I'm Sam Anthamatten from Zermatt
The goal of the project is
to show what we have on our doorstep
Therefore we went freeriding
in several small ski areas in Switzerland
To find new descents and see new mountains
But also to meet the locals
I grew up here in Zermatt and as a child,
the mountains around here were really my playground
And they're still my playground, now as an adult
What's special about Zermatt
Is the big Difference in altitude
From 3800 to 1600 meters above sea level,
where you can ski all year round
Yeah Zermatt really is the perfect location
for me to be a complete skier
In the beginning of the season I can ski the lower sections
And towards the end of winter
I can ski all the 4000 meter peaks
It's just great!
In the beginning you don't realise that you have
something so unique on your doorstep
But after travelling a lot,
I realised that I don't need to go far
When the conditions are good,
it's really paradise here in Switzerland
The reason why I like to visit different ski areas is
to discover new descents and see different mountains
Getting to know the conditions but also the locals
The combination is a search for new experiences
You definitely don't need to travel around the world
for skiing when living in a country
Where skiing is such a big tradition
and the conditions are so good
In Switzerland we have so many amazing ski areas
even the small ones
What's special about small ski areas
is that they're always surprising
That's why I'm looking for areas like that
where I can find new descents
We have so many small ski areas in the Alps which have
great potential and offer a lot of open space
I can travel around Switzerland and
chose between 50 ski areas
Which offer me just as many possibilities
but all so very close and that's the big difference
That's why we started
from Zermatt
and showed several
small areas in Switzerland
It was a great experience
I'm looking forward to
discover more secret spots