Ski Rental in Zermatt, Switzerland

Ski rental in Zermatt

Book your Zermatt ski hire online and collect your gear at our shop in the village, at the foot of the Matterhorn: fitted to your size and level, with no queues.

Which range should I choose in Zermatt?

You pick the range when booking; the shop sets the ski length when you collect, based on your height, weight and level.

• Bronze — for beginners or anyone who only skis a few days a year: skis that turn easily and forgive mistakes. Full set from €24.50 a day.
• Silver — for skiers who are comfortable on blue and red runs and want more stability; most of Zermatt's 360 km are red runs. From €30 a day.
• Gold — for advanced skiers who want grip and precision at higher speeds, black runs included. From €38.50 a day.
• Platinum — for expert skiers who push their kit in any snow. From €49.50 a day.
• Ski touring (Platinum) — touring kit for skinning up under your own steam and skiing off-piste. From €51.50 a day.
• Cross-country (Platinum) — a full Nordic ski set. €28 a day.
• Kids — children's kit with bindings set to the child's weight, in three ranges: Bronze from €19 a day, Silver €24.50 and Gold €40.
• Snowboard — board and boots: Bronze (Step On) from €30 a day, Silver €38.50, Gold €49.50, kids €24.50 and splitboard €61.

What does each package include?

• Full ski set: skis with bindings adjusted to your weight, height and level, boots and poles.
• Skis only: if you bring your own boots. From €20.50 a day.
• Boots only: if you bring your own skis. From €12.50 a day.
• Full snowboard set: board and boots. You can also hire just the board (from €28 a day) or just the boots (from €12.50 a day).

A helmet is not included in any package and cannot be booked on this page.

Zermatt ski rental prices per day (2026/27 season)

Price for one day, VAT included.

Ski — price per day

Snowboard — price per day

How much does ski hire in Zermatt cost for several days?

Total for the full set by number of rental days. In Zermatt every day costs the same: the total is the daily price times the number of days, and you see it when you pick your dates, before paying.

Where and when do I collect my gear?

• Collection point: our Zermatt shop (CaranvaSports Zermatt), in the village. The exact address comes in your booking confirmation email.
• Opening hours: every day, 9:00 to 19:30.
• The afternoon before: you can collect the day before your first ski day, within those hours, so on day one you head straight to the lifts.
• Return: at the same place, at the end of your last rental day.

There are no cars in Zermatt: if you drive, you leave the car in Täsch and ride the 12-minute shuttle train or take a taxi up to the village.

How does booking work?

1. Choose ski or snowboard, the range and the package (full set, skis or board only, boots only).
2. Pick your collection and return dates: the total appears straight away.
3. Enter each skier's height, weight, level and shoe size and pay online.
4. Get the collection address by email and pick up your fitted gear with no queues. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before, plus the CaranvaSports Guarantee.

Zermatt at a glance

Zermatt sits in the Swiss canton of Valais at the foot of the Matterhorn, and the village is closed to cars. Its ski area, the Matterhorn Ski Paradise, has around 360 km of pistes (74 km blue, 227 km red, 20 km black and 36 km of yellow freeride runs) and 52 lifts between 1,620 and 3,899 m — a 2,279 m vertical drop. According to Zermatt Bergbahnen it is the highest ski area in the Alps, and with the International lift pass you can ski over to Breuil-Cervinia and Valtournenche in Italy.

Beginners have Wolli's Beginners Park on Sunnegga and the signposted "Slow Slopes" (runs 5, 6 and 7 on Rothorn, 38 on Gornergrat and 56 at Matterhorn Glacier Paradise). Experts can take on run 8, "Obere National", with a maximum gradient of 61%, and the descent from Matterhorn Glacier Paradise to the village drops 2,263 m in one go.

2026/27 season: winter starts on 1 November 2026 on the glacier; the Sunnegga-Rothorn and Gornergrat areas open on 28 November 2026 and close on 11 and 18 April 2027, and the season ends on 3 May 2027.

We don't sell the lift pass: you buy it at matterhornparadise.ch, with dynamic pricing that rises with demand. A 1-day pass costs from CHF 89 (Zermatt) or CHF 104 (International, with Cervinia) and a 6-day pass from CHF 384 or CHF 432; the lowest prices apply from 1 to 27 November 2026 and from 19 April to 2 May 2027. Children up to 8.99 years don't pay for a pass, ages 9 to 15.99 pay half, and on Saturdays under-16s pay nothing for the Zermatt pass.