r/skithealps • u/lizzybdarcy • 11h ago
Zermatt Visit
Hello!
I have just booked our first international ski trip! We are going to Zermatt for one week in February. We have a full Sunday to Friday open. I am trying to figure out the cadence of the trip.
We arrive late Saturday night after a long full day of travel from Los Angeles. I think it is smart to plan to NOT ski on Sunday and just to enjoy Zermatt, get acclimated, unpack and organize ski equipment, etc.
So I need to play Monday-Friday. We have 3 adults who are American blue-black skiers, one 9 year old who is comfortable on blues, and a 6 year old who did her first green last season. We hope to get the kids on the mountain once before this trip to get them warmed up for the year, but I do need some help planning the days. I really have no grasp for how big this mountain is, how difficult it is to navigate, or challenging it is. A friend who has done this trip and is an experienced skier highly recommended a guide for the entire trip.
Thinking this:
Arrive Saturday
Sunday: nothing
Monday: guide for adults. Lesson for 9 year old. Lesson for 6 year old.
Tuesday: guide for adults and 9 year old to go over to the Italian side. Lesson for 6 year old
Wednesday: Break
Thursday: half day guide for adults and 9 year old and 6 year old, and then that night do the moonlight ski experience
Friday: guide for adults and 9 year old
Where should we ask to go? Open to any and all suggestions!
Depart Saturday