With an excellent snow record and a beautiful glacier, the high Alpine village of Saas Feee is deservedly known "the Pearl of the Alps". The charming traffic-free resort is surrounded by a magnificent backdrop of towering peaks and dazzling blue glaciers, including the Dom, the highest mountain entirely in Switzerland. The region caters for all grades of skier and boarder, with most runs being blue and red making the resort ideal for intermediates. Being so snow sure, the resort is great for early or late season trips. Families will appreciate the friendly atmosphere as well as the fantastic beginners area in the village. There is plenty to do off the slopes with a multitude of off slope facilities.
Activities
Sports Centre, indoor tennis and badminton, swimming, sauna , solarium, steamroom, whirlpool, ice-rink with curling and skating, sledging and night sledging, toboggan run, husky dog sledding, ice-climbing, paragliding.
Eating out
You can choose from a wide range of almost 60 places to eat. Most restaurants offer traditional Swiss Alpine cuisine, though there are also plenty of Italian ristorantes as well. If you love cheese and steak, you'll be very happy here.
Other amenities
Children's fun-park. The "Eispavilion", the biggest ice pavilion in the world and the world's highest revolving restaurant, cinema, museum, shops and boutiques, 20kms of prepared winter hiking routes.
- Transfer time: Geneva 2 hrs 45 mins, Zurich 3 hrs 45 mins (train)
- Currency: Euro
Suitability
- Beginners: 5
- Intermediates: 5
- Advanced: 4
- Snowboarding: 4
Resort statistics
- Resort height: 1800m
- Ski range: 1539-3600m
- Total kilometres of piste: Area: 145kms
- Number of runs: Area : Blue 20 Red 19 Black 6
- Number of lifts: Area: Draglifts 22, Chairlifts 4, Cablecars 4
