Matterhorn Paradise, Switzerland/Italy, Report: Crossing Countries on Skis—A Full Day Linking Zermatt and Cervinia Report from January 20 There are ski days that feel productive. Then there are ski days that feel like you’ve unlocked a cheat code to the Alps. January 20 at Matterhorn Paradise, which spreads between Zermatt, Switzerland, and Breuil-Cervinia, Italy, was firmly the latter. We began the morning first thing, stepping out of our hotel into crisp alpine air and […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | January 21, 2026 0 Comments
“Cervino the One” Project: Matterhorn Ski Paradise Plans Dramatic Overhaul of the Connection from Cervinia, Italy, to Zermatt, Switzerland The Italian side of the cross-border ski area Matterhorn Ski Paradise has announced its biggest lift upgrade in decades, aimed at dramatically improving access from Italy to Switzerland. The ski area, which combines Zermatt on the Swiss side and Cervinia on the Italian side, is managed separately but offers a combined ski pass for visitors to the interconnected ski area. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 23, 2025 2 Comments
Severe Summer Storms and Snow Melt Cause Massive Landslides in Europe’s Southern Alps, Killing At Least 7 Parts of the Southern Alps in Switzerland, France, and Italy were battered by severe storms on Saturday and Sunday night, June 29-30, with the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Valais/Wallis and the Italian Valle d’Aosta bearing the brunt of the destruction. Images and videos from local news channels, as well as tourists stuck in the regions, show devastating destruction caused […] Julia Schneemann | July 1, 2024 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Terrifying POV Footage From Chairlift Battered by 62 MPH Winds at Matterhorn Ski Paradise View this post on Instagram A post shared by guru.dello.sci (@guru.dello.sci) Over the last couple of days, a number of videos surfaced of wild winds battering a chairlift at Matterhorn Ski Paradise, Cervinia, Italy, causing at least one person to be thrown to the ground. Many commented how that must have been terrifying to experience. “The Guru says: Chairlift […] SnowBrains | March 30, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEOS] Skier Thrown From Chair After 62 MPH Winds Batter Chairlift at Matterhorn Ski Paradise View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vinello e domiciliari (@vinello_e_domiciliari) Check out these videos to see if you’ve ever complained about a chairlift stopping due to wind hold. Related: The 5 Steepest Chairlifts in the United States The lift is the Cretaz chair at Matterhorn Ski Paradise, Cervinia, Italy. Videos were taken by lucky people […] SnowBrains | March 29, 2024 0 Comments
Women’s FIS Alpine World Cup Downhill Race at Matterhorn at Swiss/Italian Border Resort Canceled Organizers at Matterhorn Ski Paradise at the border of Zermatt, Switzerland, and Cervinia, Italy, knew that the odds were stacked against them. The weather forecast had been mixed at best, but hopes were still high that the first ever World Cup race could take place on the new Gran Becca course. Hopes quickly eroded on both Friday and Saturday for […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 19, 2023 0 Comments
Matterhorn Speed Opening Remains Plagued with Issues As Today’s Women’s Training is Canceled on Swiss/Italian Border The Local Organization Committee (‘LOC’) at the Matterhorn Speed Opening on the Swiss/Italian border announced this morning that the Women’s Downhill training run was canceled. Strong winds and heavy snowfalls made training impossible. Last week, the Men’s FIS Alpine World Cup Speed Opening was canceled. Both of the men’s downhill races had to be called off due to wind and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 15, 2023 0 Comments
Summer Snow at Matterhorn Ski Paradise in Zermatt, Switzerland & Cervinia, Italy The cross-border ski resort of Matterhorn Ski Paradise woke up to a nice dump of fresh summer snow. The ski area Matterhorn Ski Paradise (or, in Italian, Cervino Ski Paradise) combines the Zermatt ski area in Switzerland and the Cervinia ski area in Italy. Together the ski area offers 225 miles (360km) of groomed runs and, thanks to its glacier, offers […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 28, 2023 0 Comments
100 Days Until 23/24 Audi FIS World Cup Opening at Zermatt, Switzerland & Cervinia, Italy In just 100 days the Audi FIS World Cup season will kick off with the ‘Speed Opening’ in the ski area Matterhorn Ski Paradise. The opening even will be the first-ever cross-border FIS Alpine World Cup race, starting in Zermatt, Switzerland, and finishing in Cervinia, Italy. The event consists of a men’s Downhill on November 10 and 11, 2023 on the new, specifically designed […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 3, 2023 0 Comments
Matterhorn Alpine Crossing Becomes Reality in Zermatt, Switzerland & Cervinia, Italy The Matterhorn Alpine Crossing opened last Saturday, July 1, 2023. The Matterhorn Alpine Crossing is the highest cross-country cable car in the world and connects Zermatt, Switzerland, with Cervinia, Italy. The cabins were designed by non-other than design studio Pininfarina, which also designed Ferraris for many years, including the Enzo. The so called ‘Crystal Ride Cabins’ are equipped with 27 […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 4, 2023 1 Comment
First Ever Cross-Border Race at Zermatt, Switzerland, & Cervinia, Italy, to Open 23/24 FIS Alpine World Cup Season The much anticipated first-ever cross-border FIS Alpine World Cup race in Zermatt, Switzerland, and Cervinia, Italy, has been scheduled as the opening race of the 23/24 World Cup season. The official race calendar will not be confirmed until May 25, 2023, at the International Ski Congress in Zurich, but the Swiss-Italian resort Matterhorn Ski Paradise has announced the dates for November […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 5, 2023 0 Comments
Unseasonably Warm Temperatures Put First-Ever FIS World Cup Cross-Border Race in Switzerland and Italy At Risk The world’s first-ever cross-border FIS World Cup is currently at risk as Europe has been having an unseasonably warm fall, making snowmaking at lower altitudes impossible. During the first ‘snow control’ last weekend, the green light for the race start could not yet be given by the International Ski Federation ‘FIS’. Related: First-Ever Cross-Border FIS World Cup Race To Be […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 18, 2022 1 Comment
First Ever Cross-Border FIS World Cup Event to Be Held in Switzerland and Italy 2022 will mark the premiere of the first-ever cross-border FIS World Cup event. On October 29-30, 2022, the ‘Matterhorn Ski Paradise’ ski area will host the men’s Downhill, starting on the Swiss side of the ski resort and continuing on the Italian side, where the race will finish. The women’s Downhill will take place on November 5-6, 2022. The ski […] Julia Schneemann | October 7, 2022 3 Comments
Cervinia Ski Area, Italy Forced to Close by Government After Viral Images of Crowding Cervinia ski area in Italy opened for the season on Saturday 24th October, before being forced to close the next day following an Emergency Decree from the Italian government. Related: VIDEO: Work Starts on Highest Lift in Europe, Running Between Zermatt, Switzerland & Cervinia, Italy Although there has been no official reason given for the closure it is believed crowded lift […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 26, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Work Starts on Highest Lift in Europe, Running Between Zermatt, Switzerland & Cervinia, Italy [arve url="https://youtu.be/9vCPj9Bmggg"] SnowBrains | June 1, 2020 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
UPDATE: The Alps Getting Even More MASSIVE November Snowfalls Ski areas in the Southern Alps are reporting up to 5 FEET of new snow in the past 72 hours! Parts of the Southern Alps along the France/Italy border are reporting the most snow (up to 5 feet over the weekend!) but really its been snowing all over the continent with large snow totals being reported in Bulgaria, the French […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | November 26, 2019 0 Comments
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