Zermatt has been a little slower to embrace mountain biking but then again did it really need to. Probably not, such is the pull of this resort. Anyway everyone should be glad that they have and now offer over 100 kilometres of mountain bike trails incorporating both XC (cross country) and downhill. That should be enough to keep most amused for the best part of a week. The XC riding is covered by six separate trails with something suitable for each level of rider while downhillers only have one long challenging run from Sunegga back to town. Of course the XC routes comprise long exciting sections of downhill that can be considered in isolation by those not wishing to expend much breath on the uphill sections.