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Obere National at Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia

Advanced · 1383 m long with 489 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 34° at its steepest, facing NW.

34°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
1383 mlength
489 mvertical
2491 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Obere National is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Obere National

Lifts that reach the top: Sunnegga-Blauherd (skiing easy terrain to get there); Hublot-Express (Gant - Blauherd) (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Patrullarve (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Kumme (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Blauherd - Rothorn (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 16 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Zermatt–Sunnegga funicular
  2. Ride Sunnegga-Blauherd
  3. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  4. Ski Standard (easy)
  5. Ski Obere National (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Brunnjeschbord. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Patrullarve (1 min).

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.