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Key facts
| Resort | 1800 m |
|---|---|
| Slopes | 1800-3500 m |
| Lifts | 21 |
| Pistes | 100 km |
| Blue | 25 % |
| Red | 50 % |
| Black | 25 % |
| Snowmaking | 22 % |
| Price index | 130 |
Package operators
Alpine Answers, Alpine Life, Crystal, Crystal Finest, Erna Low, Esprit, Family Ski Company, Independent Ski Links, Inghams, Interactive Resorts, Momentum, Neilson, Oxford Ski Co, PowderBeds, Ski Bespoke, Ski Expectations, Ski Independence, Ski Line, Ski Safari, Ski Solutions, Ski Total, Skitracer, Skiweekends.com, Snow Finders, Switzerland Travel Centre, Thomson
Saas-FeeSwitzerland
The upside
- Most runs are at exceptionally high altitude, and snow-sure; great for early or late-season trips
- Traditional, car-free village, with clear attractions for families
- Dramatic setting amid high peaks and glaciers
- Good off-slope facilities
The downside
- Small area of slopes
- Mainly easy runs, with little to amuse experts (glacier limits off-piste exploration)
- Many visitors face some long walks around the village
- Shady and cold for much of winter
- Bad weather can shut the slopes
Latest user reviews
Travelled 6th March 2011 Very attractive location,…
Ade 21 Mar 2011
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Summary
Saas-Fee is one of our favourite places – a sort of miniature Zermatt without the conspicuous consumption. As well as the charm factor there’s the super-reliable snow: you spend most of your days here at an altitude – between 2500m and 3500m – that is unrivalled in the Alps. It’s a compelling combination.
We tend to drop in here for a day or two at a time, so the limited extent and challenge of the slopes is not a worry; if we were here for a week, we’d soon be taking trips to Saas-Grund and even Zermatt. But if you don’t mind skiing the same flattering slopes every day, Saas-Fee takes some beating
News – this season 2012/13
More snowmaking is planned in the Längfluh area.
News – last season 2011/12
The Spielboden mountain restaurant is now owned by the Michelin-starred Fletschorn hotel and has been refurbished. The revolving restaurant at Allalin has been refurbished and renamed Threes!xty.
News – 2010/11
Saas-Almagell gained a new panoramic mountain restaurant (Heidbodme), along with a new kids’ club at the ski school.
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