Getting to Italy from Zermatt via cable car?
A traveler named Ouseler is curious about taking a cable car from Zermatt across the mountains into Italy. They are seeking advice on whether this route is possible, particularly for a scenic experience. The discussion focuses mainly on skiing options and future plans for a cableway.
- You can only ski from Switzerland into Italy at Zermatt; there aren’t currently any cables for non-skiing travelers across the border.
- Look into the upcoming 'Alpine Crossing' project, which might offer a cableway from Klein Matterhorn to Testa Griglia in the future.
- Consider that some users mention using a chair lift to reach the border for skiing only, and non-skiing options are limited right now.
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Is it possible to take a cable car/gondola across the mountains at Zermatt into Italy?
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Hi Ouseler-
Never tried. Here is a map to look at until someone knowledgeable replies:
map.search.ch/?pos=621122,87006&z=512
Sure looks like it, although the lift on the Swiss side in this image is a chairlift ( die Sesselbahn)>
When do you want to do it?
Slowpoke
You can certainly ski from Switzerland to Italy outside of Zermatt. I guess some series of ski lifts would get you over the border. http://www.dallasnews.com/lif e/travel/2015/02/27/sk i-from-switzerland-to-italy-and-back-again
No it isn’t.
You can get a chair lift to the summit on the border but you can only ski into the other country.
I’ve done this many times
Here is a picture on the ski piste of the direction sign:
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Hi everyone,
This will probably be possible in the future. The project “Alpine Crossing” aims to build a cableway from Klein Matterhorn to Testa Griglia on the border, where you can connect to the Italian cable car system.
By which time there will be more steel/glass/concrete paraphernalia than mountain at Klein Matterhorn – not terribly environmentally friendly…
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