Glacier training

With Zermatt’s summer lifts closed, select Swiss-Ski athletes can still train on the Theodul Glacier. The exclusive access is raising questions as rival teams search for increasingly scarce summer snow.

Saas-Fee will suspend summer ski operations beginning Aug. 10 due to persistent high temperatures and deteriorating glacier conditions, following a similar closure in Zermatt.

Zermatt Bergbahnen has extended the suspension of glacier training operations through at least Aug. 17 as persistently warm temperatures continue to prevent the snowpack from freezing overnight. The closure is driven by safety concerns, including unstable snow conditions, glacier crevasses, and lift maintenance.

Zermatt has temporarily suspended public summer skiing on the Theodul Glacier after sustained heat and warm nights made safe glacier maintenance increasingly difficult. Selected Swiss-Ski teams retain limited training access.

The decision by Zermatt Bergbahnen to exclude elite ski teams from gate training this summer has sent ripples of concern through the ski racing community. This decision most significantly impacts Swiss-Ski, Switzerland's national federation, which heavily relied on Zermatt as the world's premier glacier speed training destination. The root of this decision lies in a series of disappointments and challenges faced by the Zermatt/Cervinia World Cup Downhill, scheduled as the opening World Cup Downhill races over the past two seasons.

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