https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Rescuers have found the bodies of five skiers in the mountains near Switzerland's luxury resort of Zermatt, police said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20250525/bodies-of-five-skiers-found-near-zermatt-in-switzerland Sun, 25 May 2025 19:38:17 +0200 bodies-of-five-skiers-found-near-zermatt-in-switzerland Despite the huge amounts of snow that fell in some areas of the country in the last few weeks, this January was in fact the warmest on record in some low-lying places, according to meteorologists. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180129/parts-of-switzerland-experience-warmest-january-on-record Mon, 29 Jan 2018 12:54:58 +0100 parts-of-switzerland-experience-warmest-january-on-record Zermatt remained cut off from the outside world on Wednesday, with a rockfall on the railway line between Visp and the village only hindering the clear-up operation, which is expected to take until at least Wednesday evening. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180124/weve-got-the-slopes-to-ourselves-zermatt-happy-in-its-own-world-after-the-snow Wed, 24 Jan 2018 11:09:42 +0100 weve-got-the-slopes-to-ourselves-zermatt-happy-in-its-own-world-after-the-snow Many roads and railway lines across Switzerland were left seriously disrupted on Tuesday morning after heavy rain and snow battered the country in the previous days. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180123/swiss-roads-and-rails-blocked-by-avalanches-and-landslides Tue, 23 Jan 2018 10:33:09 +0100 swiss-roads-and-rails-blocked-by-avalanches-and-landslides Just a fortnight after southern Swiss ski resort Zermatt was cut off from the world for 48 hours due to heavy snow and avalanche risk, the popular village is once again inaccessible after more snow hit the area on the weekend. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180122/heavy-snow-cuts-off-swiss-ski-villages-some-evacuated Mon, 22 Jan 2018 10:12:06 +0100 heavy-snow-cuts-off-swiss-ski-villages-some-evacuated Trains began running again in the Zermatt ski station on Wednesday after crews dug through mounds of snow blocking the tracks, offering relief to thousands of tourists stranded at the popular resort. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180110/trains-resume-service-in-snowbound-swiss-ski-resort Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:56:44 +0100 trains-resume-service-in-snowbound-swiss-ski-resort Holidaymakers will once again be able to get to and from Zermatt and Zinal in the canton of Valais after being stranded for 24 hours following heavy snow that raised the avalanche risk to maximum. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180110/access-to-swiss-ski-resorts-reopens Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:11:52 +0100 access-to-swiss-ski-resorts-reopens Several villages in southern Switzerland, including the ski resort of Zermatt, were cut off from the outside world on Tuesday after extreme weather conditions raised the avalanche risk to the maximum level. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180109/zermatt-switzerland-valais-villages-cut-off-as-avalanche-risk-raised-to-max Tue, 09 Jan 2018 10:13:31 +0100 zermatt-switzerland-valais-villages-cut-off-as-avalanche-risk-raised-to-max Switzerland’s most famous rodents are beloved by tourists, but residents of the Valais town of Zermatt are less enamoured and are taking matters into their own hands, according to Swiss media. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171005/residents-at-war-with-marmots-in-zermatt Thu, 05 Oct 2017 12:07:30 +0200 residents-at-war-with-marmots-in-zermatt At 494m long, the new suspension bridge that opened near Randa in the canton of Valais on Saturday is the longest in the world. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170731/in-pics-worlds-longest-suspension-bridge-opens-in-switzerland Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:10:24 +0200 in-pics-worlds-longest-suspension-bridge-opens-in-switzerland A horse had to be put down after being spooked by a drone outside a luxury hotel in Zermatt, according to a local paper. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170131/horse-put-down-after-drone-causes-accident-in-zermatt Tue, 31 Jan 2017 10:20:02 +0100 horse-put-down-after-drone-causes-accident-in-zermatt The Swiss resort of Zermatt has defended its crown to be named Best Ski Resort in the Alps for the second time in a row. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161111/zermatt-named-best-ski-resort-in-europe-again Fri, 11 Nov 2016 09:47:13 +0100 zermatt-named-best-ski-resort-in-europe-again Skiers in Switzerland pay the highest prices for their ski passes of anywhere in Europe, according to research. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161020/ten-swiss-ski-resorts-named-most-expensive-in-europe Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:49:41 +0200 ten-swiss-ski-resorts-named-most-expensive-in-europe Switzerland on Tuesday celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first-ever ascent of the "most photographed mountain in the world" — the Matterhorn. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150715/zermatt-marks-150-years-since-first-matterhorn-ascent Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:35:06 +0200 zermatt-marks-150-years-since-first-matterhorn-ascent As Zermatt celebrates the 150th anniversary of the first ascent of the Matterhorn, The Local’s Emily Rose Mawson delves into the story and finds out more about the iconic Swiss summit that so many people want to climb. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150525/switzerland-marks-150-years-of-climbing-the-matterhorn Mon, 25 May 2015 22:31:50 +0200 switzerland-marks-150-years-of-climbing-the-matterhorn The municipality of Zermatt decided on Thursday to ban the taking of tourist photos with Saint Bernard dogs in the mountain resort town in the canton of Valais, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150424/zermatt-bans-saint-bernard-dog-photos Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:35:23 +0200 zermatt-bans-saint-bernard-dog-photos A 33-year-old Austrian climber died on Thursday when he fell 600 metres down the side of the Matterhorn after ascending the iconic 4,478-metre mountain in the canton of Valais with a colleague. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150423/austrian-climber-dies-in-fall-from-matterhorn Thu, 23 Apr 2015 20:45:01 +0200 austrian-climber-dies-in-fall-from-matterhorn Former Abba star Frida is singing again — and these days about her Swiss home high in the mountains. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150212/abba-singer-joins-duet-for-matterhorn Thu, 12 Feb 2015 22:53:00 +0100 abba-singer-joins-duet-for-matterhorn With a little over a week until Christmas the continued lack of snow at top Swiss and other European ski resorts has caused a flurry of worries ahead of the key holiday season. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141216/snow-shortage-worries-alpine-ski-resorts Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:21:04 +0100 snow-shortage-worries-alpine-ski-resorts Zermatt in the canton of Valais was voted the best overall ski resort in the Alps, according to the results of a survey of skiers announced in Zurich. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141106/zermatt-voted-best-ski-resort-in-the-alps Fri, 07 Nov 2014 00:10:00 +0100 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