Topic - Zermatt

Zermatt is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of about 5,800 inhabitants. - Source: Wikipedia

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FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2020 file photo skiers wearing face masks riding a chairlift on the opening day of the Verbier ski area in the Swiss Alps, EU member states Austria, France, Germany and Italy are shutting or severely restricting access to the slopes this holiday season amid COVID-19 concerns, Switzerland is not. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP, File)

Swiss slopes buzz as those of neighbors sit idle in pandemic

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Support staff handle baggage of tourists at the heliport of Air Zermatt for an airlift into the valley to Raron, in Zermatt, Wednesday Jan. 10, 2018. Due to heavy snowfall and rain showers, Zermatt can only be reached by air. Swiss authorities have closed roads and train service into the town of Zermatt amid a heightened risk of avalanches, stranding some 13,000 tourists in the town. (Dominic Steinmann/Keystone via AP)

The Latest: Rail service resumes from snowbound Swiss town

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In this image taken from video provided by Lars Mlekusch a bulldozer clears snow on a road in Zermatt Switzerland Tuesday Jan. 9, 2018. Swiss authorities near the famed Matterhorn peak have closed ski slopes, hiking trails, cable cars, roads and train service into the nearby town of Zermatt amid a heightened risk of avalanches, stranding some 13,000 tourists in the town. (Lars Mlekusch via AP)

The Latest: Zermatt tourists get helicopter evacuations

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