Cold comfort: checking-in off-piste at a Swiss Igloo village

Iglu-Dorf igloo village lies high above the town of Zermatt, in the Swiss Alps. Creator Adrian Gunter built his first igloo, with the help of friends, in 1996 to get an early start on skiing the next day. Since then a small empire of igloo villages has sprung up across the Swiss Alps. Take a tour of this bizarre igloo world.
  
  


Iglu-Dorf, igloo village in Zermatt
Iglu-Dorf (igloo village) is high up in the Swiss Alps, 2,700 metres above sea level. Photograph: Patrick Steel
Iglu-Dorf, igloo village in Zermatt
Entering the village you are greeted by meandering patterns carved into a corridor of snow and illuminated by candles. Photograph: Patrick Steel
Iglu-Dorf, igloo village in Zermatt
From outside your igloo you can lie back and watch the sun going down over the Matterhorn. Photograph: Patrick Steel
Iglu-Dorf, igloo village in Zermatt
Matterhorn’s shadowy peak looms out of the darkness. Photograph: Patrick Steel
Iglu-Dorf, igloo village in Zermatt
Clouds obscure the Matterhorn. Photograph: Patrick Steel
Iglu-Dorf, igloo village in Zermatt
Champagne on ice bar. Photograph: Patrick Steel
Iglu-Dorf, igloo village in Zermatt
Dinner by candlelight in the dining room. Photograph: Patrick Steel
Iglu-Dorf, igloo village in Zermatt
Sledging without sledges: getting back down the piste. Photograph: Patrick Steel
glu-Dorf igloo village in Zermatt
The "romantic" igloo comes with a double sleeping bag and a heart carved into the wall. Photograph: Patrick Steel
glu-Dorf igloo village in Zermatt
Warming up in the bedroom with the help of sleeping bags on top of sheep skins. Photograph: Patrick Steel
 

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