Saas Fee
Ski resort · Valais, Switzerland
Saas Fee is a ski resort in Valais (Switzerland) with 49 km of runs and 30 lifts. You can ski between 1,485 m and 3,556 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 2,071 m. Its longest run is Waldweg (2.6 km) and the steepest, Plattjen, reaches 70% on its toughest stretch.
See Saas Fee on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 49 km
- Lifts
- 30
- Elevation
- 1,485–3,556 m
- Vertical drop
- 2,071 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue22 km
- Red21 km
- Black2.3 km
- Itinerary / freeride3.2 km
The steepest runs at Saas Fee
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Plattjen Red70% · 35°
- Trainingspiste (Sommer) Red63% · 32°
- Spielboden Black61% · 31°
- SkiStar Red59% · 31°
- Oberer Spielboden Black59% · 31°
The longest runs
- Waldweg Blue2.6 km
- Feechatz Blue2.2 km
- Gletschergrotte Blue2.2 km
- Egginer Blue2.2 km
- Allalin (Sommer) Blue1.8 km
Lifts
8 T-bar lifts · 6 gondolas · 4 platter lifts · 4 funiculars · 3 drag lifts · 2 cable cars · 2 chairlifts · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Saas Fee
For snow, April: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 2,516 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,520 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Saas Fee
- Saas-Almagell - Furggstalden/Heidbodme3 km · 9.7 km of runs
- Saas Grund7 km · 21 km of runs
- Macugnaga - Moro12 km · 9.9 km of runs
- Macugnaga - Belvedere13 km · 6.7 km of runs
- Grächen13 km · 17 km of runs
- Visperterminen19 km · 16 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Saas Fee?
- In Valais, Switzerland. The nearest resort is Saas-Almagell - Furggstalden/Heidbodme, 3 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Saas Fee have?
- 49 km: 22 km of blue runs, 21 km of red runs, 2.3 km of black runs, 3.2 km of itineraries and freeride.
- What is the elevation of Saas Fee?
- You can ski between 1,485 m and 3,556 m: a vertical drop of 2,071 m.
- How many lifts does Saas Fee have?
- 30: 8 T-bar lifts, 6 gondolas, 4 platter lifts, 4 funiculars, 3 drag lifts, 2 cable cars, 2 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Saas Fee?
- Plattjen (red), at 70% (35°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Saas Fee?
- For snow, April: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Saas Fee?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.