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: Occasional snow

Max temp: -0.6 °c
Min temp: -5.3 °c
Last snowed: Sat 24 Jan

Last Updated: Sun 25 Jan

weather Forecast today: Occasional snow

Max temp: -0.6 °c
Min temp: -5.3 °c
Last snowed: Sat 24 Jan

Last Updated: Sun 25 Jan

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	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly cloudy	Occasional snow	Snow shower	Light snow	Light snow	Occasional snow	Broken clouds	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Snow shower	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Light snow shwr	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	1 cm	1 cm	1.5 cm	1.2 cm	0.1 cm	0 cm	0.5 cm	2.5 cm	5.8 cm	7.5 cm	3.6 cm	1.2 cm	0.4 cm	1 cm	2.1 cm	4.2 cm	1.9 cm	1 cm	2.8 cm	2 cm	1.1 cm	0.8 cm	1.7 cm	2.4 cm	2.1 cm	1.9 cm	1.6 cm	2 cm	1.5 cm	1.7 cm
Max temp	-8°c	-8.6°c	-9.4°c	-8.2°c	-8.8°c	-11.4°c	-6.2°c	-6.3°c	-6.6°c	-6.8°c	-8.2°c	-8.6°c	-8.2°c	-7.8°c	-8.2°c	-7°c	-7.4°c	-7.5°c	-7.6°c	-7.9°c	-8.1°c	-7.7°c	-8°c	-8.8°c	-7.4°c	-7.6°c	-7.8°c	-7.2°c	-7.2°c	-7.5°c
Min temp	-9°c	-9.4°c	-9.8°c	-9.2°c	-11.4°c	-11.9°c	-9.4°c	-7.2°c	-7.2°c	-8.2°c	-9.1°c	-10.2°c	-12°c	-8.4°c	-8.8°c	-8.2°c	-7.9°c	-9°c	-9.1°c	-8.5°c	-8.9°c	-9.2°c	-8.9°c	-9.7°c	-9.8°c	-8.3°c	-9°c	-8.9°c	-7.8°c	-8°c
Feels like temp	-8.6°c	-8.6°c	-9.4°c	-8.8°c	-9°c	-11.4°c	-14°c	-11°c	-11.4°c	-6.8°c	-8.2°c	-8.6°c	-12°c	-8.2°c	-8.2°c	-12.3°c	-7.5°c	-7.5°c	-9.1°c	-7.9°c	-8.1°c	-9.2°c	-8°c	-8.8°c	-9.8°c	-7.6°c	-7.8°c	-13.7°c	-11.6°c	-11.6°c

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Weather	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	1 cm	1 cm	1.5 cm
Max temp	-8°c	-8.6°c	-9.4°c
Min temp	-9°c	-9.4°c	-9.8°c
Feels like temp	-8.6°c	-8.6°c	-9.4°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Occasional snow	Generally clear	Mainly fair
Wind
Snow expected	1.2 cm	0.1 cm	0 cm
Max temp	-8.2°c	-8.8°c	-11.4°c
Min temp	-9.2°c	-11.4°c	-11.9°c
Feels like temp	-8.8°c	-9°c	-11.4°c

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Weather	Mainly cloudy	Occasional snow	Snow shower
Wind
Snow expected	0.5 cm	2.5 cm	5.8 cm
Max temp	-6.2°c	-6.3°c	-6.6°c
Min temp	-9.4°c	-7.2°c	-7.2°c
Feels like temp	-14°c	-11°c	-11.4°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Light snow	Light snow	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	7.5 cm	3.6 cm	1.2 cm
Max temp	-6.8°c	-8.2°c	-8.6°c
Min temp	-8.2°c	-9.1°c	-10.2°c
Feels like temp	-6.8°c	-8.2°c	-8.6°c

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Weather	Broken clouds	Occasional snow	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	0.4 cm	1 cm	2.1 cm
Max temp	-8.2°c	-7.8°c	-8.2°c
Min temp	-12°c	-8.4°c	-8.8°c
Feels like temp	-12°c	-8.2°c	-8.2°c

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Weather	Snow shower	Occasional snow	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	4.2 cm	1.9 cm	1 cm
Max temp	-7°c	-7.4°c	-7.5°c
Min temp	-8.2°c	-7.9°c	-9°c
Feels like temp	-12.3°c	-7.5°c	-7.5°c

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Weather	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	2.8 cm	2 cm	1.1 cm
Max temp	-7.6°c	-7.9°c	-8.1°c
Min temp	-9.1°c	-8.5°c	-8.9°c
Feels like temp	-9.1°c	-7.9°c	-8.1°c

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Weather	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Light snow shwr
Wind
Snow expected	0.8 cm	1.7 cm	2.4 cm
Max temp	-7.7°c	-8°c	-8.8°c
Min temp	-9.2°c	-8.9°c	-9.7°c
Feels like temp	-9.2°c	-8°c	-8.8°c

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Weather	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow
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Snow expected	2.1 cm	1.9 cm	1.6 cm
Max temp	-7.4°c	-7.6°c	-7.8°c
Min temp	-9.8°c	-8.3°c	-9°c
Feels like temp	-9.8°c	-7.6°c	-7.8°c

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Weather	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	2 cm	1.5 cm	1.7 cm
Max temp	-7.2°c	-7.2°c	-7.5°c
Min temp	-8.9°c	-7.8°c	-8°c
Feels like temp	-13.7°c	-11.6°c	-11.6°c

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Resort (1212m)

