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Travel

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

 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/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/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/Patrick Steel
 Iglu-Dorf, igloo village in Zermatt
Matterhorn’s shadowy peak looms out of the darkness. Photograph: Patrick Steel/Patrick Steel
 Iglu-Dorf, igloo village in Zermatt
Clouds obscure the Matterhorn. Photograph: Patrick Steel/Patrick Steel
 Iglu-Dorf, igloo village in Zermatt
Champagne on ice bar. Photograph: Patrick Steel/Patrick Steel
 Iglu-Dorf, igloo village in Zermatt
Dinner by candlelight in the dining room. Photograph: Patrick Steel/Patrick Steel
 Iglu-Dorf, igloo village in Zermatt
Sledging without sledges: getting back down the piste. Photograph: Patrick Steel/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/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/Patrick Steel
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