Saas Fee ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Saas Fee is a ski area in Saas-Almagell, Valais, Switzerland. Its 85 mapped downhill runs add up to 48 km, which ranks it #20 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 1.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 570 m long.

Slopes at Saas Fee

About 44% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 44% intermediate and 11% advanced or expert, which makes Saas Fee a balanced resort for intermediate skiers. 15.1 km (31%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 30 lifts: 8 t-bars, 6 gondolas, 4 button lifts, 4 funiculars, 3 drag lifts, 2 cable cars, 2 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,779 m up to 3,555 m, a vertical drop of 1,776 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 12.8 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Saas Fee

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), about 77 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 40 min by car; Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) is 81 km away. Nearby ski areas include Saas-Almagell - Furggstalden/Heidbodme (9.7 km), Saas Grund (20.6 km), Saas-Balen (2.5 km) and Grächen (17.0 km), which together add 68 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.