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	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly cloudy	Snow grains	Snow shower	Light snow	Light snow	Occasional snow	Partly cloudy	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Light snow shwr	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Snow grains	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	0.8 cm	0.9 cm	0.5 cm	0.4 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	1.1 cm	2.4 cm	4.4 cm	2.2 cm	0.8 cm	0 cm	0.3 cm	0.6 cm	1.7 cm	0.5 cm	0.5 cm	1.6 cm	1.4 cm	0.7 cm	0.5 cm	0.7 cm	1.2 cm	0.9 cm	0.6 cm	0.6 cm	1.1 cm	0.7 cm	1.6 cm
Max temp	-0.6°c	-0.6°c	-3°c	-1.6°c	-1.5°c	-5.7°c	2°c	2.2°c	0.1°c	0.1°c	0.2°c	-2.3°c	0.3°c	0.3°c	-2.8°c	0.5°c	0.6°c	-1.9°c	0.2°c	0.2°c	-2.2°c	-0.2°c	-0.2°c	-3.2°c	0.7°c	0.7°c	-2.3°c	0.8°c	0.8°c	-1.6°c
Min temp	-3.6°c	-3.3°c	-5.3°c	-6.1°c	-5.7°c	-6.6°c	-3.2°c	-0.1°c	-0.7°c	-2.3°c	-2.3°c	-4.8°c	-6.8°c	-2.8°c	-3.8°c	-3.9°c	-1.9°c	-3.9°c	-4.1°c	-2.2°c	-3.8°c	-4.8°c	-3.2°c	-5.1°c	-5.2°c	-2.3°c	-3.8°c	-4.1°c	-1.6°c	-2.6°c
Feels like temp	-2.4°c	-0.6°c	-3°c	-5.4°c	-1.6°c	-5.7°c	-3.2°c	-0.5°c	-3.2°c	-1.4°c	0.1°c	-2.3°c	-6.8°c	0.3°c	-2.8°c	-3.8°c	0.4°c	-1.9°c	-4°c	0.2°c	-2.2°c	-4.7°c	-0.2°c	-3.2°c	-5.2°c	0.6°c	-2.3°c	-4.1°c	0.7°c	-1.6°c

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Weather
Wind
Snow expected	0.8 cm	0.9 cm	0.5 cm
Max temp	-0.6°c	-0.6°c	-3°c
Min temp	-3.6°c	-3.3°c	-5.3°c
Feels like temp	-2.4°c	-0.6°c	-3°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather
Wind
Snow expected	0.4 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	-1.6°c	-1.5°c	-5.7°c
Min temp	-6.1°c	-5.7°c	-6.6°c
Feels like temp	-5.4°c	-1.6°c	-5.7°c

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	AM	PM	Night
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Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	1.1 cm	2.4 cm
Max temp	2°c	2.2°c	0.1°c
Min temp	-3.2°c	-0.1°c	-0.7°c
Feels like temp	-3.2°c	-0.5°c	-3.2°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather
Wind
Snow expected	4.4 cm	2.2 cm	0.8 cm
Max temp	0.1°c	0.2°c	-2.3°c
Min temp	-2.3°c	-2.3°c	-4.8°c
Feels like temp	-1.4°c	0.1°c	-2.3°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0.3 cm	0.6 cm
Max temp	0.3°c	0.3°c	-2.8°c
Min temp	-6.8°c	-2.8°c	-3.8°c
Feels like temp	-6.8°c	0.3°c	-2.8°c

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	AM	PM	Night
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Wind
Snow expected	1.7 cm	0.5 cm	0.5 cm
Max temp	0.5°c	0.6°c	-1.9°c
Min temp	-3.9°c	-1.9°c	-3.9°c
Feels like temp	-3.8°c	0.4°c	-1.9°c

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	AM	PM	Night
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Snow expected	1.6 cm	1.4 cm	0.7 cm
Max temp	0.2°c	0.2°c	-2.2°c
Min temp	-4.1°c	-2.2°c	-3.8°c
Feels like temp	-4°c	0.2°c	-2.2°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather
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Snow expected	0.5 cm	0.7 cm	1.2 cm
Max temp	-0.2°c	-0.2°c	-3.2°c
Min temp	-4.8°c	-3.2°c	-5.1°c
Feels like temp	-4.7°c	-0.2°c	-3.2°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather
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Snow expected	0.9 cm	0.6 cm	0.6 cm
Max temp	0.7°c	0.7°c	-2.3°c
Min temp	-5.2°c	-2.3°c	-3.8°c
Feels like temp	-5.2°c	0.6°c	-2.3°c

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	AM	PM	Night
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Snow expected	1.1 cm	0.7 cm	1.6 cm
Max temp	0.8°c	0.8°c	-1.6°c
Min temp	-4.1°c	-1.6°c	-2.6°c
Feels like temp	-4.1°c	0.7°c	-1.6°c

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Resort Conditions

Snowfall	Last Snowfall	24/01/2026
Snowfall	Next 3 days	28.9 cm
Depths	Upper piste depth	100 cm
Depths	Lower piste depth	30 cm
Snow conditions	Snow quality	Hard packed
Lifts	Lifts open	21 out of 21
	Resort opening date	Sat 29 Nov 2025
	Resort closing date	Sun 19 Apr 2026

Snow Overview

Switzerland

Updated 22/01

High pressure currently over the Swiss Alps gives way to more unsettled conditions as the week concludes, allowing the freezing line to remain low and snow to come to many slopes. Across most of the region the freezing line will hover around 1,500m, consistently in the west but offering a more spring-like freeze-thaw oscillation in the east (albeit still cold!)

Snow will begin to fall consistently on Saturday, after a few flurries on Friday, offering around a foot of snow across higher grounds. The weekend will see excellent skiing conditions as around 5cm of fresh powder will greet skiers on cold pistes each morning. This total will increase to around 45cm in Graubunden with higher concentrations on Saturday and Monday. Whilst the freezing line spikes on Tuesday, it is expected to settle cold again with more snow due next week.

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