Ring in the winter with Winter Celebrations Zermatt

23/09/2021

Celebrating winter, celebrating Zermatt. A new series of events under the banner "Winter Celebrations Zermatt" is set to herald the winter season. Visitors and local residents can enjoy a wide-ranging programme at various locations in the four weeks from 17 December 2021 to 17 January 2022. Experience ice and light art in the village and get in the mood for winter.

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Enjoy the festive season in the village with "Winter Celebrations Zermatt" - © Leander Wenger

Founders of the new programme Philippe Oswald and Giovanni Beretta want to welcome winter in Zermatt with their "Winter Celebrations" concept – a destination project involving a wide range of service partners. In the month from 17 December 2021 to 17 January 2022, they aim to present Zermatt in a perfect light. The project is based on three pillars:

Light art
Ice art
A supporting programme of events

The Odermatt brothers and ice artists will be in situ during the four week period to carve ice sculptures with diverse subjects, including Christmas, snow sports and Lucy Walker, the first woman to climb the Matterhorn.

The sculptures will be illuminated from 5 pm to 9 pm each day and supported with a diverse programme of events.

Details of the Winter Celebrations programme are available here.