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: Light drizzle

Max temp: 13.4 °c
Min temp: 6 °c

Last Updated: Wed 29 Apr

weather Forecast today: Light drizzle

Max temp: 13.4 °c
Min temp: 6 °c

Last Updated: Wed 29 Apr

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	Light snow shwr	Snow shower	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Rain/Snow shower	Light snow shwr	Rain/Snow shower	Rain/Snow shower	Occasional snow	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Snow grains	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Light snow	Occasional snow	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Occasional snow	Snow grains	Rain/Snow shower	Snow grains	Light snow shwr	Rain/Snow shower	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	0.1 cm	0.4 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.1 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.1 cm	0.1 cm	0.4 cm	0.3 cm	0.4 cm	1.1 cm	0.8 cm	0.1 cm	1 cm	1 cm	0.7 cm	1 cm	0.9 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.2 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.4 cm
Max temp	2.2°c	2°c	0.8°c	3.6°c	3.6°c	1.8°c	4.2°c	4.5°c	2.8°c	4.4°c	4.4°c	2.4°c	2.2°c	2°c	0.8°c	1.8°c	1.6°c	0.8°c	2.2°c	2.3°c	1°c	1.7°c	1.8°c	0.8°c	3°c	2.8°c	1.8°c	3.6°c	3.8°c	2.1°c
Min temp	0.8°c	0.8°c	0.3°c	0.6°c	1.8°c	0.2°c	1°c	2.8°c	1.2°c	1.6°c	2.4°c	1.2°c	1.4°c	0.8°c	0.4°c	1.1°c	0.4°c	0.4°c	1.4°c	0.6°c	0.6°c	1°c	0.8°c	0.5°c	1.6°c	1.8°c	0.6°c	2°c	2.1°c	0.6°c
Feels like temp	0.7°c	1.8°c	0.7°c	0.5°c	3.2°c	1.7°c	0.9°c	3.8°c	2.6°c	1.4°c	4°c	2.2°c	1.2°c	1.8°c	0.7°c	1.1°c	1.5°c	0.4°c	1.2°c	2°c	0.6°c	1.1°c	1.3°c	0.7°c	1.4°c	2.5°c	1.7°c	1.8°c	3.3°c	2°c

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Snow expected	0.1 cm	0.4 cm	0 cm
Max temp	2.2°c	2°c	0.8°c
Min temp	0.8°c	0.8°c	0.3°c
Feels like temp	0.7°c	1.8°c	0.7°c

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Weather	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Mainly fair
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	3.6°c	3.6°c	1.8°c
Min temp	0.6°c	1.8°c	0.2°c
Feels like temp	0.5°c	3.2°c	1.7°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0.1 cm
Max temp	4.2°c	4.5°c	2.8°c
Min temp	1°c	2.8°c	1.2°c
Feels like temp	0.9°c	3.8°c	2.6°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0.1 cm
Max temp	4.4°c	4.4°c	2.4°c
Min temp	1.6°c	2.4°c	1.2°c
Feels like temp	1.4°c	4°c	2.2°c

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Snow expected	0.1 cm	0.4 cm	0.3 cm
Max temp	2.2°c	2°c	0.8°c
Min temp	1.4°c	0.8°c	0.4°c
Feels like temp	1.2°c	1.8°c	0.7°c

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Snow expected	0.4 cm	1.1 cm	0.8 cm
Max temp	1.8°c	1.6°c	0.8°c
Min temp	1.1°c	0.4°c	0.4°c
Feels like temp	1.1°c	1.5°c	0.4°c

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Weather	Occasional snow	Light snow	Occasional snow
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Snow expected	0.1 cm	1 cm	1 cm
Max temp	2.2°c	2.3°c	1°c
Min temp	1.4°c	0.6°c	0.6°c
Feels like temp	1.2°c	2°c	0.6°c

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Weather	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Occasional snow
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Snow expected	0.7 cm	1 cm	0.9 cm
Max temp	1.7°c	1.8°c	0.8°c
Min temp	1°c	0.8°c	0.5°c
Feels like temp	1.1°c	1.3°c	0.7°c

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Weather	Snow grains	Rain/Snow shower	Snow grains
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0.2 cm
Max temp	3°c	2.8°c	1.8°c
Min temp	1.6°c	1.8°c	0.6°c
Feels like temp	1.4°c	2.5°c	1.7°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0.4 cm
Max temp	3.6°c	3.8°c	2.1°c
Min temp	2°c	2.1°c	0.6°c
Feels like temp	1.8°c	3.3°c	2°c

