zermatt

NICE SUNSET

Very nice sunset with strong wind from the west highlighting the majestic "Hörnli Grat" the most climbed ridge on the Matterhorn....

NEW HORNLI HUT

The new hut was reopened in july 2015...

RETROSPECTIVE # 3

Hörnli Hut in the year 1915...

IBEX

Old Ibex ( Steinbock in German ) with massive Horns. What a picture !...

RETROSPECTIVE # 2

One of the oldest pictures of Zermatt ever. It must have been taken before 1898. Conclusion: The Pension Edelweiss which is built in 1989 and would be clearly v...

RETROSPECTIVE # 1

The old trainstation of Zermatt with the Gornergrat railway arround 1900....

Huge avalanche buries the road to Zermatt.

Heavy snowfall has trapped some 13,000 tourists at Zermatt, one of Switzerland's most popular ski resorts. The snow has blocked all roads and the train leading ...

ZERMATT BY NIGHT

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SKIING IN BELALP

What an amazing day skiing in Belalp. Massive view over the vallies with the Matterhorn in the background. .jpg)...

JUST ANOTHER FLIGHT

Wonderful paragliding flight with the Breithorn (German for "broad horn"; 13,661 ft. or 4,164 m) in the back. Nice warm day in early august 2017....

GORNERGRAT

Recently on Gornergrat, snowblower still working....

SHADOW IN THE CLOUDS

Incredible shadow in the sky....

SO MUCH FRESH SNOW...

Feels like Narnia... walking home at night through the woods. So nice to walk this path and thinking of people sitting in trains and cars every day on their way...

ON THE WINTER HIKING PATH

Beautiful fresh air and the sound of the river on the path to zermatt......

PRETTY WINDY IN ZERMATT

We got hit by a snowstorm and the village was cut off from the rest of the world. Once the weather passed Air-Zermatt had to fly the people out by helicopter be...

BRIGHT MOON WITH MATTERHORN

I gonna use this morning picture with the bright moon as profile picture....

COVER IMAGE

Cover Image! Bildschirmfoto 2014-12-22 um 19.48.59.jpg...

OFF THE BEATEN TRACKS...

Best way to clear your head is to get off the beaten tracks. Snowshoes, skis, paragliding etc. This was a beautiful walk from Gornergrat down to the Village. St...