Saas Fee Ski Resort Guide
Saas Fee Ski Resort Guide
Saas Fee is a well known all-year round destination. However, it is actually quite small and the weather often causes the lifts to close just as the snow conditions look good. In addition the terrain,at Saas Fee, is not the most challenging, at least not on-piste. Experts will have to head off-piste to get their kicks. There is also good freestyle skiing at Saas Fee and beginners will not feel hard done by either. Off the slopes, Saas Fee is traditional in look with a modern feel. It is also car-free which makes it much more relaxing. No 4x4 Fiat Pandas being driven by rally-wannabees here! Food is good but not Haute-cuisine and the nightlife is up to date thanks to the year round nature of the snowboard crew.
Resorts close to Saas Fee include:
Saas Grund (1 km),
Saas Almagell (2 km),
Grächen (13 km),
Staldenried - Gspon (13 km),
Macugnaga (16 km),
Saas Fee Chalets, Ski Hotels & Lodging
Select Saas Fee Location Map Detail:
(Also see our detailed Weather Map around Saas Fee, which will give you visual overview of current and future snow conditions)
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Trails (Pistes): 50 |
Halfpipes: 2 |
| Summit: 3600 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 25% Int: 50% Adv: 25% |
Terrain Parks: 1 |
| Vertical Drop: 1800 m |
X-Country: 32 km |
| Lifts: 21 (2 chair lifts, 13 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: 30% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 6 |
Slopeside accommodation: N |
| Restaurants: 60 |
Acres of ski: 250 |
| Bars: 10 |
Nearest Airport: Geneva |
| Nearest Train: Brig |
Tourist Info Phone:: +41279581858,
Saas Fee Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Saas Fee
Drew from United Kingdom writes:
I've been skiing Saas Fee for the past few years. The skiing is great with challenging off-piste (take a guide for the best) and some awesome blacks but it's still got nice blues and reds. The best thing is NO QUEUES - the longest you'll have to wait is 10 mins for a cable car but once you're on the mountain the queues evaporate. If you're after racking up kilometres don't go to Saas Fee but if you want spacious, uncrowded, quality skiing Saas Fee is unbeatable. It's a mecca for boarders and ski-teams go there form France to train every year. Last year we had synchronised ski teams training which was awesome.
The altitude and aspect mean that Saas Fee has probably the best snow record in the Alps with resort skiing from mid December to mid April and glacier skiing all year round. This was a blessing in 2011 when we were skiing in April as the rest of Switzerland shut-down or resorted to grass skiing.
Beauty-wise Saas Fee can't be beat with eight 4000+ metre peaks seemingly at touching distance. The views are tremendous everywhere and the village is just lovely. Eating and nightlife are good but I confess I normally head home and put my feet up with a beer after a day skiing.
I usually self cater with the family and there are some great apartments and chalets with a few you can ski-in and out of - take care with Alpine Village. The apartments are nice but it's a long walk to the snow.
Drew
2011-12-07 |
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NEW!
Announcements & News from the Saas Fee ski resort manager
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- Season opens: 9 Jul 2011
- Season closes: 22 Apr 2012
Fancy skiing or snowboarding in the middle of summer? Then come to our summer ski area on the Allalin, 3,600 m a.s.l.
Saas-Fee offers ideal summer skiing and snowboarding conditions. Up on the glaciers there are 20 km of slopes to suit all levels. No wonder Swiss and international ski teams come here for their summer training sessions!
Information supplied 28 Oct 2011
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