For skiing devotees, Zurich offers easy public transportation to the ski slopes within 60 minutes. Just outside the city boundaries, in the region around Zurich and Lake Zurich, winter sports fans can find a wide variety of cross-country ski trails.
Those staying in the city will also have more than their share of icy escapades. We suggest you head to Uetliberg, Zurich’s home mountain after a heavy snowfall for a spot of tobogganing or Bavarian curling. The 3.1 km toboggan run is conveniently located right next to Uetliberg train station. Racing downhill with the wind in your face is a thrill for the entire family, especially the little ones. A terrific team activity for those who prefer to stay on the hills, the 500-year old sport of Bavarian Curling has participants gliding their ice stocks as close as possible to the tee over six rounds.
Image credit: Heinz Unger for Dolder Sports
At the heart of the city, you can try your hand at a game of ice hockey and ice skating at Dolder Kunsteisbahn, Europe’s largest open-air ice-skating rinks. Advent sees a massive illuminated Christmas tree that dials up the festive spirit with ice disco evenings.
Take an icy dive, Santa-style
Stadtbad Zuerich (Image credit: Stadtbad Zürich AG)
Zurich’s winter wellness landscape provides a resplendent oasis for travellers, after days spent holidaying on the ski slopes. At the impressive spa and Turkish-style hammam facility that is Stadtbad Zürich, you can warm up in discreet alcoves, steam baths and sauna, before following up with lush beauty treatments. But the ice breaker – pun intended – for true winter babies is the increasing popularity and health benefits of ice bathing.
Enroll for a cold training session at Badi Utoquai between November to March before attempting this icy adventure under strict supervision. Those who don’t care for icy plunges can still experience the thrill by being spectators at the Zurich winter spectacle that is Samichlausschwimmen, held on 8 December 2024. It’s a 24-year-old tradition in which over 300 men and women wearing Santa Claus costumes jump into the freezing cold Limmat River, only to emerge 90 to 140 meters later at the Flussbad Oberer Letten. If you were seeking an exhilarating escape this winter, this unique activity truly defines the Zurich experience.
Spend a magical evening at a floating theatre
Herzbaracke (Image credit: Adrian Bretscher/Hangar Ent. Group)
Kicking off its annual tour in Thalwil, before spending November to March in Zurich and concluding at Rapperswil Harbor, Herzbaracke is a true Swiss legend. The 20-year-old floating theatre offers an array of vintage variety performances, from jazz and vaudeville to magic shows in a dramatic vintage atmosphere with exquisite décor, century old orchestrions and waitresses in long, rustling skirts. Book a meal along with your ticket.
Cheer for the Lions
Image credit: ZSC Lions AG
Before you imagine tropical felines prowling on the streets of Zurich, allow us to introduce you to Zurich’s ice hockey team, the Zürcher Schlittschuh Club Lions. If you miss out on an exhilarating ZSC Lion match at their home stadium – the 12,000-seater Swiss Life Area – we have a rip-roaring alternative. Loyal ZSC Lion fans often convene at the stylish Sportsbar 1930 which screens live matches over tap beer and delicious burgers, French fries and fish & chips.
Kickstart 2025 with a high at the Neujahrsmarathon, a running event which sees the starting pistol go off at exactly midnight so that participants can run into the new year under a sky full of spectacular fireworks. The runners start in Schlieren and make their way to Zurich here, running along the scenic waterfront of the River Limmat.
Find out more about Zurich and other Swiss destinations here.
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