13,000 Tourists Stranded in a Swiss Ski Resort for 2 Days<br />" "When you’re not used to it, it can be scary," said Ms. Petrig, who was born and raised in the village.<br />that This is an amount of snow we haven’t seen since 1999, probably.<br />JAN. 10, 2018<br />Roughly 10 to 13 feet of snow have fallen in the area around Zermatt so far this year, which a forecaster<br />called an "extraordinary" amount for the region in such a short time, according to The Associated Press.<br />Locals in Zermatt, which is at an altitude of 5,200 feet, are used to copious snow and brief closures of access routes because of winter weather.<br />Petrig said that We are in the mountains, after all, and we depend a lot on the weather and snow conditions,<br />A combination of heavy snowfall and rain made access routes inaccessible this week, stranding visitors in<br />Zermatt, a picturesque resort village sitting among glaciers that promise white slopes all year round.<br />It doesn’t matter if it snows or if you are blocked," Ms. Kostina said in a phone interview<br />from Sunnegga, an area of the ski resort that offers a great view of the Matterhorn.
