Saas Grund
Ski resort · Valais, Switzerland
Saas Grund is a ski resort in Valais (Switzerland) with 21 km of runs and 6 lifts. You can ski between 1,553 m and 3,142 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,589 m. Its longest run is Weissmiespiste (2.1 km) and the steepest, Gletscher rot, reaches 55% on its toughest stretch.
See Saas Grund on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 21 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Elevation
- 1,553–3,142 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,589 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.2 km
- Blue2.8 km
- Red15 km
- Itinerary / freeride2.0 km
The steepest runs at Saas Grund
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Gletscher rot Red55% · 29°
- Weissmiespiste Red46% · 25°
- Gletscher Hohkraut Red46% · 25°
- Talabfahrt Saas-Grund Red44% · 24°
- Tälli Red42% · 23°
The longest runs
- Weissmiespiste Red2.1 km
- Schlittelweg Kreuzboden–Saas-Grund, Talabfahrt Saas-Grund Red1.6 km
- Gletscher Hohkraut Red1.5 km
- Trift Red1.4 km
- Gletscher rot Red1.1 km
Lifts
2 gondolas · 1 J-bar lift · 1 T-bar lift · 1 rope tow · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Saas Grund
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 2,362 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,348 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Saas Grund
- Saas-Almagell - Furggstalden/Heidbodme6 km · 9.7 km of runs
- Saas Fee7 km · 49 km of runs
- Grächen10 km · 17 km of runs
- Visperterminen13 km · 16 km of runs
- Rothwald17 km · 9.2 km of runs
- Macugnaga - Moro17 km · 9.9 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Saas Grund?
- In Valais, Switzerland. The nearest resort is Saas-Almagell - Furggstalden/Heidbodme, 6 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Saas Grund have?
- 21 km: 0.2 km of green runs, 2.8 km of blue runs, 15 km of red runs, 2.0 km of itineraries and freeride.
- What is the elevation of Saas Grund?
- You can ski between 1,553 m and 3,142 m: a vertical drop of 1,589 m.
- How many lifts does Saas Grund have?
- 6: 2 gondolas, 1 J-bar lift, 1 T-bar lift, 1 rope tow, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Saas Grund?
- Gletscher rot (red), at 55% (29°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Saas Grund?
- 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 Grund?
- 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.