The Skiers' Guide to Saas Fee

Saas fee in Switzerland is a resort like to other. Quiet, high, long, and with terrain for all skill levels. The glacier skiing goes all year round, so there is always time to hit the slopes. For experienced skiers, there is plenty of potential for off piste terrain around the marked yellow runs or backcountry. The village is a beautiful historic Swiss environment with plenty of restaurants and things to do. And the party scene is about as good as it gets. Overall I would highly recommend Saas Fee for anyone families, keen skiers, or people that want to just have a good time in a nice historical village. 4,5/5

Huge vertical, glacier skiing, quiet slopes. Off piste with a guide, great beginners area at village and on glacier. Pricy to eat on mountain and in town.

We had a great week! The mountain isn’t great for beginner riders as progression runs are hard. Apres was great fun

Having visited the Valais canton and Saas Valley area while backpacking Europe in 1989, I was keen to go back and experience the skiing in Saas Fee. The commute via Geneva was pretty slick - trains leave the airport for Visp, from where one can get a bus all the way up to the Saas Fee village. It’s a beautiful small village where everything is mostly walking distance. Being a car-free village, commuting other than walking or bicycle, is available by battery-powered shuttles or village bus. We stayed at the Sporthotel Europa on Hannigstrasse on a bed and breakfast basis. Included in the rate are the spa facilities which include sauna, steam bath, hot tub, showers etc. for relaxing after a cold day on the mountain. Skis and equipment was available from many of the rental outlets. We went with Intersport, having used them on a previous skiing trip in Europe - top notch and professional friendly service. Arriving on the 4th of January, we just missed the peak season crowds which was great. Due to the altitude and area being glacial, it was freezing, but the warmth of the service and scenery made up for that. To get back into the flow, we started on the small blue runs serviced by button and T-bar lifts accessible in the village near the ski school and ice rink. To get to higher runs, we had to take gondolas/cable cars via Felskinn, Spielboden and Alpin Express stations. One issue we had with going higher, is that a lot of the blue runs are only accessible or connected via reds. Our two children who had only skied once before were quite nervous which limited their choices up on the glacier areas. Conditions were great though, blue skies and well groomed runs. A treat was to go up to the Mittelallalin revolving restaurant - spectacular. This is reached by taking the Alpin Express to Felskinn. You have to transfer by walking a short distance through the tunnel to get the Metro Alpin, a funicular railway. Food and drink prices are quite high, but visiting from the UK, pretty much on par. Overall a great experience in spectacular surroundings, but ski trips as always are too short. Until next time...

I came to saas fee for my first time ever, my first time on the slopes ever. Within 7 days I was looping a blue/red so that shoutout goes straight to the ski school, was a great atmosphere with beautiful views plan on going back this year and making it a family thing