Zinal switzerland
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Zinal Switzerland.
Zinal Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1959 the Swiss ski resort Zinal lies at 2895 metres altitude in the Valais region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Zinal ski area is snow sure. Over 77 snow cannons ensure artificial Zinal snow making covers 30km of ski trails, which equates to around 40 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Zinal (Switzerland) is Geneva / Geneve at a distance of 200km or approximately 180 minutes driving time. Zinal ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
A small, pretty, typically Swiss village, standing on a high sunny plateau in the Val d'Anniviers. Famous for its popular skiing possibilities, Zinal has the longest snowtubing slope in Switzerland (472m).
alpine downhill runs to ski in Zinal Switzerland
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 4 runs 15km |
33% |
Advanced Trails
 6 runs 40km |
50% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
16% |
Zinal Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | CHF? - CHF? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Zinal Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 70km |
| total length of Zinal trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 7km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | NE |
| direction Zinal ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2895m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1671m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1671m |
| centre of Zinal ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1329m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1329m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Zinal
Skiing Zinal you'll enjoy 12 pistes and trails and that means approximately 70km of ski runs. Zinal lifts number 9 with the capacity to uplift 9980 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swiss ski resort of Zinal is over 7km long.
Zinal Ski Area
Zinal ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 33% intermediate, 50% advanced ski slopes and 16% for expert skiers - the most difficult Zinal piste is the 7km Descente de l'aigle run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Zinal after dark.
Zinal for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Zinal
If you snowboard Zinal you'll want to know that, of the 9 ski lifts in total, 6 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Zinal snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Zinal snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Zinal for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Zinal Apres Ski
The apres ski Zinal scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
2 apres ski bars 15 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 4 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
Zinal for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Zinal Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Zinal resort - ski Zinal by any other name
The Swiss ski resort of Zinal ski resort is also known as Sorebois and has the following common misspellings:
Zinal ski area has ski slopes which face NE
The direction which the various Zinal ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Zinal ski resort has ski slopes facing NE.
Zinal for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall