at the end of the gondola you go straight to the Rothorn entering a large shed where at the back on the right you find 2 large lifts where at the exit on the right you find the gondolas for the Rotorn which is finally the last facility. The average time for this complete route is around 50 minutes. The second, most convenient and simply way, if you arrive early on weekdays before 8,30, is to take the Gornergrat railway immediately after leaving the station that leads to Zermatt. From there, you can comfortably reach the famous Gornergrat mt. 3089, where the "Paradise" mostly easy slopes that go straight to Riffelberg and to the right they lead you towards the Rotorn. (This travel time is around 40 minutes). The third way takes you to the glacier and also towards Italy (Cervinia and Valtournenche, ATTENTION if you have these destinations in mind you have to get the international day subscription), but it is certainly the most uncomfortable because once you exit the station you either turn right to Bahnhofstrasse and cross the whole Zermatt in long sud sense until you find the gondolas for Furi (if you have a good pace with your boots, it still takes more than 25 minutes) or it is much better to get on a bus (free but usually SUPER-full) that you find exactly under the bridge of the Gornergrat railway (first way) from there you will reach the facilities (cable cars) that take you to the Glacier passing through Furi from where you can take the left coincidence to Furi-Riffelberg (it is useless to pass through here if you want to reach the slopes in the central part of the map, it is absolutely more convenient to take the Gornergrat railway, 2nd way) while you will reach the Trockener Steg Glacier by staying seated, passing through the Schwarzsee, at the end of the gondola you can decide whether to ski on the Trockener Steg glacier or go even higher to the Little Matterhorn with the Matterhorn Glacier Ride 1 which is then the highest cable car in Europe since it reaches 3,800 meters and from where with the elevator you can reach the peak of the Little Matterhorn with its 3,883 with a 360° panoramic view of 38 four-thousand meter peaks and 14 glaciers in Italy, France and Switzerland seeing the north Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau, to the west the Breithorn, to the east Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Europe etc. etc. (The total travel time is more than an hour and 15 minutes and if You get stop in Trockener Steg 1 hour) BUT if you want to go to the glacier simply and without hassle, it is definitely preferable to take the Gornergrat railway to Riffelberg, then ski down to Furi, where you take connections to Italy for the Trockener Steg. This is undoubtedly the easiest and least "traumatic" way to the glaciers, little Matterhorn and Italy.

@Giorgio Canepa thank you so much Giorgio, this is all incredibly helpful! I really appreciate the time you took to put this all down for me, it's exactly what I was hoping for!

@@5ralves5 thanks ! I've been wanting to start a guide like this for a while, your question came right on.

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@@GiorgioCanepaMBG Ah cool. You're a genius! Trance Wave 1 & This is Paradise are two of my most cherished records 😊Thank you for the amazing music mate!

@@drubber007 Thanks 2 U !

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