Cervinia or Zermatt?
Zermatt takes 4 of 9, with 2 too close to call. That still does not settle it — only the categories you care about count.
Italy
Cervinia
Long, wide, sunny cruising at high altitude, linked over the ridge to Zermatt at a fraction of the Swiss price. Very little challenging terrain, and it closes in wind more often than it should.
Worth knowing. Very little challenging terrain, and it shuts in wind more often than it should.
Choose it if
Budget and après
About £1,104 a week from London
Switzerland
Zermatt
Car-free, snow-sure to 3,883 m, linked to Cervinia, and set under the most photographed mountain in the world. Also among the most expensive lift passes in the Alps, and a long transfer from anywhere.
Worth knowing. Among the most expensive passes in the Alps, and a long transfer from anywhere.
Choose it if
A non-skiing partner
About £1,906 a week from London
Side by side
| Cervinia | Zermatt | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 87/100 | 85/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 150 km linked | 360 km linked |
| Top lift | 3480 m | 3883 m |
| Cost before travel | €1015 | €1960 |
| Families with young kids | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Snowboarders | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 4/10 | 9/10 |
| Budget and après | 7/10 | 2/10 |
| Off-piste | 5/10 | 9/10 |
Bold marks the winner. Rows where neither is bold are close enough that the difference would not change a decision. Cost excludes travel, which depends on where you leave from.
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.