The cost of a lift pass for the Zermatt International ski area, covering 350km of piste including those of Cervinia over the Italian border, will rise for the first time in four years next winter, says the famous Swiss resort. The average price increase will be 3.5%
A six day adult pass will cost 434 Swiss Francs – currently around £287, and believed to be substantially more than any other European lift pass.
The resort is encouraging guests to buy online in advance from home via matterhornparadise.ch/tickets . There’s no automatic online discount but the resort says there will be limited time offers with savings of up to 20% on standard rates publicised on the site and via the zemattbergbahnen page on Facebook.
Although the adult price may be Europe’s highest, child discounts at Zermatt are among Europe’s most generous with children aged under 10 free of charge and children aged 10 – 16 paying half price, so overall family costs can work out cheaper than at other resorts where adult tickets cost less, but child tickets more, sometimes.
Passes for the same ski area also cost substantially less when purchased on the Italian side of the border.
