Saas-Balen, Valais · Switzerland · ski area
Saas-Balen ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Saas-Balen is a ski area in Saas-Balen, Valais, Switzerland with 2.5 km of mapped downhill runs and 1 lift, between 1,472 m and 1,521 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 2.5 km
- Lifts
- 1
- Top elevation
- 1,521 m
- Vertical drop
- 49 m
- Nearest airport
- LUG · 78 km
Slopes by difficulty
3 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 1 Button lifts
Saas-Balen is a ski area in Saas-Balen, Valais, Switzerland. Its 3 mapped downhill runs add up to 2.5 km, which ranks it #197 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 830 m long.
Slopes at Saas-Balen
About 12% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 88% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Saas-Balen a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 1 lift: 1 button lift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,472 m up to 1,521 m, a vertical drop of 49 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Saas-Balen
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), about 78 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 41 min by car; Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) is 85 km away. Nearby ski areas include Saas Grund (20.6 km), Grächen (17.0 km), Saas Fee (48.5 km) and Gspon (2.4 km), which together add 114 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Saas-Balen
- 1 LUG78 kmstraight line
- 2 MXP85 kmstraight line
- 3 BRN90 kmstraight line
- 4 TRN108 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Saas-Balen
- 4 kmSaas Grund21 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 3,141 m
- 7 kmGrächen17 km of slopes · 15 lifts · up to 2,862 m
- 8 kmSaas Fee48 km of slopes · 30 lifts · up to 3,555 m
- 8 kmGspon2.4 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,191 m
- 8 kmSaas-Almagell - Furggstalden/Heidbodme9.7 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 2,344 m
- 11 kmVisperterminen16 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,301 m
- 14 kmBürchen - Törbel19 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 2,508 m
- 17 kmRothwald9.2 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 2,259 m
- 17 kmCheggio
Italy1.1 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,540 m - 17 kmUnterbäch - Eischoll37 km of slopes · 11 lifts · up to 2,431 m
- 19 kmMacugnaga - MoroItaly9.9 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,876 m
- 20 kmRosswald4.8 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,513 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.