The Alpine Winter, Privately
St. Moritz and Zermatt on your terms — private instructors, reserved pistes at first light, the chalet with its own staff. A private, tailored journey of 6-8 days in Switzerland, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$16,000 per traveler.
- Snow · Private
- Ideal length: 6-8 days
- Best time: December through March for pristine alpine snow, June through September for green valleys, warm lakes and clear summit days.
- Private guiding, access and transfers throughout
- From US$16,000 per traveler — a starting point, tailored to you
- Designed one-to-one by a Forest Travel advisor
- Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels
St. Moritz and Zermatt on your terms — private instructors, reserved pistes at first light, the chalet with its own staff. A private, tailored journey of 6-8 days in Switzerland, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$16,000 per traveler.
Few countries pair such effortless precision with wild beauty, and here it is all arranged so quietly that you notice only the ease.
When to go
December through March for pristine alpine snow, June through September for green valleys, warm lakes and clear summit days. Your advisor times it to the light, the crowds and your own calendar.
The experiences
A sense of what this journey can hold — each one arranged privately and shaped to you:
- Private instruction on reserved pistes above St. Moritz before the lifts open to anyone else.
- First tracks at Zermatt with a personal guide, the Matterhorn catching the earliest light.
- A chalet held solely for you, with its own chef, staff and quiet fireside evenings.
- A heli-lift to an untouched glacier bowl, then a leisurely descent through open powder.
A sense of the rhythm
Your days begin unhurried and end early, shaped around the light rather than the clock. Mornings belong to the mountain and its freshest snow; afternoons soften into the warmth of the chalet, a long lunch, perhaps the spa. Everything moves at the pace you set, and nothing waits in a queue.
How to do it well
The counsel our advisors give travelers planning this journey:
- Reserve private instructors and guides months ahead, as the finest are booked a full season in advance.
- Late January and February deliver the most reliable snow and the crispest summit days.
- Ask us to arrange first-lift access so you ski the best runs before the crowds arrive.
- Pack for warmth off the slopes too, as alpine evenings turn sharply cold once the sun drops.
What only your advisor can open
The difference between a good trip and an unrepeatable one is access — and access is a relationship, not a booking. Every guide, room and moment is chosen and sequenced for you.
Who it's for
Travelers who value privacy, time and doing it once — beautifully — and who would rather have one trusted advisor orchestrate every detail than assemble it themselves.
Estimated investment
From US$16,000 per traveler, based on double occupancy — scaled to your dates, party size and level of privacy. A starting point, not a final quote; confirmed once your advisor tailors the itinerary.
Designed entirely around you
Nothing here is a package. A Forest Travel advisor shapes the whole journey and stays one message away before and throughout your trip.
Your Virtuoso privileges
As a Virtuoso member, Forest Travel includes benefits reserved for Virtuoso guests at the finest luxury hotels, at no added cost: a room upgrade on arrival when available, daily breakfast for two, a property credit toward dining or spa, and early check-in with late check-out when the hotel allows.
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Questions, answered.
St. Moritz rewards those drawn to glamour, sun-filled terraces and a storied social scene. Zermatt is quieter and more elemental, car-free and framed by that singular peak. Many travellers give a few days to each, letting the private transfer carry them between two very different moods.
Book them months ahead. Our advisors' counsel is to reserve private instructors and guides well in advance, because the finest are booked a full season ahead. Securing them early is what makes the rest possible: private instruction on reserved pistes above St. Moritz before the lifts open, and first tracks at Zermatt with a personal guide while the Matterhorn catches the earliest light.
Yes. Ask your advisor to arrange first-lift access, so you ski the best runs before the crowds arrive. Above St. Moritz, that can mean private instruction on reserved pistes before the lifts open to anyone else; at Zermatt, first tracks with a personal guide as the Matterhorn takes the earliest light. Mornings belong to the mountain and its freshest snow, and nothing waits in a queue.
It can. Among the experiences this journey can hold is a heli-lift to an untouched glacier bowl, followed by a leisurely descent through open powder. Like every element here, it is arranged privately and shaped to you, fitted into days that begin unhurried and give the mornings to the mountain and its freshest snow.
Plan on 6-8 days. That allows your days to begin unhurried and end early, shaped around the light rather than the clock. Mornings belong to the mountain and its freshest snow — reserved pistes above St. Moritz, first tracks at Zermatt — while afternoons soften into the warmth of the chalet, a long lunch, perhaps the spa. Many travellers give a few days to each resort, with a private transfer carrying them between St. Moritz and Zermatt. Pack for warmth off the slopes, as alpine evenings turn sharply cold once the sun drops.
As a private, tailored journey it starts from roughly US$16,000 per traveler (double occupancy) and scales with your dates, party and level of privacy — a starting point, never a fixed package price. Your advisor confirms the figure once the itinerary is tailored.
For this winter journey, December through March brings pristine alpine snow, and late January and February deliver the most reliable snow and the crispest summit days — ideal for first tracks at Zermatt beneath the Matterhorn, reserved pistes above St. Moritz and a heli-lift to an untouched glacier bowl. June through September offers green valleys, warm lakes and clear summit days instead. Your advisor times it to the light, the crowds and your own calendar.
On The Alpine Winter, Privately, the chalet in St. Moritz or Zermatt is held solely for you, with its own chef and staff and quiet fireside evenings. After mornings given to the mountain and its freshest snow, afternoons soften into the warmth of the chalet, often with a long lunch and perhaps the spa. Like every element of the journey, it is arranged privately and shaped to you.
Pack for warmth off the slopes as well as on them. In St. Moritz and Zermatt, alpine evenings turn sharply cold once the sun drops, so Forest Travel advisors counsel travelers to bring warm layers for after skiing. The days on this journey end early, shaped around the light, with afternoons in the warmth of the chalet and quiet fireside evenings.
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