# Zermatt Opening Dates 2026/27 > Zermatt opens on 1 November 2026 and closes on 2 May 2027 for the 2026/27 season (provisional, from the resort's website); glacier skiing from 13 September 2026. Canonical: https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zermatt/opening-dates · Updated: 2026-09-21T22:00:11.874Z · Data as of: 2026-09-21T22:00:11.874Z · Source: Just Piste ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Resort | Zermatt, Switzerland | | Season | 2026/27 | | Status | Opens in 41 days (2026-11-01), provisional | | Opening date | 2026-11-01 | | Closing date | 2027-05-02 | | Status | Provisional | | Glacier opening | 2026-09-13 | | Glacier closing | 2027-04-30 | | Source | https://zermatt.swiss/planen-buchen/bergbahntickets | | Other seasons on record | 0 | ## Season by season | Season | Opening | Closing | Glacier opening | Glacier closing | Verified | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026/27 | 2026-11-01 | 2027-05-02 | 2026-09-13 | 2027-04-30 | Provisional | ## What's open early or late - Glacier skiing opens 2026-09-13, closes 2027-04-30. - Top station at 3745 m — high-altitude runs typically hold snow into the closing weeks. - Snowmaking is available for the start and end of the season. ## All resorts for this season See every resort's dates for the 2026/27 season: /opening-dates/2026-27.md ## FAQ ### When does Zermatt open for 2026/27? 1 November 2026, provisionally — the resort has not confirmed it yet. ### When does Zermatt close? 2 May 2027 for the 2026/27 season. ### How long is the season in Zermatt? 182 days between the scheduled opening and closing dates. ### When is the glacier open in Zermatt? From 13 September 2026 to 30 April 2027. ### How far is Zermatt from Milan Malpensa airport? Milan Malpensa is about 105 minutes by road from Zermatt (87.7 km). The drive time is estimated from the road distance. ### How high is Zermatt? The highest lift-served point is 3,745 m, with the village at 1,624 m, a vertical of 2,125 m. ### How many km of pistes does Zermatt have? Zermatt has 120 km of marked pistes across 77 runs, measured from OpenStreetMap geometry. ### How many lifts does Zermatt have? 33 lifts (9 gondolas or cable cars, 9 chairlifts and 1 drag lift). ## Related ### This resort - [Snow forecast](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zermatt/snow-forecast.md) - [Weather](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zermatt/weather.md) - [Piste map](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zermatt/piste-map.md) - [Lifts & pistes](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zermatt/lifts-and-pistes.md) - [Opening dates](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zermatt/opening-dates.md) - [Getting there](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zermatt/getting-there.md) - [Accommodation](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zermatt/accommodation.md) - [Restaurants](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zermatt/restaurants.md) - [Après-ski](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zermatt/apres-ski.md) - [Families](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zermatt/families.md) - [Beginners](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zermatt/beginners.md) - [FAQ](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zermatt/faq.md) ### Country - [Ski resorts in Switzerland](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/switzerland.md) - [Switzerland snow report](https://www.justpiste.com/snow-report/switzerland.md) ### Ski area - [Matterhorn Ski Paradise](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-areas/matterhorn-ski-paradise.md) - [Matterhorn Ski Paradise snow forecast](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-areas/matterhorn-ski-paradise/snow-forecast.md) ### Airports & transfers - [Milan Malpensa Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/milan-malpensa-international-airport.md) — 105 min - [Resorts near Milan Malpensa](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/milan-malpensa-international-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md) - [Milan Malpensa to Zermatt](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/milan-malpensa-international-airport/to/zermatt.md) — 88 km - [Turin Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/turin-airport.md) — 110 min - [Resorts near Turin](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/turin-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md) - [Turin to Zermatt](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/turin-airport/to/zermatt.md) — 91 km - [Bern Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/bern-airport.md) — 121 min - [Resorts near Bern](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/bern-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md) - [Bern to Zermatt](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/bern-airport/to/zermatt.md) — 101 km ### Nearest resorts - [Cervinia](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/cervinia.md) — 13 km - [Saas-Fee](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/saas-fee.md) — 17 km - [Crans-Montana](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/crans-montana.md) — 38 km ### Similar resorts - [Zell am See](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zell-am-see.md) - [Ischgl](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/ischgl.md) - [Courmayeur](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/courmayeur.md) ### Featured in - [Best ski resorts — Switzerland](https://www.justpiste.com/best/ski-resorts/switzerland) — #1 - [Highest ski resorts — Switzerland](https://www.justpiste.com/best/highest-ski-resorts/switzerland) — #1 - [Train-accessible ski resorts — Switzerland](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/by-train/switzerland.md) — #1 - [Highest ski resorts — Europe](https://www.justpiste.com/best/highest-ski-resorts/europe) — #2 - [Train-accessible ski resorts — Europe](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/by-train/europe.md) — #5 - [Glacier ski resorts — Europe](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/with-glaciers/europe.md) — #5 ### From nearby cities - [Turin to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/turin/ski-resorts.md) — 126 min - [Bern to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/bern/ski-resorts.md) — 127 min - [Geneva to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/geneva/ski-resorts.md) — 150 min ## Sources | Source | Licence | Attribution | Fetched | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org) | CC0 1.0 | Data from Wikidata | 2026-09-21T03:00:00.893Z | - Image: a boat on a snowy river — Christian Meyer-Hentschel — Unsplash License — https://unsplash.com/license Cite as: Just Piste, "Zermatt Opening Dates 2026/27", https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zermatt/opening-dates, accessed 2026-09-21