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Resort (1212m)

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Weather	Light drizzle	Occasional rain	Partly cloudy	Generally clear	Partly cloudy	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Partly cloudy	Broken clouds	Broken clouds	Light rain shwr	Occasional rain	Light rain shwr	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Light rain	Light rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Light rain shwr	Occasional rain	Light rain shwr	Occasional rain	Rain shower	Rain shower	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Occasional rain
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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	12.8°c	13.4°c	10.1°c	12.8°c	13.9°c	10.1°c	14.7°c	15.6°c	11.4°c	14.4°c	14.9°c	10.8°c	12.5°c	13.2°c	9.8°c	12.1°c	12.9°c	9.9°c	12.5°c	13.2°c	10.1°c	12.2°c	13.2°c	10.4°c	13.3°c	14°c	11°c	14.2°c	14.8°c	11.2°c
Min temp	6°c	10.1°c	6.5°c	5.4°c	10.1°c	5.5°c	5.1°c	11.4°c	6.4°c	5.5°c	10.8°c	6.6°c	5.5°c	9.8°c	6.8°c	5.3°c	9.9°c	6.7°c	5.9°c	10.1°c	7.4°c	6.4°c	10.4°c	7.3°c	6.7°c	11°c	7.7°c	7.1°c	11.2°c	7.8°c
Feels like temp	5.8°c	11.8°c	9.8°c	5.2°c	11.4°c	9.5°c	4.8°c	13.6°c	10.9°c	5.2°c	13.1°c	10.3°c	5.2°c	11.1°c	9.3°c	5.1°c	10.9°c	9.5°c	5.7°c	11.3°c	9.7°c	6.2°c	10.9°c	10°c	6.5°c	12.1°c	10.6°c	6.9°c	13.2°c	10.9°c

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Max temp	12.8°c	13.4°c	10.1°c
Min temp	6°c	10.1°c	6.5°c
Feels like temp	5.8°c	11.8°c	9.8°c

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Max temp	12.8°c	13.9°c	10.1°c
Min temp	5.4°c	10.1°c	5.5°c
Feels like temp	5.2°c	11.4°c	9.5°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.7°c	15.6°c	11.4°c
Min temp	5.1°c	11.4°c	6.4°c
Feels like temp	4.8°c	13.6°c	10.9°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.4°c	14.9°c	10.8°c
Min temp	5.5°c	10.8°c	6.6°c
Feels like temp	5.2°c	13.1°c	10.3°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	12.5°c	13.2°c	9.8°c
Min temp	5.5°c	9.8°c	6.8°c
Feels like temp	5.2°c	11.1°c	9.3°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	12.1°c	12.9°c	9.9°c
Min temp	5.3°c	9.9°c	6.7°c
Feels like temp	5.1°c	10.9°c	9.5°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	12.5°c	13.2°c	10.1°c
Min temp	5.9°c	10.1°c	7.4°c
Feels like temp	5.7°c	11.3°c	9.7°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	12.2°c	13.2°c	10.4°c
Min temp	6.4°c	10.4°c	7.3°c
Feels like temp	6.2°c	10.9°c	10°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	13.3°c	14°c	11°c
Min temp	6.7°c	11°c	7.7°c
Feels like temp	6.5°c	12.1°c	10.6°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.2°c	14.8°c	11.2°c
Min temp	7.1°c	11.2°c	7.8°c
Feels like temp	6.9°c	13.2°c	10.9°c

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Resort Conditions

Snowfall	Next 3 days	1.2 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 28 Nov 2026
	Resort closing date	Sun 18 Apr 2027

Snow Overview

Switzerland

Updated 07/04

After a good couple of weeks for the Swiss Alps, particular after the arrival of a series of Nordstau events, things settle down through this week as high pressure brings fine, dry and bright conditions to the region.

Temperatures will be warm, with the freezing line dropping only to 2,500m overnight and climbing as high as 3,500m in the midday sun. A rare flutter of cloud could move in over on Friday and Sunday, but otherwise spring is firmly here in the Swiss Alps.

A couple of flurries of snow could fall early next week as the freezing line drops in to the new week, but it remains a bit too early to tell exactly how much, when, and where this might fall.

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