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Altitude difference
1800 m (Valley 1800 m - Mountain 3600 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
21
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 4 ← 3
Slope offering, variety of runs
Run location
Glacier, above tree line, under tree line
Total capacity
23220 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
28.0 km Total
Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
96 Snow canons
30 % of the slopes have snow-making capabilities
- The valley run is often open.
Season 2008/2009
310 Days open
143 Days when valley run open
The slope preparation is very good.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
Access via A8 Spiez-Interlaken, Ausfahrt Spiez
Alpin Express (Saas-Fee), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 88 km · approx. 108 Minutes driving time
Roads: Side road, Mountain road, well-developed
Parking spaces: enough available,
Car park,
for a fee
Access via A2, Ausfahrt 40 Göschenen
Alpin Express (Saas-Fee), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 107 km · approx. 132 Minutes driving time
Roads: Main street, Side road, Mountain road, well-developed
Parking spaces: enough available,
Car park,
for a fee
Access via A9 Autoroute du Rhone, Autobahnende bei Sierre
Alpin Express (Saas-Fee), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 54 km · approx. 59 Minutes driving time
Roads: Main street, Side road, Mountain road, well-developed
Parking spaces: enough available,
Car park,
for a fee
Orientation (trail map, information boards, sign-postings)
Environmentally friendly ski operation
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
- Ski busses
- Scheduled busses
Car-free city
Saas-Fee
Mountain restaurants, ski huts, gastronomy
10 Mountain restaurants & Ski huts
Accommodation offering directly on the slopes and lifts
Ski-in/Ski-out
There are many accommodations with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Towns/villages
- Saas-Fee
Distance to ski resort 0 km (directly at ski resort)
Guest beds 6200
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
Information for families and children
- Kid's Land/ separated area for children
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
Advanced skiers, freeriders
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- many freeride / deep snow areas
- no extremely difficult, steep and unprepared runs (Double Diamonds)
Slope offering advanced skiers
Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
Information for Snowboarders
- many freeride / deep snow areas
Offering snow parks
Cross-country skiing and trails
- Cross-country trail offering
Total trail length: 32 km
Conclusion
car-free village and very nice view around the alps and the glaciers
parking-fee for day-visitors and week-visitors
Test Report issued on 2008-02-16
Highlights
Slope offering, run variety
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