Europe's highest cable-car station sits at 3,883 metres on the shoulder of the Klein Matterhorn, whisking you from Zermatt's larch forests to year-round glacier in under forty minutes. Up top: an ice palace carved into the glacier, a platform counting thirty-eight four-thousanders and the Matterhorn itself startlingly close. The Crystal Ride cabins have glass floors for the brave. This is serious altitude — take the top station slowly and drink water beforehand.
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