Snow Tuftern at Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia
Intermediate · 4267 m long with 598 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 21° at its steepest, facing NW.
21°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
4267 mlength
598 mvertical
2593 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Tuftern is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Tuftern
Lifts that reach the top: Hublot-Express (Gant - Blauherd) (skiing novice terrain to get there); Sunnegga-Blauherd (skiing novice terrain to get there); Patrullarve (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Kumme (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 15 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Zermatt–Sunnegga funicular
- Ride Sunnegga-Blauherd
- Ski Tuftern (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Brunnjeschbord, Ried, Untere National. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Patrullarve (1 min), Kumme (1 min).
See Tuftern on the 3D mapAll runs at Zermatt - Breuil-CerviniaMeasured 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.