Leisee
Shallow sunny mountain lake with a bathing beach, playground, picnic spots and Matterhorn views.
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About this audio guide
This audio guide to the Leisee above Zermatt is about a small engineering puzzle: how to bring the youngest skiers down to a warm, south-facing lakeshore. It follows the ski school's move from a cold north-facing slope, the Swiss lift builders of two thousand eight, and the underground funicular that brings you up from the village. Stand on the shore with the slope behind the lake in view.
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