Zermatt overview

Resort

On the Italian border of the canton of Valais in the west of Switzerland, at the end of the 30 km-long Nikolaital, lies Zermatt, the village at the foot of the Matterhorn, the most photographed mountain in the world. Zermatt epitomizes their image of Switzerland: high-alpine, awe-inspiring and original. Almost one-third of the 4,000-metre mountains in the Alps are grouped around this word-famous health resort, which has been visited by mountaineers from all around the world since the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. The hotels and restaurants are world-class, and the ski area is not only the highest in the Alps – it is also one of the best developed and most convenient in the world, ensuring thrilling sporting experiences on the steepest slopes in the world – and that 365 days a year. The climate is of an excellent quality: with 300 sunny days a year, there is less rainfall than anywhere else in Switzerland. The air in Zermatt is clear, dry and clean, because, since 1947, only electric cars without a combustion engine are allowed to operate in the village.


Zermatt - the "Mountain Mecca" has...
 
29 mountains soaring over 4000m (13,100ft)
nine of the ten highest mountains in Europe
the highest (ski) lift in Europe - Klein Matterhorn (Gobba di Rollin) 3899m (12,830ft)
the largest summer skiing area in the Alps (all year 9 ski lifts / 25 km runs)
the longest winter skiing season in Europe (late November to early May)
the longest consistently open ski run in Europe (Klein Matterhorn to Zermatt 13 Km - open late November to mid April)



Open lifts: Cervinia, Valtournenche

Click here to download the Winter panorama map.

Sponsors



      











 












Charity

ICMA supported The Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation.

The Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation is a Swiss Children’s charity promoting peaceful cohabitation worldwide by strengthening the competencies and rights of disadvantaged children and adolescents. Its main focus lies in the areas of basic education and intercultural education. 

For more information about the charity, please click here

Sponsors



      











 












Charity

ICMA supported The Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation.

The Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation is a Swiss Children’s charity promoting peaceful cohabitation worldwide by strengthening the competencies and rights of disadvantaged children and adolescents. Its main focus lies in the areas of basic education and intercultural education. 

For more information about the charity, please click here

Registration to the event is free, however delegates are required to register their attendance, please click on the button below:

  

Please ensure that you book your accommodation once your registration has been confirmed.

Please quote “ICMA” when booking as some of the hotels are holding a limited amount of rooms for us for a short time period and you may be able to enjoy a reduced room rate.

We kindly remind you that delegates must book and pay for their own accommodation directly with the hotels and are responsible for their own travel and ski-pass costs and arrangements.

ICMA gives details of the hotels on the resort on this event webpage but cannot guarantee availability and prices. We strongly suggest that you reserve your accommodation as soon as possible is this resort is highly popular.


Date and Venue

11-13 January 2013
Zermatt, Switzerland


Contact

If you have any queries about this event, please contact the ICMA Switzerland & Liechtenstein region.
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7213 0310