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Saas Fee, Valais
GPS 7.934618 E 46.114002 N
Region Saastal Oberwallis
State Valais
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GPS 7.934618 E 46.114002 N
Region Saastal Oberwallis
State Valais
Valley
Mountain range Walliser Alpen
Vertical drop 1483 - 3561 meters
Descent 2078 meters
drag- | chair- | gondolas |
12 | 2 | 6 |
Total lifts 21 | ||
capacity: 24560 persons/hour |
Intermediate (<=2000m) 43%
High (<=3000m) 57%
Bit steep 24%
Steep 10%
Very steep 2%
North 3%
South 11%
West 87%
Ski resort ratings for Saas Fee compared to all other ski resorts. Based on 68 reviews.
Overall Rating: 77 | Skiing Rating: 77 | Skiregion Rating: 75 |
Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced | Off-Piste | Snow | |||||
7.7 6.9 | 6.7 7.6 | 8.1 7.7 | 7.9 7.1 | 7.9 6.8 | 8.4 7.6 | 7.5 7.8 | 7.4 6.7 | 8.5 7.7 | 7.0 7.0 |
Saas Fee is a highly European oriented resort, catering significantly more for German and French speaking visitors than English than any other resort I've been to. The only advantage of this resort is the guaranteed snow due to it's high altitude, but the quantity and variety of ski runs is poor, and the accesibility of the few runs that exist is similarly bad. There is little room for advancement from beginners to intermediate, and as a beginner you may find yourself completely confined to the nursery slopes for the duration of your visit. The lift system is quite old fashioned although it is being upgraded gradually. Height of the resort does mean that it is more prone to closure in bad we
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