Climbing in Saas-Fee

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Saas Fee Ski Resort

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BeginnersYesNon-skiersNo
IntermediatesYesAprès skiYes
ExpertsYesSummer skiingYes
SnowboardersYesSnow reliabilityYes
FamiliesYesEnvironmental awarenessYes
Introduction:

Saas-Fee is one of the world's most beautiful ski resorts, set in a spectacular location surrounded by the highest mountains in the Swiss Alps.

Saas-Fee ski resort is made still more magical by the glaciers rising above it, which are snow covered year round, making it a popular summer skiing destination. Better still, when a road capable of carrying motor traffic finally reached this previously inaccessible village in the early 1950s, the wise folk in the resort promptly banned cars from the narrow streets, so Saas-Fee has always been for pedestrians only.

The village's high altitude and the dizzying heights reached by the ski lifts above give Saas-Fee ski resort, not only a world-class skiable vertical, but also one is normally snowsure from the very start of the season to the end.

Although Saas-Fee has successfully retained its traditional charm, it is also at the cutting edge of technology when it comes to its mountain infrastructure. Lifts include a modern underground funicular railway train, and the world's highest revolving restaurant is also here on the Mittelallin at 3,500m (11,480ft).

Location:

Saas-Fee is the largest and highest village in the Saas Valley within the German-speaking sector of the Swiss canton of Valais. The resort is in central southern Switzerland in the Alps.

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