Zinal

For a rustic village, spectacular scenery and some of Switzerland's best off piste steep terrain, Zinal is a great option.

weather Forecast today: Generally clear

Max temp: 14.7 °c
Min temp: 7.1 °c

Last Updated: Tue 16 Sep

weather Forecast today: Generally clear

Max temp: 14.7 °c
Min temp: 7.1 °c

Last Updated: Tue 16 Sep

A cable car from town whisks you up to Sorebois at the heart of the local ski area,

from which a network of blues, reds and blacks radiate out to a lofty 2896m. The main attraction however is the lift-served off piste, which is excellent, as well as the epic descent down to Grimentz via the Chamois black – which drops a thigh-burning 1326m of vertical. This then accesses another pod of long, steep slopes which after fresh snowfall transform into an off piste paradise. Catch the long cable car back, the same cable car that linked the two resorts in 2013 to form the Val d’Anniviers ski area.

In town there are a handful of hotels, rustic chalets to rent and a number of newer accommodation options – but all of these are still tastefully designed.

There are some good, traditional restaurants to choose from in town and also on the hill, but off slope activities are relatively limited in comparison to other Swiss resorts as skiing is very much the focus.

Resort website: www.valdanniviers.ch

Getting to Zinal

Basel airport: 3 hours

Ski Pass Prices

Dates for the 2023/24 season are still to be confirmed

Zinal Piste Map

Top (3275m)

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Weather	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Rain shower	Generally clear	Occasional rain	Rain shower	Rain/Snow shower	Light snow shwr	Snow shower	Rather cloudy	Light snow	Light snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.9 cm	3.1 cm	2.2 cm	2 cm	2 cm	3.8 cm	1.3 cm	2.3 cm	2.5 cm
Max temp	1.8°c	2°c	-0.6°c	6.2°c	7.2°c	4.8°c	10.8°c	10.8°c	5.6°c	12.8°c	12.8°c	7.6°c	12.2°c	12.2°c	7.4°c	8.4°c	8.4°c	5.4°c	4.2°c	4.4°c	3°c	0.6°c	0.6°c	-0.2°c	-0.8°c	-0.8°c	-2°c	-2°c	-1.6°c	-2.4°c
Min temp	0.4°c	-0.6°c	-1°c	1°c	4.4°c	4.2°c	4.2°c	5.6°c	5.2°c	5.4°c	7.6°c	7.2°c	6°c	7.4°c	5.8°c	4.2°c	5.4°c	4.2°c	3°c	2.8°c	2.6°c	0.4°c	-0.6°c	-0.8°c	-1.2°c	-2.4°c	-2.8°c	-3.4°c	-3°c	-3°c
Feels like temp	0.5°c	-1.9°c	-0.6°c	-1.9°c	5.6°c	4°c	1.8°c	9.3°c	5.2°c	2.6°c	11.7°c	7.1°c	3.6°c	11.5°c	7°c	2.2°c	6.9°c	5.1°c	2.7°c	1.9°c	2.6°c	0.5°c	-2.3°c	-0.6°c	-1°c	-4.1°c	-2.4°c	-3.4°c	-5.5°c	-3°c

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Weather	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Generally clear
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Max temp	1.8°c	2°c	-0.6°c
Min temp	0.4°c	-0.6°c	-1°c
Feels like temp	0.5°c	-1.9°c	-0.6°c

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Weather	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Clear skies
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	6.2°c	7.2°c	4.8°c
Min temp	1°c	4.4°c	4.2°c
Feels like temp	-1.9°c	5.6°c	4°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	10.8°c	10.8°c	5.6°c
Min temp	4.2°c	5.6°c	5.2°c
Feels like temp	1.8°c	9.3°c	5.2°c

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Weather	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	12.8°c	12.8°c	7.6°c
Min temp	5.4°c	7.6°c	7.2°c
Feels like temp	2.6°c	11.7°c	7.1°c

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Weather	Clear skies	Generally clear	Generally clear
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	12.2°c	12.2°c	7.4°c
Min temp	6°c	7.4°c	5.8°c
Feels like temp	3.6°c	11.5°c	7°c

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Weather	Mainly fair	Rain shower	Generally clear
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.4°c	8.4°c	5.4°c
Min temp	4.2°c	5.4°c	4.2°c
Feels like temp	2.2°c	6.9°c	5.1°c

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Weather	Occasional rain	Rain shower	Rain/Snow shower
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	4.2°c	4.4°c	3°c
Min temp	3°c	2.8°c	2.6°c
Feels like temp	2.7°c	1.9°c	2.6°c

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Weather	Light snow shwr	Snow shower	Rather cloudy
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Snow expected	0.9 cm	3.1 cm	2.2 cm
Max temp	0.6°c	0.6°c	-0.2°c
Min temp	0.4°c	-0.6°c	-0.8°c
Feels like temp	0.5°c	-2.3°c	-0.6°c

