Saas Fee: piste guide

Saas Fee’s ski area is ideal for near-beginners and leisurely intermediate skiers who want easy runs with great snow and are happy to ski the same runs several times in a week. The glacier area and most of the top half of the mountain are ideal for them. Even runs that are marked red here are generally very gentle, and would be classified blue in many resorts.

More adventurous intermediates will want to try the steeper reds to be found on the lower runs back to the village and in the Längfluh, Spielboden and Plattjen sectors; but the snow here is rarely as good as the lovely powdery snow to be found on the higher slopes. And the blues back to the village are largely narrow tracks – not good for timid intermediates, who can catch the lifts back down to avoid them. 

There are few steep pistes to challenge experts, and off-piste is severely limited by the deep crevasses which make venturing away from the pistes on the glacier extremely dangerous. However, Saas Fee is an excellent starting point for ski touring and forms an extension of the classic Chamonix to Zermatt Haute Route. And skiing the 1,700m vertical from the top to bottom of the mountain is a challenge for all abilities.

The area is pretty much perfect for learners. There’s an excellent dedicated beginner area at the edge of the village, which generally has good snow and is covered by a special beginner lift pass. Ideal progression slopes are found up on the glacier, where top-quality powder snow is almost guaranteed.

The area is popular with freestylers and snowboarders who make the most of the top-notch terrain parks. In winter the park is at Morenia, below Felskinn, and has rails, kickers, boxes, tables and lines for all ability levels. In summer the park moves up to the glacier and is specially set up for advanced and pro freestylers, with many of the world’s top freestyle riders coming here to train. There’s also a popular chill-out area where you can relax and enjoy the music. 

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