Stay in Zermatt’s eco-hut

28th March 2010, by Chris Gill

The Monte Rosa hut

Zermatt’s newest mountaineering hut, the Monte Rosa, is now offering accommodation to visitors.

The Swiss resort’s latest high-altitude development is an ultra-modern glass and wood hut, situated at 2880m on the Gorner glacier. The hut itself opened in September 2009, but is now offering guests the chance to stay in a self-sufficient, eco-friendly building high in the mountains.

The Monte Rosa is also referred to as the ‘mountain crystal’, after its unique crystal-shaped design and glass roof. The hut has 18 rooms, with 120 beds and uses solar technology to supply energy. It is built near the site of a former small hut and was a six-year project by the Swiss Alpine Club to develop a ‘green’ building that will appeal to carbon footprint conscious ski mountaineers and hikers and can be used as a model for future developments. The Monte Rosa is expected to be 90% energy self-sufficient, and recycle products such as summer ice-melt – which will be collected and used to provide water for the showers and toilets.

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