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Weather	Light snow	Light snow	Occasional snow
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Snow expected	2 cm	2 cm	3.8 cm
Max temp	-0.8°c	-0.8°c	-2°c
Min temp	-1.2°c	-2.4°c	-2.8°c
Feels like temp	-1°c	-4.1°c	-2.4°c

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Weather	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow
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Snow expected	1.3 cm	2.3 cm	2.5 cm
Max temp	-2°c	-1.6°c	-2.4°c
Min temp	-3.4°c	-3°c	-3°c
Feels like temp	-3.4°c	-5.5°c	-3°c

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Resort (1212m)

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Weather	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Partly cloudy	Mainly fair	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Light rain	Light rain shwr	Rain shower	Broken clouds	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.4°c	14.7°c	9.7°c	15.8°c	17°c	13.4°c	21.6°c	21.9°c	15.2°c	22.3°c	22.6°c	16.4°c	21.2°c	21.2°c	15.5°c	18.5°c	18.6°c	13.5°c	15.2°c	15.6°c	11.8°c	12.5°c	12.7°c	8.6°c	10.8°c	11°c	6.9°c	9°c	9.3°c	6°c
Min temp	7.1°c	9.7°c	7.2°c	7.2°c	13.4°c	11.7°c	11.1°c	15.2°c	12.2°c	11.4°c	16.4°c	13.1°c	11.4°c	15.5°c	12°c	10.3°c	13.5°c	11.4°c	9.4°c	11.8°c	9.9°c	6.8°c	8.6°c	6.9°c	5°c	6.9°c	3.6°c	2.2°c	6°c	3.9°c
Feels like temp	7°c	13.1°c	9.2°c	6.7°c	15.2°c	13.3°c	10.8°c	21.1°c	14.9°c	10.6°c	21.8°c	16.6°c	11.2°c	21.6°c	16°c	10.3°c	18.8°c	13.7°c	9.4°c	15.1°c	11.8°c	6.6°c	12.2°c	8.4°c	4.8°c	10.3°c	6.6°c	2°c	7.5°c	5.6°c

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Max temp	14.4°c	14.7°c	9.7°c
Min temp	7.1°c	9.7°c	7.2°c
Feels like temp	7°c	13.1°c	9.2°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	15.8°c	17°c	13.4°c
Min temp	7.2°c	13.4°c	11.7°c
Feels like temp	6.7°c	15.2°c	13.3°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	21.6°c	21.9°c	15.2°c
Min temp	11.1°c	15.2°c	12.2°c
Feels like temp	10.8°c	21.1°c	14.9°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	22.3°c	22.6°c	16.4°c
Min temp	11.4°c	16.4°c	13.1°c
Feels like temp	10.6°c	21.8°c	16.6°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	21.2°c	21.2°c	15.5°c
Min temp	11.4°c	15.5°c	12°c
Feels like temp	11.2°c	21.6°c	16°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	18.5°c	18.6°c	13.5°c
Min temp	10.3°c	13.5°c	11.4°c
Feels like temp	10.3°c	18.8°c	13.7°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	15.2°c	15.6°c	11.8°c
Min temp	9.4°c	11.8°c	9.9°c
Feels like temp	9.4°c	15.1°c	11.8°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	12.5°c	12.7°c	8.6°c
Min temp	6.8°c	8.6°c	6.9°c
Feels like temp	6.6°c	12.2°c	8.4°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	10.8°c	11°c	6.9°c
Min temp	5°c	6.9°c	3.6°c
Feels like temp	4.8°c	10.3°c	6.6°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	9°c	9.3°c	6°c
Min temp	2.2°c	6°c	3.9°c
Feels like temp	2°c	7.5°c	5.6°c

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Resort Conditions

Snowfall	Next 3 days	0.2 cm
Depths	Upper piste depth	No information
Depths	Lower piste depth	No information
Snow conditions	Snow quality	No information
Lifts	Lifts open	No information
	Resort opening date	Sat 06 Dec 2025
	Resort closing date	Sun 19 Apr 2026

Snow Overview

Switzerland

Updated 02/05

Warm weather opens the weekend across Switzerland, with the freezing line sitting high at close to or above 4,000m throughout. Things change as the weekend continues, with temperatures cooling as the freezing line comes down to as low as 1,500m.

Cloud cover dominates, and with it precipitation; this will fall as rain initially, but will turn to snow as temperatures fall. Around 12cm will fall in steady flurries throughout the weekend and into the new week, falling almost entirely on higher ground as the freezing line remains above 2,000m during this period.

High pressure brings fine, dry and bright conditions especially across the west of the region.

Thus concludes our snow overviews for this season. Thank you to everyone who has read them this season, and we look forward to seeing you again next year!

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